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Re: Dropbox Transfer

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Post by ataylor32 »

festivilia wrote: post #47

So I need to have a Dropbox account to be able to use Dropbox Transfer. And Firefox requires me to sign up to be able to use Firefox Send. Why not MiDrive Transfer. https://transfer.midrive.io

Firefox Send can be used without signing up. The limitations are 1 GB instead of 2.5 GB, a maximum of 1 download instead of 100 downloads, and a maximum of 1 day instead of 7 days. So it's still useful in certain circumstances.

Why not MiDrive Transfer? I haven't heard of it and don't know how reputable it is. And is it in beta? So it could be buggy?

Re: Dropbox Transfer

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Post by tyingq »

Xylakant wrote: post #156
jpeloquin wrote: post #144

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can have multiple Linux Dropbox clients running if you point them at different home directories. First run (installation): `HOME=/path/to/client-specific/home/folder dropbox start -i` Subsequent runs: `HOME=/path/to/client-specific/home/folder /path/to/client-specific/home/folder/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd start -i` Edit: Each "home directory" here can be any folder; you're essentially presenting a fake home director…

How do you do this on windows? I’m working in mixed env. All documentation indicates it’s impossible.

A second account, and a shortcut using "run as"

http://semi-legitimate.com/blog/item/multiple-dropbox-instan...

Re: Dropbox Transfer

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Post by Xylakant »

tyingq wrote: post #162
Xylakant wrote: post #156

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do you do this on windows? I’m working in mixed env. All documentation indicates it’s impossible.

A second account, and a shortcut using "run as" http://semi-legitimate.com/blog/item/multiple-dropbox-instan...

This requires a second windows user account - meaning files will then be owned by that account. That’s a mess.

Re: Dropbox Transfer

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Post by michelb »

app4soft wrote: post #125
gravitas wrote: post #102

Collected alternatives from the comments here: https://wetransfer.com/ https://swisstransfer.com/ https://transfer.midrive.io/ https://send.firefox.com/ https://transfer.sh/ ps: I really wish HN supported basic markdown so we can make bullet lists and other simple formatting controls, nothing wild like citation/footnote support just the top 5-10 markups. Trying to make a list of URLs to share looks like ass here.

- https://wetransfer.com/ - website UI & upload non-usable without JavaScript - https://swisstransfer.com/ - website UI & upload non-usable without JavaScript - https://transfer.midrive.io/ - website UI & upload non-usable without JavaScript - https://send.firefox.com/ - website UI & upload non-usable without JavaScript - https://transfer.sh/ - website UI & upload non-usable without JavaScript, BUT there are instruct…

So they all work absolutely great for their intended audiences?

Re: Dropbox Transfer

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Post by johnchristopher »

dddw wrote: post #104
johnchristopher wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Came out in march. Easy to install on a $5 droplet or a VPS. Dropbox and wetransfer/send don't serve the same needs and don't offer the same experience. I could see Dropbox getting back into the office with that tool, they have a brand to capitalize on after all, if they drop the mandatory login.

? elaborate plz. you don't need a droplet to use ff send

I self host a ff send instance. See https://github.com/mozilla/send

Re: Dropbox Transfer

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Post by johnchristopher »

bhauer wrote: post #100
johnchristopher wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unlikely. I have seen 0 send links around and wetransfer is still king of the office. I'd like to see some numbers, though.

We use a self-hosted instance of Firefox Send in our office since it's easy to install and operate. I recommend others do the same. I've used the main/public send.firefox.com several times for personal use, but I'll probably set up a personal instance on a VM soon.

We were tempted to do so but ultimately chose to rely on our internal SAN (55 employees).

How many employees in your office ?

Our motivations:

- people still losing files in "that send thing"

- storage dedicated to send is shared with the SAN so there is no advantage in the expiring link.

- missing configuration settings (aka we didn't want to fork it for a few switches and maintain it)

We also decided to take the opportunity to educate our users in file management.

Re: Dropbox Transfer

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Post by TeMPOraL »

ec109685 wrote: post #131
Strom wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not about your space, it's about your payment. If someone like a pro photographer shares their stuff with clients all the time, then their dropbox subscription won't necessarily cover all of that bandwidth. [1] Companies like dropbox only mention bandwidth in fine print or buried somewhere deep in the FAQ, but bandwidth is a key resource that every dropbox user consumes and dropbox has to pay for. -- [1] It migh…

I wonder what their ratio of ingress to egress bandwidth is. I would assume most people write more than they read from the service or does Dropbox actively push any changes to all devices?

> or does Dropbox actively push any changes to all devices?

I may be misunderstanding your question, but it seems to me that this is literally the whole point of the service. Dropbox is a folder that syncs. You change something on one device (one write), it updates everywhere (multiple reads).

They do have some tricks to lower their bandwidth usage. AFAIR, if multiple devices are in the same LAN, only one gets synced with the cloud, and the rest sync to that one. Also, they have (recently introduced) a sync option, in which fake files are visible in your file system, but no actual contents get put on the drive until you try to open them.

Re: Dropbox Transfer

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Post by arkadiyt »

gravitas wrote: post #102

Collected alternatives from the comments here: https://wetransfer.com/ https://swisstransfer.com/ https://transfer.midrive.io/ https://send.firefox.com/ https://transfer.sh/ ps: I really wish HN supported basic markdown so we can make bullet lists and other simple formatting controls, nothing wild like citation/footnote support just the top 5-10 markups. Trying to make a list of URLs to share looks like ass here.

OnionShare [1] is also great - you can transfer files with no size limits, anonymously over Tor.

[1]: https://onionshare.org/

Re: Dropbox Transfer

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Post by dtech »

istillwritecode wrote: post #157

I dropped my paid Dropbox account when they instituted "two factor authentication" because it broke the use case of file transfer between trusted parties using a single account. Now I'm going to drop my OneDrive account for the same reason.

You can also share the MFA private key if you really want to, and it's excellent security for 99,999999% of the use cases otherwise.

Or just use 2 accounts and share the file...

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