Been a loyal user for years. Recently switched to pcloud for better pricing and Linux compatibility.
They also offer a free 5gb transfer tool: https://transfer.pcloud.com/
Dropbox Transfer
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I use Dropbox only because of Linux Support. In India, All of Office 365 is stil cheaper than Dropbox, but no linux support stops me from using it.
There’s an unofficial Linux client that works okish for people that don’t fear getting grease on their hands. Console only, though.
Which one? They all looked mediocre to me compared to the unofficial CLI drive I'd be migrating from.
I want to be able to pull/push/ls directories at a minimum.
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I left Dropbox because they count shared space against everyone involved, which makes me cannot share the "photos" folder with my wife (unless we both purchase the 1T plan). Not sure whether they changed this practice. I am a satisfied OneDrive+Office365 user now.
I had this happen recently. Our photographer from our wedding shared the photos on dropbox but we couldnt see them because we didnt have dropbox pro and the folder was over the free size limit! Why does it matter how much space I have if someone else is sharing them with me?!?!
They don’t want people to combine free accounts to get a storage increase. They want people to upgrade from the free accounts, obviously.
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I suspect the bundled OneDrive in Office365 is hurting them. Dropbox is better, but hard to justify if you already have something that's good enough.
100%. I shut down DropBox at last $dayjob (mid-size) after piloting OneDrive. Saved tens of thousands a year. OneDrive was inferior, no doubt, but good enough. And will only become better. More importantly, I cannot imagine anyone building better integration with Office (live editing) than the actual Office company.
It’s hard to imagine a product as fragile as OneDrive though. People do lose files on it.
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how often have you used OneDrive lately? Which onedrive, the web interface, or the desktop sync client, or the mobile app?
I doubt very much. The OneDrive has had a better website than Dropbox since it was called SkyDrive. Dropbox used to have a better desktop client but I would say they are on par now.
The enterprise OneDrive is SharePoint, not SkyDrive/Live. The interfaces coalesced, however, in the past they were two different things, each with their own quirks.
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No. Google scans your file and index them so you can search them. No advertising profile is created based on content of your Google Drive.
They used to scan mail - or at least have an option for that in gmail - to show relevant ads in Gmail. They stopped doing it years ago I think.
Also even on those days the ads were only for the page where you were reading that specific email, it didn't go into a hidden profile that carries over.
Google is actually very privacy councious when it comes to their own properties. Where I agree they fault is with their double click cookie that follows you around the internet