Doug Steele
dbdoug at gmail.com
Sat Mar 8 11:23:09 CST 2014
Thanks, John. That kind of kills it for me - I've got 7gb in my working documents folder. I know I could cut that down, but I can't have it trying to re-sync every time I change one document. I'd have to switch back to my previous system where I had a backup program that would run periodically and dump all changed files simultaneously into the Dropbox container. Problem with that, though, was that I was getting occasional corruption on the MS Access database that I was currently using when the backup program ran. On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 8:23 AM, John W Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> wrote: > Boxcryptor creates an encrypted container in dropbox. It then mounts that > container as a drive so that you can see the files contained in the > encrypted file. Changes to files in the mounted drive cause the boxcryptor > container file in DropBox to change, and are therefore automatically synced > by Dropbox. The biggest problem (there is no free lunch) is that it is the > boxcryptor file that is synced, not the individual files inside of the > boxcryptor file. Thus the overhead of the sync is greater, i.e. one large > file is synced (the boxcryptor container), not one small file (the document > you edited). > > However it is not intended for encrypting your music, pictures and videos, > only business (sensitive) information. > > Dropbox really needs to do a better job of syncing just changed parts of > files. ATM (AFAICT) they resend the whole file, even if you just change a > single character. > > > John W. Colby > > Reality is what refuses to go away > when you do not believe in it > > On 3/8/2014 10:47 AM, Doug Steele wrote: > >> Hi John: >> >> I had a look at BoxCryptor and their video. That makes it sound like the >> BoxCryptor software doesn't track changes to files in the BoxCryptor >> drive. >> They only mention copying files to BoxCryptor. Does that mean that you >> lose real-time syncing of changes? If you open a Word document that is >> stored in BoxCryptor, edit, then do a File/Save, does the new file version >> get re-encrypted automatically? >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 7:30 AM, John W Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Another problem with Dropbox is security, the stored contents are not >>> encrypted. I use BoxCryptor to encrypt sensitive files up on drop box. >>> >>> >>> John W. Colby >>> >>> Reality is what refuses to go away >>> when you do not believe in it >>> >>> On 3/8/2014 10:24 AM, Doug Steele wrote: >>> >>> I have a desktop at home and use a laptop when I'm away. I use Dropbox >>>> for >>>> syncing - all my working files are in my Dropbox folder. That syncs >>>> continuously on any file changes when I'm connected to the Internet, and >>>> also means I have three identical copies of every file - one on each >>>> computer and one in the cloud. >>>> >>>> The only gotcha is if you open a file on the two computers >>>> simultaneously >>>> and make changes to both. You end up with two copies of the file - one >>>> labelled 'Conflicted Copy'. That's happened to me a few times when I've >>>> made changes at home, then forgotten to close the file and later made >>>> changes on the laptop away from home. >>>> >>>> Doug >>>> >>>> PS Speaking of backing up different hardware configurations, here's one >>>> distinct advantage to Macs, where Apple controls the hardware with an >>>> iron >>>> fist. Both my computers are Macs (I run Windows on Parallels). A full >>>> backup of either of my computers will restore to either machine just >>>> fine. >>>> As well as the standard Time Capsule continuous backup that Apple >>>> provides, I use a program called Super Duper for regular, offline >>>> backups >>>> to USB drives. The drives are fully bootable - this has saved my bacon >>>> a >>>> couple of times. I had a hard drive failure recently, so all I did was >>>> plug in a backup drive, boot to it, recover the files I needed, install >>>> a >>>> new HD, restore the system with the last good Time Capsule backup, then >>>> copy my recovered files back. The whole process took less than an hour, >>>> not counting the HD replacement. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:33 PM, Bill Benson <bensonforums at gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I use a DELL laptop with port replicator and dual monitors, external >>>> >>>>> kb/trackball... and this in general gives me all the look and feel and >>>>> performance of a desktop machine. However we developers need to build >>>>> for >>>>> lesser performing client (customer) systems anyway, so that if a >>>>> solution >>>>> is fast for us, we know it will be at least almost-fast for our >>>>> customer, >>>>> and not the other way around. That said, there are some reasons to use >>>>> a >>>>> desktop machine, and that is durability... If you are like me, you may >>>>> have >>>>> lost a laptop HD a time or two. Having a desktop running dual drives >>>>> with >>>>> RAID 3 would have been nice at such times. Also, the faster spin and >>>>> huge >>>>> capacities of desktop HDDs is a plus, as are the plethora of ports and >>>>> (generally) better ports. Laptops are, due to form factor and nature, >>>>> skimpy on ports. >>>>> >>>>> If I knew of a simple way to keep dual systems in synch in terms of >>>>> programs and OS and data, there is no way I would use a laptop as a >>>>> home >>>>> system, I would use it only when moving around the house to "run" my >>>>> desktop remotely, if for no other reason than data protection. But the >>>>> time >>>>> cost of keeping everything I want in two places is prohibitive, and I >>>>> live >>>>> with the risk of data shock with everything on one system (laptop). I >>>>> compensate by regular full system backups, but if my laptop becomes >>>>> obsolete, that multi-partition backup probably will not be able to get >>>>> recovered to a new one. Happened just last year, my E6510 could not be >>>>> recovered to a E6530... although I have heard that with the 2014 >>>>> edition >>>>> of >>>>> Acronis True Image one can recover from one hardware configuration to >>>>> another. I have my doubts. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:31 PM, John W Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> LOL, my HP laptop has the worst keyboard I have EVER run into. I >>>>> use a >>>>> >>>>>> wireless keyboard and mouse. The laptop is propped up against the >>>>>> wall >>>>>> >>>>>> at >>>>> >>>>> the edge of the table, completely out of the way. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> John W. Colby >>>>>> >>>>>> Reality is what refuses to go away >>>>>> when you do not believe in it >>>>>> >>>>>> On 3/7/2014 11:23 PM, Stuart McLachlan wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm the same. I do all of my work on a laptop with external mouse >>>>>> >>>>>>> (wireless) and second >>>>>>> monitor attached (the laptop primary screen is 15.6in - 1366 x >>>>>>> 768). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I don't bother with an external keyboard since the laptop has a full >>>>>>> keyboard with numeric >>>>>>> keypad. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> >>>>>> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! 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