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Re:Ask HN: Dropbox? by michael_dorfman on Friday September 24, 2010 @11:40AM (#1723976)
As far as I am concerned, Dropbox "just works".

Why not try it out with the free, 2GB version, and see how it works for you?

Re:Ask HN: Dropbox? by safetytrick on Saturday September 25, 2010 @11:39AM (#1727150)
After using dropbox for quite a while I finally had a problem, 120 of my files were truncated to 0 bytes. I was able to restore the important files immediately using their previous versions features and their support team fixed the rest for me. I'm still quite a fan of dropbox.
Re:Ask HN: Dropbox? by jason_slack on Friday September 24, 2010 @11:45AM (#1723999)
How do you feel their security is? I get nervous about services like these because of info I would keep out there. Source code, personal documents, etc, etc
Re:Ask HN: Dropbox? by kwellman on Friday September 24, 2010 @01:07PM (#1724389)
You should also have a look at SpiderOak as a possibility if security is a big concern. Their emphasis on comprehensive data encryption is one of their main selling points.

They have a free 2GB plan as well.

Re:Ask HN: Dropbox? by michael_dorfman on Friday September 24, 2010 @12:01PM (#1724060)
I've got no complaints, and I've never heard of any security problems. But if the security of the materials is really important to you, you can always encrypt before copying to your Dropbox folder.
Re:Ask HN: Dropbox? by amock on Friday September 24, 2010 @12:25PM (#1724177)
That makes Dropbox a lot harder to use because you now have to be able to decrypt your files on every device you want to use Dropbox on. I use Dropbox to have access to my files from anywhere with an internet connection if even I'm not on my computer and unless there's encryption built in that isn't going to work.
Re:Ask HN: Dropbox? by njharman on Friday September 24, 2010 @12:20PM (#1724160)
Encrypt it, individually or with a loopback filesystem.

I keep my password safe file on DropBox. The rest of my stuff, personal, confidential. I don't bother encrypting as the loss of connivence is greater than the risk/cost of exposure.

Re:Ask HN: Dropbox? by appl3star on Monday September 27, 2010 @09:44AM (#1731633)
Dropbox is not secure! They have access to all your data. Read the Dropbox forum and you will find that information.

So - Dropbox should not be used for any important files. But for everything else it should be ok.

Re:Ask HN: Dropbox? by boundlessdreamz on Friday September 24, 2010 @12:21PM (#1724164)
if you are concerned about security, you can use tarsnap. http://www.tarsnap.com/ .I don't think it is as user friendly as dropbox
Re:Ask HN: Dropbox? by babeKnuth on Friday September 24, 2010 @11:58PM (#1726251)
seconded. security is a priority here. plus they have pretty good rates.

unfortunately not available to canucks.