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Re: Dropbox Transfer

#72

Post by harias »

brianbreslin wrote: post #70
soapdog wrote: post #38

If you need to send large files to someone, you can use Firefox Send: https://send.firefox.com/ The file is encrypted, the urls are expiring, it costs nothing.

This is limited to 1GB. Dropbox is limited to 100GB file size.

That's their pro version. Free is limited to 100MB

Re: Dropbox Transfer

#75

Post by webpaymentsguy »

pointillistic wrote: post #41
soapdog wrote: post #38

If you need to send large files to someone, you can use Firefox Send: https://send.firefox.com/ The file is encrypted, the urls are expiring, it costs nothing.

You should treat other businesses with respect, this is not a Firefox fan board. Dropbox is also an alternative product, even connected to this board and their service is superb. It is premium.

>It is premium.

What you consider premium, I consider a rip off.

Re: Dropbox Transfer

#76

Post by rch »

harias wrote: post #72
brianbreslin wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is limited to 1GB. Dropbox is limited to 100GB file size.

That's their pro version. Free is limited to 100MB

Given that we hit a file size limit with the paid version of Box at the work the other day, this is welcome news.

Re: Dropbox Transfer

#77

Post by spoown »

Can we really trust Dropbox for such activity ? Just wondering... I Get it , we can of course encrypt file before sending anything to dropbox, but anyway... Just curious on your opinion ! There is also send file from Firefox, with lower limit of course....https://send.firefox.com/

Re: Dropbox Transfer

#78

Post by angry_octet »

When I saw this I thought, Finally, A Way to Transfer Large Files. But alas, it is only for small files, up to 100GB. And it gives no indication of using resumable and fault tolerant transfer.

If you want to transfer a large amount of data (like backups or any big data collection, like a couple of years of RAW photos) via the cloud (e.g. because of NAT and firewalls) it is still better to rent a machine from Linode/Digital Ocean/OVH and use a tool like BT Sync or rsync (simple but low bandwidth).

Re: Dropbox Transfer

#79

Post by cpach »

spoown wrote: post #77

Can we really trust Dropbox for such activity ? Just wondering... I Get it , we can of course encrypt file before sending anything to dropbox, but anyway... Just curious on your opinion ! There is also send file from Firefox, with lower limit of course.... https://send.firefox.com/

That depends entirely of your threat model. One can’t simply issue a blanket statement that could suit any potential user of Dropbox.

E.g. if a marketing firm would like to send over a company presentation video to a client, perhaps that artifact isn’t sensitive at all. It all depends on the specific circumstances, IMHO.

Re: Dropbox Transfer

#80

Post by cpach »

angry_octet wrote: post #78

When I saw this I thought, Finally, A Way to Transfer Large Files. But alas, it is only for small files, up to 100GB. And it gives no indication of using resumable and fault tolerant transfer. If you want to transfer a large amount of data (like backups or any big data collection, like a couple of years of RAW photos) via the cloud (e.g. because of NAT and firewalls) it is still better to rent a machine from Linode/D…

I agree. But maybe that kind of size was not what Dropbox set out to solve with this service.
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