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Rolf Keller
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| To be (sure) or not to be (sure), that is the question | Apr 18, 2014 |
Meta Arkadia wrote: 
I'm not sure about what the above picture shows/proves.
But I'm sure about what can be read here:
https://www.dropbox.com/help/115/en
| | | | | Sorry for not answering your last question | Apr 18, 2014 |
Rolf Keller wrote:
I'm not sure about what the above picture shows/proves.
It was supposed to show that I can still restore deleted files, even if I deleted them ages ago. But the screenshot doesn't make that clear. Your link is clear enough, though, so I don't understand why I can still restore those files.
Cheers,
Hans
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Alain Alameddine wrote: I'm very happy with Dropbox, but I'm almost out of space, so I'm considering alternatives. I don't want to use Sky Drive because it's too "embedded" in my Windows, and I don't like that. I thought of Google Drive, but I've already eaten up 60% of my 15 GB in Gmail, so I'll quickly be out of space with Google Drive, too. Besides, I've read that it converts all Office documents into Google documents - Is this true? So I did some research and found www.copy.com, which seems to be the solution. Has anybody tried it? Will I still be able to share a TM with a colleague for both of us to use simultaneously? What happens if my colleague and I open a Word file and make changes to it simultaneously, will it behave the way Dropbox does (create conflicted files) or the way Google Drive does (update the file in real time)? Any and all input welcome!  Alain
Samsung Smartphnes (new models) gives 48 GB free space for 2 years on Dropbox.
Install dropbox on samsung device and you will get an email about how to claim your 48 GB free space.
| | | | Alain Alameddine 
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I did sign in my Dropbox account on my Samsung device... And it worked! I got my 48 GB It's valid for 1 year, so I'll give this issue my attention next year Thank you Ali!
Alain
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| | Michael Beijer
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Meta Arkadia wrote: Rolf Keller wrote:
It will be deleted after 30 days. Except, if you have an enterprise account It doesn't seem so, and I only have a free account (I'm Dutch). Cheers, Hans
As far as I know, if you have a free account, and you delete a file in your DropBox folder, you will still be able to access it for 30 days. Are you saying that (1) you have a free account, (2) you can delete a file and still recover it after, say, 259 days?
Michael
| | | | Michael Beijer
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I just checked and noticed that I have earned 35.25 extra (free) GB so far!
Michael
| | | | Rolf Keller
Germany
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| Data safety should be provided by one's brain, not by any cloud service provider | Apr 19, 2014 |
1 – Get clear what you want to achieve. "I want much storage space for little money" is no real objective.
2 – Make sure that the solution you choose will fit to #1.
3 – Don't forget a worst-case backup. In case of theft (laptop?) or hardware crash you should be able to restore your complete working environment including any software plus updates and tricky or convenient settings you (or a friendly helper) may have made two years ago.
Actuall... See more 1 – Get clear what you want to achieve. "I want much storage space for little money" is no real objective.
2 – Make sure that the solution you choose will fit to #1.
3 – Don't forget a worst-case backup. In case of theft (laptop?) or hardware crash you should be able to restore your complete working environment including any software plus updates and tricky or convenient settings you (or a friendly helper) may have made two years ago.
Actually you need a special image backup software for that. But make sure that this software is able to recover the data in a worst-case scenario. Will this software be able to get Internet access at all? Remember, you can't ask for help here (or anywhere else) if you have no browser running. Try out such a recovery action before it's too late. ▲ Collapse
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Michael Beijer
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Totally agree.
First of all, I keep all important data in my Dropbox folder, so I can’t lose it, no matter what happens to my hardware at home. I also have everything on my Windows desktop synced to Dropbox, as well as a few important program folders that cannot be placed in the Dropbox folder (using Dropboxifier: http://dropboxifier.codeplex.com/ ), such as my TO3000 database, memoQ fold... See more Totally agree.
First of all, I keep all important data in my Dropbox folder, so I can’t lose it, no matter what happens to my hardware at home. I also have everything on my Windows desktop synced to Dropbox, as well as a few important program folders that cannot be placed in the Dropbox folder (using Dropboxifier: http://dropboxifier.codeplex.com/ ), such as my TO3000 database, memoQ folders, etc.
Second of all, I run a nightly system image backup of my entire OS (using Macrium Reflect), so that if disaster strikes (I can’t boot or my PC is infected with a virus), I can just revert to last night's image of my system. I will lose very little, because all my important data is synced to Dropbox anyway.
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We are not discussing about having free online spaces or cheap online spaces here (at least I can say it on my behalf).
in Dropbox, OneDrive and GoogleDrive all data safety risks are user based, but not company based.
So discussing their eligibility is absolutely pointless here. Because they fully protect data as necessary.
Users should eliminate all risks themselves.
Strong password, virus, Trojan, phishing free computers etc all are users' responsibility.<... See more We are not discussing about having free online spaces or cheap online spaces here (at least I can say it on my behalf).
in Dropbox, OneDrive and GoogleDrive all data safety risks are user based, but not company based.
So discussing their eligibility is absolutely pointless here. Because they fully protect data as necessary.
Users should eliminate all risks themselves.
Strong password, virus, Trojan, phishing free computers etc all are users' responsibility.
If a person fails in providing his/her data safety or fails in data backup, this has nothing to do with DropBox, OneDrive or GoogleDrive.
Above mentioned companies (and I am sure there are other too) provide perfect and confident services, nothing to worry about them. ▲ Collapse
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I have the Samsung 48gb deal too. Was a lil disappointed that it was only 2 years. Don't wanna really have to deal with moving everything off there in 2 years. I was looking through another thread and someone mentioned "Copy" there as well. I checked it out and I'm digging it. They give you 15gb free right away and I signed up through a referral from the guy's post and got an extra 5gb for myself. So 20gb immediately. Also for every person you sign up they give you 5gb! That's waaay better than ... See more I have the Samsung 48gb deal too. Was a lil disappointed that it was only 2 years. Don't wanna really have to deal with moving everything off there in 2 years. I was looking through another thread and someone mentioned "Copy" there as well. I checked it out and I'm digging it. They give you 15gb free right away and I signed up through a referral from the guy's post and got an extra 5gb for myself. So 20gb immediately. Also for every person you sign up they give you 5gb! That's waaay better than 500mb w/ DB. Between the 6 email accounts my wife and I have we got our storage up to 50GB without even bugging anyone we know. And that's forever not for 2 years.
Another thing I like is that they split the file size between the number of people using a shared folder. With DB each person has the full size of the shared folder. So basically with Copy if you have 2 people sharing a 20gb folder it's only 10gb each. Or if it's 4 people then that's 5gb each. Since we had setup 6 accounts already, and each of those accounts have 20gb, I setup a shared folder between all 6 accounts. So even though my wife and I will really only be using 2 of those accounts, the load will be split 6 ways. So we could theoretically store 150GB right now in that shared folder (50+20+20+20+20+20). Hopefully that made sense.
Here's a referral link if anyone want's to check it out.
https://copy.com?r=7p8u9x
You don't have to use the link but you loose out on the extra 5gb for being referred. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Jessica Noyes
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I have been delighted with Carbonite. It sends everything I save on my machine up into the cloud, and I can access it anywhere.
In addition, when my laptop crashed, I was able to buy a new laptop, download the job I was working on, and finish it by the deadline.
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Ali Bayraktar wrote:
We are not discussing about having free online spaces or cheap online spaces here (at least I can say it on my behalf).
in Dropbox, OneDrive and GoogleDrive all data safety risks are user based, but not company based.
e other too) provide perfect and confident services, nothing to worry about them.
anyway it is not only about safety but about confidentially if you use it for your clients documents. Google, for example, scan all your documents.
In Wuala, for example, all files are encrypted on your computer; your password never leaves your computer ( http://www.wuala.com/en/learn/technology )
Regards
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Oh yeah I forgot to mention Copy has AES256 encryption for anyone that's interested. Use this link for 20gb free (instead of the normal 15gb)
https://copy.com?r=7p8u9x
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