This is amazing, but I wonder if traditional enterprises would accept Dropbox to be secure. In the startup world, this will be great though.
Dropbox Transfer
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Re: Dropbox Transfer
#192Collected 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.
Looks fine to me. What's wrong with using asterisks as bullet points?
Markdown is pretty much a standard for non WYSIWYG enabled comment forms out there today.
Re: Dropbox Transfer
#193Collected 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.
I've been building a list[1] of file transfer tools with their perks, there's a few new ones from this thread that I will add. I used to run a transfer service myself but it wasn't up to scratch with the competition and it was costing me money so I decided to aggregate them instead. -- [1] https://fastest.fish/
> transfer.sh - Technical knowledge of command line tools required
https://transfer.sh website also support Drag'n'Drop for upload, so technical knowledge of command line tools NOT "required", BUT "recommended".
Re: Dropbox Transfer
#194Collected 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.
I've been building a list[1] of file transfer tools with their perks, there's a few new ones from this thread that I will add. I used to run a transfer service myself but it wasn't up to scratch with the competition and it was costing me money so I decided to aggregate them instead. -- [1] https://fastest.fish/
> I've been building a list
I just curios when found that MediaFire[0] service not added in this list yet ;)
Re: Dropbox Transfer
#195Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's baffling to me is that OneDrive already has the same technology as Dropbox (block-level syncing instead of the more common file-level syncing), but they have arbitrarily only turned it on for Microsoft filetype extensions (mostly Microsoft Office files). If they enabled it for all filetypes I'd switch over tomorrow.
Supposedly, that was coming in 2019: "Differential sync brings the ability to sync only the parts of large files that have changed, not the entire file. This makes the file synchronization process faster for these files. Currently OneDrive supports differential sync for Office 2016 files. Later this year, Microsoft will bring the ability to leverage differential sync to all file types stored in OneDrive and SharePoin…
Neat! Looks like I have some transferring to do this Christmas
Re: Dropbox Transfer
#196Check out https://send.firefox.com
I've used that a few times to send myself files. I like the option to set max downloads. However, the dropbox option seems to add the custom logo option which is kind of cool for SMBs.
Re: Dropbox Transfer
#197Collected 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.
There's something to be said about using the Dropbox or Firefox options when sending a file. I'm not familiar with the other companies and so for all I know they are saving the file looking for valuable info. Middrive.io doesn't even resolve for example.
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#198Sounds great, what about E2E encryption though?
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#199Earlier 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…
If it's the bandwidth that's so important, why isn't Dropbox charging the receiver for Dropox Transfer files? The postal system solved this problem ages ago, you charge the sender postage. Done.
You'd have to increase the plan's price (bad) or charge a fee per share (horrible).
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#200Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
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.