[AccessD] DropBox alternatives

[John Colby]

I used to do this.  I don't have fiber and my upload speed is not bad but
not stellar, which is why I got involved with DropBox to begin with.
Updating those encrypted files would take literally a minute or longer.

On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 8:47 AM Jim Dettman via AccessD <
accessd at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:

>
>  I take a different approach; I have a PC in the office that I remote into.
>
>  On the plus side; I never have to move files and always have a consistent
> environment to work in.   Downside, I need an internet connection on both
> ends.   Not usually a problem though. If I'm somewhere without public
> internet, I fire up the hotspot on my phone.   Only time I have a problem
> is
> when I'm camping someplace really remote and I expect that problem will be
> solved in the next few years with the upgraded Starlink network.   Office
> side is never a problem as I have a 1000 mbs up/down on fiber.    If I do
> need to work off-line and I know that in advance, I remote in and just
> transfer the file(s).
>
>  The setup has worked well over the years, even when I was traveling
> heavily.
>
> YMMV,
> Jim.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AccessD On Behalf Of John Colby
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2024 8:24 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: [AccessD] DropBox alternatives
>
> I apologize for using the group as a sounding board but we have a huge pool
> of experience.
>
> My use case is two different laptops, both mine.  Both have DropBox on
> them.  I want to be able to use one machine while on the road and the other
> machine while at home.  It just rarely works as expected.  Half the time
> the files aren't synced.  Some files sync, others never sync (large
> TrueCrypt container files).
>
> I started using DropBox years ago in an attempt to use its 'partial sync'
> to speed up opening and updating large files.  DropBox claims to be able to
> figure out which specific blocks of a file have changed and update exactly
> and only those blocks, speeding up saving a large file.  The whole file no
> longer needs to be uploaded (in theory).  The issue of course is that
> updating a 100 mb file over a home internet with a mbit or two or ten
> upload speed takes minutes, or more.  Thus DropBox 'partial update' (which
> doesn't appear to work)
>
> AFAICT that has never worked correctly and in most other metrics, drop box
> has been a constant PITA.  The UI is horrendous.  The locations on two
> computers don't match so, for example (and I do want this) opening a
> database with a linked BE doesn't work correctly since the 'path' to the BE
> is different on the two machines even though the BE is right there in the
> same directory as the FE.  And I have been unable to figure out how to
> uninstall DropBox on one machine and completely reinstall it, specifying a
> location on my D: drive (for example) .  DropBox seems to feel that it
> knows best where to place the local storage.
>
> Anyway, I am about to move on and try to use something else.  Any
> recommendations?
>
>
>
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