Dropbox, Airdroid, or Google drive?

[jd07bos]

I do have backups on multiple devices but plug and play is FASTER

 

[brett328]

I am using both right now also. Been a dropbox user now for a while, and I gotta say, I havent used a usb drive since! and dont miss it 1 bit! One of the most used and depended on Apps I have next to google maps.

 

[mman609]

CNET had a recent article pointing out the differences in the terms of service agreements that are used by these three cloud storage solutions. If the CNET article is correct, I would be very careful of using Google Drive because of their terms. According to the article by Rafe Needleman, Google claims a worldwide license to use and modify any material stored on Drive. I'm not sure whether I'm allowed to link to the article in the forum, but a simple search will bring it up for you. I'm also not a lawyer, but the contrast between the three terms of service seem pretty significant. Perhaps I'm just paranoid.

 

[gabbott]

CNET had a recent article pointing out the differences in the terms of service agreements that are used by these three cloud storage solutions. If the CNET article is correct, I would be very careful of using Google Drive because of their terms. According to the article by Rafe Needleman, Google claims a worldwide license to use and modify any material stored on Drive. I'm not sure whether I'm allowed to link to the article in the forum, but a simple search will bring it up for you. I'm also not a lawyer, but the contrast between the three terms of service seem pretty significant. Perhaps I'm just paranoid.

Actually if you compare dropbox and google drive's TOS they are both pretty similar in terms of questionable privacy:

http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/25/2973849/google-drive-terms-privacy-data-skydrive-dropbox-icloud

 

[defcon999]

My rule of thumb is that if you don't mind someone seeing your pictures or files, then use a Cloud. I use BOX and Dropbox. I only store pictures there. I would never store anything personal (SSN, Birth Certificates, sensitive documents). I know they are suppsedly secure and blah blah.....yeah, that is what banks say and then you get an email saying "someone broke into our system".

I have a 1TB external drive to back up everything. If I know I am going to need a particular file, I will throw it on my thumbdrive and take it with me...heck, I will throw it on my TBolt. The problem with that is unless you encrypt it and you lose the drive, whatever is on there is available to anyone. Best bet is to get one of the USB drives that you put on your keychain.

I am old school. I come from the APPLE IIc era and the PC Jr.....I am not as trusting to the cloud as the youth are today.

 

[jerrod6]

My rule of thumb is that if you don't mind someone seeing your pictures or files, then use a Cloud. I use BOX and Dropbox. I only store pictures there. I would never store anything personal (SSN, Birth Certificates, sensitive documents). I know they are suppsedly secure and blah blah.....yeah, that is what banks say and then you get an email saying "someone broke into our system".

I have a 1TB external drive to back up everything. If I know I am going to need a particular file, I will throw it on my thumbdrive and take it with me...heck, I will throw it on my TBolt. The problem with that is unless you encrypt it and you lose the drive, whatever is on there is available to anyone. Best bet is to get one of the USB drives that you put on your keychain.

I am old school. I come from the APPLE IIc era and the PC Jr.....I am not as trusting to the cloud as the youth are today.

Yeah I signed up for Google docs which is now Drive, but am wondering how secure this is going to be for storing documents with SSNs or tax related information -- but these items really need to be backed up. How many of you are storing this kind of thing in the cloud?

What is Googles position on Porn? Is any one storing Porn in the cloud?...Not that I have a lot to store but I am just wondering.

 

[axne1]

Google has the most Secure servers in the World!!!
Ok with that said I use them all with several accounts to Max out the gigs :thumbup:. I don't care really about pass codes. Lol. I know some people do though. Be smart and you can have unlimited storage. Hey why not?

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[jerrod6]

Google has the most Secure servers in the World!!!
Ok with that said I use them all with several accounts to Max out the gigs :thumbup:. I don't care really about pass codes. Lol. I know some people do though. Be smart and you can have unlimited storage. Hey why not?

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Ugh oh.

 

[jf2go]

I am using both right now also. Been a dropbox user now for a while, and I gotta say, I havent used a usb drive since! and dont miss it 1 bit! One of the most used and depended on Apps I have next to google maps.

Completely agree! No more flash drives. I use Dropbox every day, and absolutely depend on it for working on my project documents from home PC, Office PC, Laptop, iPad, Thunderbolt or customer PC if needed. Dropbox has never failed me, and couldn't see it not being part of my workflow.

 

[axne1]

Ugh oh.

???

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[defcon999]

Yeah I signed up for Google docs which is now Drive, but am wondering how secure this is going to be for storing documents with SSNs or tax related information -- but these items really need to be backed up. How many of you are storing this kind of thing in the cloud?

What is Googles position on Porn? Is any one storing Porn in the cloud?...Not that I have a lot to store but I am just wondering.

I wouldn't store anything sensitive like SSN's and Tax anything in a cloud.

As far as porn......yeaaaaaaah JERROD........wink wink!.....LOLOLOLOL

 

[axne1]

Unlimited storage sounds good to me.
now I catch every part of my family's
life

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[mikelcal]

I might be paranoid but i'm not sure having all your eggs in one basket is the way to go. I like the ease of use of dropbox, just save it to my folder and done, drive is a bit cumbersome for me, and not to mention google already knows everything there is to know about me.

 

[Devils Advocate]

Never read the TOS to all of them but as a photographer I am worried about giving up the rights to the photos I have.

 

[jerrod6]

I think the TOS are such because they need the right to move your data around, from severs and such and for pictures need to be able to display as thumbnails. I don't think Drive's terms are anymore restrictive(they may be more explicit, but better that than implicit, about what they need to do) than the terms of any of the other cloud providers.

 

[axne1]

I second that!

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[mitaino9000]

For me I will continue to use Dropbox until Google gives Drive the usual update treatment & add new features. It's good so far but Dropbox has the best features right now. Will gladly change to Drive once it gets on par with Dropbox.

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[anon(3653)]

I use both DropBox and Drive. I like DropBox better right now because it has more features but Drive may become the better service as time goes on. I have about 8gb on DropBox and 5gb on Drive so I will be using both for awhile. I never put sensitive information such as banking numbers or my SSN.

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