Dropbox... is it me?
I needed to send an 80 Meg file to a vendor for analysis and they sent me a Dropbox link. Knowing it was too big for email I had asked for an ftp link . What I received was a link to Dropbox an...
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AsheGuy wrote:
You will have to explain to me what is different about Dropbox and Google Drive other than user interface. I use both and they are in fact nearly identical. Both are cloud storage applications, both have local folders on your system, both have software on your system, both sync your files between devices if you choose, etc., etc. In Google Drive's case, all Google's applications run on top of Google Drive but that doesn't change Google Drive's function as cloud storage.
Maybe I misunderstand Dropbox. I thought Dropbox synchronized the data to all of ones registered devices. Are you saying is that Dropbox is simply cloud storage and does not synchronize between devices? That it just allows a device access to the cloud-stored data?
When I google Dropbox I see lots of discussion about synchronizing across devices - even on the dropbox.com discussion boards. If Dropbox is just cloud storage that isn't synchronizing.
So if Dropbox is simply cloud storage then I agree it isn't much different than Google Drive, I had always been under the impression it actually synchronized data between devices.
Dave
