Comments on: Dropbox – my favorite free online file storage

By: Zig

Zig — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:39:42 +0000

Thanks for dropping by again, Garreth. I made the number one mistake in blogging – not being timely and responsive to your audience. Sorry for the delay!

To answer your question, Dropbox is great as a multi-user tool. If you and your assistant have the same file open, you can both see each other’s changes almost immediately. A revision log is saved so that you can revert to previous versions if need be. If you’re really worried about a certain document, keep it in a folder and place a copy in a subfolder you share with your team.

By: garrethwilcock

garrethwilcock — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:04:18 +0000

So Zigology, would my assistant and I be able to backup and share the same files? I have about 15GB of real estate data, and I want to give access to my virtual assistant. What I don't quite understand is whether this is really a multi-user kind of tool or not. What happens if a file is edited in two places at once (unlikely to happen, but possible) I'd love to hear your thoughts!

By: Matt Lindley

Matt Lindley — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:42:56 +0000

Love this service. I have used many – the *worst* of which was Windows Live Mesh. Unlike most, Dropbox is very easy to use. Yes, it does have a mobile section of their website, where you can access your files through the iPhone Safari browser. I would guess that you could use the same on Windows Mobile, but I’m not certain.

I’ve been using the free account & have been very happy with it.

By: Garreth Wilcock

Garreth Wilcock — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:18:24 +0000

This looks like a perfect fit for my simple backup needs. I can see that sooner or later (probably sooner) I’d burn through the 2GB and end up needing more. Right now I just use Memeo to back things up when I get back to my home network. But this would allow me not to lose anything I did online.

I was thinking of using carbonite, but this looks more flexible.