Why we are leaving Dropbox

Re:Why we are leaving Dropbox by xomateix on Thursday April 23, 2015 @10:17AM (#9426797)

I've been using copy.com for a while and I'm quite happy with it. The main reason I chose it (at the time) was 20GB for free accounts, fair storage in shared folders and pricing (I have the 250GB account).

(Disclaimer: this is a referral link that will give us 5gb https://copy.com?r=b2yUAQ ;-))

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Re:Why we are leaving Dropbox by mdk754 on Thursday April 23, 2015 @10:33AM (#9426930)

I too have been using Copy for years.

Let's not forget they have a working Linux client. Maybe things have changed since I last looked, but they were one of the few supporting Linux (both cli and gui).

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Re:Why we are leaving Dropbox by Lunatic666 on Thursday April 23, 2015 @10:39AM (#9426999)

I just recently found it moved over from Dropbox, too. - Quick and competent support - Linux sync client - Apps with Photo sync (Since yesterday also for iOS)

I can even use the photo sync from multiple devices because it creates folders per phone

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Re:Why we are leaving Dropbox by pivo on Thursday April 23, 2015 @12:21PM (#9427764)

I use both and one thing that really bothers me about both services is that they don't work well with proxies and laptops.

My company forces me to use a proxy so I must manually configure Dropbox and Copy with that proxy info even though I've already configured OS X to use the proxy. Why can't they obtain the system-wide OS X proxy info that all other (non command line) apps use?

When I'm not at work the proxy isn't available and neither Dropbox nor Copy will recognize that fact and bypass it. Instead they just hang, even though all other GUI apps are fine. I have to manually turn proxying off in each app in order to get syncing to work. It's not only a pain to do this but it's also easy to forget, and then you wind up with files you need that haven't been synced.

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Re:Why we are leaving Dropbox by runjake on Thursday April 23, 2015 @12:23PM (#9427781)

Note that Copy.com is owned by Barracuda. If you're considering leaving Dropbox for privacy or political reasons, be aware there may be similar concerns with Barracuda.

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Re:Why we are leaving Dropbox by eevilspock on Thursday April 23, 2015 @11:41AM (#9427469)

I can't figure out whether they have client-side encryption with a user-specific encryption key that they do not have access to.

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Re:Why we are leaving Dropbox by Freaky on Thursday April 23, 2015 @12:28PM (#9427829)

Doesn't look like it. They have an API you could throw encrypted blobs at with a bit of work at least.

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