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Wouldn't get this with a FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem.
Or use an open source client without telemetry such as https://maestral.app ㋡
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Maybe I just have a different view of pricing, but I find €120 a year for 2TB with unlimited versions, ability to share files of any size, rock solid syncing on all my devices etc to be extremely cheap!
Oh they increased to 2TB? (Seems it was around 2019... wow I am not up to date! https://venturebeat.com/business/dropbox-increases-plus-plan... ) Back when I decided which cloud storage to use, all the big ones were at 1TB and dorpbox was the most expensive with the least features, while microsofts offer included office 365 for nearly half the price. Right now it seems: MS 6$/mo for 1TB + Office ( https://www.microso…
If something is free, you're the product. But yeah this is bad
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> I'll be honest, I don't really see the complaint here. There is no explicit consent.
It's polite to be transparent about telemetry, but it's not like there is a requirement in any regulation anywhere to ask for explicit consent (e.g. similar to how GDPR works when PII is involved)
People tend to think that "Tech Independence" [1] and "The Cloud" are at odds with each other. But, end-to-end encrypted services that sync via the cloud really are the best of both worlds - convenient and secure.
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It's obvious from the discussion that the GDPR isn't an issue here as there is no PII involved (as should be the case with all telemetry)
The GDPR lists IP addresses as PII, and not to be all "your IP address is leaking" but in order to send the telemetry, your computer's IP (or that of your VPN) is being sent to Dropbox, potentially to be logged.
Main features I want is version history and easy recovery.
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Or use an open source client without telemetry such as https://maestral.app ㋡
“On other platforms, you can install the Python package or a Docker image based on Alpine Linux” isn't going to fly for a lot of users, though maybe there is quite an overlap between people who know the details of why they might want to install it and people with the ability to.
That's a valid point though, I hope somebody contributes a Windows GUI at some point.
Many times on HN, commenters have mocked those who questioned why someone would use Dropbox instead of a method controlled by the user. I guess becausse someone made lots of money from it or it became popular or something. I always found this perplexing because I look at solutions from the perspective of the user, namely, me, not from the perspective of a third party "tech" startup founder. It's insensitive to the pe…
I remember when Dropbox was new and it was possibly the only solution I could find to seamlessly sync files on multiple computers (or at least the only one I knew about). There was this "Dropbox" folder in your home folder, and anything put in there would show up in the home folder on your other computer or operating system or eventually even your phone. I also knew about Apple File Sharing and it was basically that…
Do you use it for images, too? Maybe using a large file extension. Dropbox syncs around 2TB of random files successfully, and it seems like that is not something git it very good at (judging by game developers using Perforce or others to share files).
I am always open for recommendations to replace Dropbox. Even Gdrive (one of the most obvious alternatives) choked on performing the initial sync (of 2TB) last time I tried.
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I did the same. Plus also I'm using on my Android phone. Replaces Dropbox completely unless I want to share something with other people. But for that case I usually use Sharing feature from Synology NAS.
Oh I also have shared folders with other people. We used to use it for sharing audio files between podcast presenters, which worked well enough. I have half a dozen folders in my $HOME, shared with different groups of people. I also have Syncthing installed on my home server which gets backed up. So I have a copy of all my files backed up there, in the event a laptop goes missing or dies. The only use case I haven't…