DropBox raises price by 20%

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Winfield Hill

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My DropBox fee is going up by 20%, to $120/yr,
increasing storage from 1000GB to 2000GB. But
I only use 2.4 GB, just over the free limit.

Don't want to commingle all my files on DropBox;
where they can be erased across all my devices.


--
Thanks,
- Win
 
Winfield Hill <winfieldhill@yahoo.com> wrote:

My DropBox fee is going up by 20%, to $120/yr,
increasing storage from 1000GB to 2000GB. But
I only use 2.4 GB, just over the free limit.

Don't want to commingle all my files on DropBox;
where they can be erased across all my devices.
Click to expand...

Zip important files and directories. Use MD5 hash as backup to verify
integrity. It is amazingly fast so you won't lose time. Store in Google
Drive. This gives 15 GB of free storage for personal use. Save the Google url
for future reference.
 
On 8 Jun 2019 18:50:42 -0700, Winfield Hill <winfieldhill@yahoo.com>
wrote:

My DropBox fee is going up by 20%, to $120/yr,
increasing storage from 1000GB to 2000GB. But
I only use 2.4 GB, just over the free limit.

Don't want to commingle all my files on DropBox;
where they can be erased across all my devices.
Click to expand...

I keep my shared Dropbox files on my D: drive. The originals are
always on C:

I wouldn't want to, say, run LT Spice in a Dropbox folder, with .raw
files and such. I use Dropbox like a memory stick.




--

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc

lunatic fringe electronics
 
On 8 Jun 2019 18:50:42 -0700, Winfield Hill <winfieldhill@yahoo.com>
wrote:

My DropBox fee is going up by 20%, to $120/yr,
increasing storage from 1000GB to 2000GB. But
I only use 2.4 GB, just over the free limit.

Don't want to commingle all my files on DropBox;
where they can be erased across all my devices.
Click to expand...

If you're considering an alternative to Dropbox, here are 30
competitors:
<https://startupstash.com/dropbox-alternatives/>

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On Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 11:48:23 PM UTC-4, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On 8 Jun 2019 18:50:42 -0700, Winfield Hill <winfieldhill@yahoo.com
wrote:

My DropBox fee is going up by 20%, to $120/yr,
increasing storage from 1000GB to 2000GB. But
I only use 2.4 GB, just over the free limit.

Don't want to commingle all my files on DropBox;
where they can be erased across all my devices.

If you're considering an alternative to Dropbox, here are 30
competitors:
https://startupstash.com/dropbox-alternatives/
Click to expand...

Weird. I went to cloudup.com to sign up and that page requires a "signup code". So they aren't creating any new accounts?

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On a sunny day (8 Jun 2019 18:50:42 -0700) it happened Winfield Hill
<winfieldhill@yahoo.com> wrote in <qdholi010vm@drn.newsguy.com>:

My DropBox fee is going up by 20%, to $120/yr,
increasing storage from 1000GB to 2000GB. But
I only use 2.4 GB, just over the free limit.

Don't want to commingle all my files on DropBox;
where they can be erased across all my devices.
Click to expand...

I do not understand why people use dropbox.
I payed this year 116 US $ including value added tax here for my godaddy website
Unlimited email, ssh access, don't remember how much space I have, but using several GB.
Can run Linux programs on it (for example my own editor runs on it).
Just have a directory 'pub' without index.html for things I post ...
They have a helpdesk.
They have leased a server in the Netherlands so access is ultra fast here.

This has been working for many many years now.
And no commercials.

Wrote some simple upload scripts, have the server mirrored locally.
Also pay for the domain registration, 14$71 last year.
nameservers etc all run there.

I once had all that stuff running at home, but a lot of work.... just to check for hackers.
But if you have a fixed IP address (cable?) you can do that too,
and then it is only 15$ or so a year for everything.

Most of those fixed line telco and cable IP addresses here are not specified as 'fixed'
but in reality never ever change.

Computers are on 24/7 here anyways.
 
Jan Panteltje wrote...
Winfield Hill wrote:

My DropBox fee is going up by 20%, to $120/yr,
increasing storage from 1000GB to 2000GB. But
I only use 2.4 GB, just over the free limit.

Don't want to commingle all my files on DropBox;
where they can be erased across all my devices.

I do not understand why people use dropbox.
I payed this year 116 US $ including value added
tax here for my godaddy website ...
Click to expand...

Yes. I have an even cheaper, but very effective
service, where I can store files for others to see.

But I use DropBox for its automatic synchronization
between the multiple computers I'm constantly using.
Like John, I have a separate location for my DropBox
files, limiting my usage to stuff I'm working with.

But the 800x disparity between my actual usage, and
what they're charging me for, with no intermediate
service choice available, is disturbing.

Wrote some simple upload scripts, have the server
mirrored locally.
Click to expand...

Yes, that's what I need.


--
Thanks,
- Win
 
On 6/9/2019 8:23 AM, Winfield Hill wrote:
....
But I use DropBox for its automatic synchronization
between the multiple computers I'm constantly using.
...
Click to expand...

That's definite value that you don't get in simple GB's-for-free sites.
$10 a month is way, way down in the noise of your monthly expenses. Not
at all worth even thinking about alternatives.

I know, I know ... feeling that you're being cheated isn't about the
money, but it will pass.
 
Bob Engelhardt wrote...
On 6/9/2019 8:23 AM, Winfield Hill wrote:
...
But I use DropBox for its automatic synchronization
between the multiple computers I'm constantly using.
...

That's definite value that you don't get in simple
GB's-for-free sites.
$10 a month is way, way down in the noise of your monthly
expenses. Not at all worth even thinking about alternatives.

I know, I know ... feeling that you're being cheated
isn't about the money, but it will pass.
Click to expand...

OK, thanks, I feel better already.


--
Thanks,
- Win
 
On 9 Jun 2019 05:23:57 -0700, Winfield Hill <winfieldhill@yahoo.com>
wrote:

Jan Panteltje wrote...

Winfield Hill wrote:

My DropBox fee is going up by 20%, to $120/yr,
increasing storage from 1000GB to 2000GB. But
I only use 2.4 GB, just over the free limit.

Don't want to commingle all my files on DropBox;
where they can be erased across all my devices.

I do not understand why people use dropbox.
I payed this year 116 US $ including value added
tax here for my godaddy website ...

Yes. I have an even cheaper, but very effective
service, where I can store files for others to see.

But I use DropBox for its automatic synchronization
between the multiple computers I'm constantly using.
Like John, I have a separate location for my DropBox
files, limiting my usage to stuff I'm working with.

But the 800x disparity between my actual usage, and
what they're charging me for, with no intermediate
service choice available, is disturbing.

Wrote some simple upload scripts, have the server
mirrored locally.

Yes, that's what I need.
Click to expand...

I have a simple drag-and-drop desktop thing that I call NewFiles. I
drag a source folder link onto it, then a destination link, and it
copies all new files, even open files. I use that to dump projects and
such into my Dropbox folders. Dropbox then of course piles everything
up, so I'm selective about copying stuff back to the "official"
project folders on my main at-work PC.

When I'm done with a project (product is formally released to the
company library) I can clean up its Dropbox folder. Or, with terabytes
available, maybe not.

There are about 4000 files and pics in my "public" folder, things I
don't mind other people seeing.


--

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc

lunatic fringe electronics
 
On 2019/06/09 5:53 a.m., Winfield Hill wrote:
Bob Engelhardt wrote...

On 6/9/2019 8:23 AM, Winfield Hill wrote:
...
But I use DropBox for its automatic synchronization
between the multiple computers I'm constantly using.
...

That's definite value that you don't get in simple
GB's-for-free sites.
$10 a month is way, way down in the noise of your monthly
expenses. Not at all worth even thinking about alternatives.

I know, I know ... feeling that you're being cheated
isn't about the money, but it will pass.

OK, thanks, I feel better already.
Click to expand...

TANSTAAFFL.

John :-#)#
 
On Sun, 9 Jun 2019 08:39:26 -0400, Bob Engelhardt
<BobEngelhardt@comcast.net> wrote:

On 6/9/2019 8:23 AM, Winfield Hill wrote:
...
But I use DropBox for its automatic synchronization
between the multiple computers I'm constantly using.
...

That's definite value that you don't get in simple GB's-for-free sites.
$10 a month is way, way down in the noise of your monthly expenses. Not
at all worth even thinking about alternatives.

I know, I know ... feeling that you're being cheated isn't about the
money, but it will pass.
Click to expand...

For software-as-a-service, the new model, Dropbox is worth $10 a
month. Think of the storage as free.

I have five PCs sharing my files, which is $2 each.


--

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc

lunatic fringe electronics
 
On a sunny day (Sun, 09 Jun 2019 12:18:29 -0700) it happened John Larkin
<jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> wrote in
<kmmqfed7c8k9u1d2c96r5lncop96eut8ds@4ax.com>:

On Sun, 9 Jun 2019 08:39:26 -0400, Bob Engelhardt
BobEngelhardt@comcast.net> wrote:

On 6/9/2019 8:23 AM, Winfield Hill wrote:
...
But I use DropBox for its automatic synchronization
between the multiple computers I'm constantly using.
...

That's definite value that you don't get in simple GB's-for-free sites.
$10 a month is way, way down in the noise of your monthly expenses. Not
at all worth even thinking about alternatives.

I know, I know ... feeling that you're being cheated isn't about the
money, but it will pass.

For software-as-a-service, the new model, Dropbox is worth $10 a
month. Think of the storage as free.

I have five PCs sharing my files, which is $2 each.
Click to expand...

Something I do not understand there.
I have 7 computers, 3 are offline now.
Some have different architectures.
Everything is connected on the LAN,
and I program most from this PC with a real nice big keyboard,
and a real nice big monitor,
via ssh -Y

Or if I am using the laptop (off now) from there also
via ssh -Y
If anything is modified in sources that I wrote,
or important data comes in, like for example email,
then that is backed up to an USB stick that I do carry with me always.
A simple script command.

sync what?
Nothing goes out of the door except when I take that USB stick or laptop.

Where and what for do I need a dropbox?
Files for the world go to the web server, again via
ssh
from any PC.

I use version control for software releases that has worked fine for > 20 years.
 
On 6/8/19 9:50 PM, Winfield Hill wrote:
My DropBox fee is going up by 20%, to $120/yr,
increasing storage from 1000GB to 2000GB. But
I only use 2.4 GB, just over the free limit.

Don't want to commingle all my files on DropBox;
where they can be erased across all my devices.
Click to expand...

I use GitLab for that sort of stuff. Way cheaper.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs



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Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510

http://electrooptical.net
http://hobbs-eo.com
 
On Sun, 09 Jun 2019 19:54:18 GMT, Jan Panteltje
<pNaOnStPeAlMtje@yahoo.com> wrote:

On a sunny day (Sun, 09 Jun 2019 12:18:29 -0700) it happened John Larkin
jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> wrote in
kmmqfed7c8k9u1d2c96r5lncop96eut8ds@4ax.com>:

On Sun, 9 Jun 2019 08:39:26 -0400, Bob Engelhardt
BobEngelhardt@comcast.net> wrote:

On 6/9/2019 8:23 AM, Winfield Hill wrote:
...
But I use DropBox for its automatic synchronization
between the multiple computers I'm constantly using.
...

That's definite value that you don't get in simple GB's-for-free sites.
$10 a month is way, way down in the noise of your monthly expenses. Not
at all worth even thinking about alternatives.

I know, I know ... feeling that you're being cheated isn't about the
money, but it will pass.

For software-as-a-service, the new model, Dropbox is worth $10 a
month. Think of the storage as free.

I have five PCs sharing my files, which is $2 each.

Something I do not understand there.
I have 7 computers, 3 are offline now.
Some have different architectures.
Everything is connected on the LAN,
and I program most from this PC with a real nice big keyboard,
and a real nice big monitor,
via ssh -Y

Or if I am using the laptop (off now) from there also
via ssh -Y
If anything is modified in sources that I wrote,
or important data comes in, like for example email,
then that is backed up to an USB stick that I do carry with me always.
A simple script command.

sync what?
Nothing goes out of the door except when I take that USB stick or laptop.
Click to expand...

I used to carry a memory stick around, but DB is easier. I can dump a
huge pile of files onto Dropbox and immediately leave; everything will
be updated onto multiple computers by the time I get home. If I power
up my laptop, it syncs all the files too, without any effort on my
part.

Memory sticks go in a dusty box with floppy disks and tape cartriges.

Our internet connection is 300 Mbits up/down at work, so things happen
fast. Probably faster than a memory stick, but I don't have to wait
around. DB apparently sends only changes, so it's really fast.

Where and what for do I need a dropbox?
Files for the world go to the web server, again via
ssh
from any PC.

I use version control for software releases that has worked fine for > 20 years.
Click to expand...

My people use version control in development, but I insist that a set
of hard files be released for production. We name and number software
the same way that we do all engineering drawings.


--

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc

lunatic fringe electronics
 
On 2019-06-09 22:43, Phil Hobbs wrote:
On 6/8/19 9:50 PM, Winfield Hill wrote:
My DropBox fee is going up by 20%, to $120/yr,
increasing storage from 1000GB to 2000GB. But
I only use 2.4 GB, just over the free limit.

Don't want to commingle all my files on DropBox;
where they can be erased across all my devices.



I use GitLab for that sort of stuff. Way cheaper.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs
Click to expand...

Just this week in comp.risks: "GitHub shocks top developer:
Access to 5 years' work inexplicably blocked."

No work of mine will be stored at Github or any other remote
cloud service, however cheap.

Jeroen Belleman
 
On a sunny day (Sun, 09 Jun 2019 13:13:14 -0700) it happened John Larkin
<jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> wrote in
<28pqfehejaalcv51oibe9neqdd0tqnevt1@4ax.com>:

On Sun, 09 Jun 2019 19:54:18 GMT, Jan Panteltje
pNaOnStPeAlMtje@yahoo.com> wrote:

On a sunny day (Sun, 09 Jun 2019 12:18:29 -0700) it happened John Larkin
jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> wrote in
kmmqfed7c8k9u1d2c96r5lncop96eut8ds@4ax.com>:

On Sun, 9 Jun 2019 08:39:26 -0400, Bob Engelhardt
BobEngelhardt@comcast.net> wrote:

On 6/9/2019 8:23 AM, Winfield Hill wrote:
...
But I use DropBox for its automatic synchronization
between the multiple computers I'm constantly using.
...

That's definite value that you don't get in simple GB's-for-free sites.
$10 a month is way, way down in the noise of your monthly expenses. Not
at all worth even thinking about alternatives.

I know, I know ... feeling that you're being cheated isn't about the
money, but it will pass.

For software-as-a-service, the new model, Dropbox is worth $10 a
month. Think of the storage as free.

I have five PCs sharing my files, which is $2 each.

Something I do not understand there.
I have 7 computers, 3 are offline now.
Some have different architectures.
Everything is connected on the LAN,
and I program most from this PC with a real nice big keyboard,
and a real nice big monitor,
via ssh -Y

Or if I am using the laptop (off now) from there also
via ssh -Y
If anything is modified in sources that I wrote,
or important data comes in, like for example email,
then that is backed up to an USB stick that I do carry with me always.
A simple script command.

sync what?
Nothing goes out of the door except when I take that USB stick or laptop.

I used to carry a memory stick around, but DB is easier. I can dump a
huge pile of files onto Dropbox and immediately leave; everything will
be updated onto multiple computers by the time I get home. If I power
up my laptop, it syncs all the files too, without any effort on my
part.

Memory sticks go in a dusty box with floppy disks and tape cartriges.

Our internet connection is 300 Mbits up/down at work, so things happen
fast. Probably faster than a memory stick, but I don't have to wait
around. DB apparently sends only changes, so it's really fast.
Click to expand...

OK, but now dropbox has all your data.
One motivated hacker and everybodies passwords and data is on the street.
If you work for defense or anything like that I would consider that a security issue.



Where and what for do I need a dropbox?
Files for the world go to the web server, again via
ssh
from any PC.

I use version control for software releases that has worked fine for > 20 years.



My people use version control in development, but I insist that a set
of hard files be released for production. We name and number software
the same way that we do all engineering drawings.
Click to expand...

Of course, agreed, after I release a program the version number goes up,
the latest source will be on some computer and on the USB stick.
The released program will be on the same computer, on the website,
and sometimes on other sites, github, whatever.

After some period things will also be stored on optical discs.
 
On 8 Jun 2019 18:50:42 -0700, Winfield Hill <winfieldhill@yahoo.com>
wrote:

My DropBox fee is going up by 20%, to $120/yr,
increasing storage from 1000GB to 2000GB. But
I only use 2.4 GB, just over the free limit.

Don't want to commingle all my files on DropBox;
where they can be erased across all my devices.
Click to expand...

The price isn't so bad as the pimping up:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/06/13/meet_the_new_dropbox_more_expensive_than_the_old_dropbox/

I don't want the interface changed!



--

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc

lunatic fringe electronics
 
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