Dropbox silently installed new file manager app on users’ systems

Post by dreamcompiler » Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 7:06 PM UTC

jasonsync wrote: post #183

mothsonasloth wrote: post #6

After Dropbox introduced the 3 machine limit to free tier accounts back in March. I decided to migrate to Nextcloud. The migration was easy: 1. Setup a directory on my VPS for storing files 2. Install Nextcloud 3. Configure security 4. Install clients on (Mac/ Windows and Androd phone) 5. Starting adding files

NextCloud is great if you don't mind managing your own VPS. I run a NextCloud instance for some personal projects. That said, if you're looking for a Dropbox alternative that functions much like Dropbox (but with better privacy and better pricing), feel free to try Sync.com (full disclosure, I work at Sync). Choice is good!

Post by GordonS » Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 7:14 PM UTC

thirdsun wrote: post #155

While I’m not liking the direction Dropbox is taking I still haven’t found anything that rivals it as general purpose online storage and meets the following requirements: - can be used as cloud backup destination - I use Arq[0] to backup a huge music library close to 1TB in daily intervals to my Dropbox. I have never used Dropbox‘ official app. - since my music is located in a place of my , an external drive which mi…

Post by dreamcompiler » Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 7:26 PM UTC

0_gravitas wrote: post #90

Perhaps I dont fully understand the value of something like DropBox, when it comes to syncing my files the only thing I've ever needed has been github (or other online repo). Among syncing it has all the other version control goodness, and I will likely use it until I can setup some kind of home server

Post by vageli » Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 7:48 PM UTC

pandalicious wrote: post #134

dunnevens wrote: post #86

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I think there’s a strong case to be made for companies that do one thing and do it extremely well. A feature can be cut. It can be abandoned. It can be the thing no one wants to work with because it gets the reputation of being the department where careers go to die. Whereas a feature as product means it’s more likely to stick around. They have nothing to do but build and maintain this feature. They have the luxury o…

Spotify vs Google Play Music is the perfect showcase for this. They both get the job done but Spotify is better in so many small ways. Meanwhile, instead of being improved, GPM is in the process of being abandoned for the new shiny thing, Youtube Music.

Post by stevesimmons » Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 8:10 PM UTC

mrlala wrote: post #91

bhouston wrote: post #40

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> "But," you may ask, "so much more you could do! What about task management, calendaring, customized dashboards, virtual white boarding. More than just folders and files!" > > No, shut up. People don't use that crap. They just want a folder. A folder that syncs. This argument is a good one but it only covers the rise of Dropbox. We are now in a different era. Dropbox's functionality is now table stakes and not somet…

Dropbox can handle a LOT of files. I haven't seen any other service that doesn't just break. OneDrive cannot handle tons of files. It just doesn't work. It ends up freezing, you have no idea what's going on. Can't speak to macOS related stuff. We finally were able to migrate off of this.. but we had a VERY file hefty folder structure. Instead of databases we chose to keep things in individual files for various reason…