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Anyone using this? If so, do you like it?

I really need something like this. I tried using dropbox, but I hate it.

I really really want something where I can like right click a folder in Windows and click "cloud share" or something like that. Then it automatically uploads everything in that folder and automatically syncs it whenever I make any edits on any computer.

Right now I have to use a stupid usb drive and I have to keep update it.

Is Skydrive any good? I saw a deal thing where they are giving away like 7GB+.
 


Had my old hotmail account and got 25GB free on Skydrive, you can now download Skydrive apps - Windows, Mac, iPhone, Windows phone and it works like Dropbox. No luck for new account, you'll only be given 7GB free.
 
Egnyte is similar to Dropbox but in addition to syncing, you can also map a drive which sounds like what you want
 
Google ToS: "When you upload or otherwise submit content to our Services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as those resulting from translations, adaptations or other changes we make so that your content works better with our Services), communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content."

SkyDrive ToS: "Except for material that we license to you, we don't claim ownership of the content you provide on the service. Your content remains your content. We also don't control, verify, or endorse the content that you and others make available on the service."

Dropbox ToS: "By using our Services you provide us with information, files, and folders that you submit to Dropbox (together, “your stuff”). You retain full ownership to your stuff. We don’t claim any ownership to any of it. These Terms do not grant us any rights to your stuff or intellectual property except for the limited rights that are needed to run the Services, as explained below."
 
nickycakes said:
Google ToS: "When you upload or otherwise submit content to our Services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as those resulting from translations, adaptations or other changes we make so that your content works better with our Services), communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content."

SkyDrive ToS: "Except for material that we license to you, we don't claim ownership of the content you provide on the service. Your content remains your content. We also don't control, verify, or endorse the content that you and others make available on the service."

Dropbox ToS: "By using our Services you provide us with information, files, and folders that you submit to Dropbox (together, “your stuff”). You retain full ownership to your stuff. We don’t claim any ownership to any of it. These Terms do not grant us any rights to your stuff or intellectual property except for the limited rights that are needed to run the Services, as explained below."
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QFT.
 
Related and hopefully helpful to others reading:

What do ya'll recommend if we wanted just a simple "one-click" backup solution, routine scheduler etc that just stores everything automatically to AWS?

I looked at a lot of stuff like dropbox i use for smaller stuff, I'd like to just get something that auto backups certain directories folders etc straight to aws though...dead simple to use.
 
I just started using this and it is really cool. The upload speed is really really slow though. I'm not sure if it's just my internet connection or Google is throttling it or what. I've been uploading about 600mb for 3-4 hours now though. I think it's just my internet's upload rate though.

There is a windows application for it, and it creates a Google Drive on your computer that automatically syncs whenever you put stuff in that folder and update files in the folder. And there is an icon next to each file to show you if it has been synced yet or not.

I'll probably start using this instead of a usb drive.
 
It is really cool. pro's are keeps my important stuff synced on laptop, phone and tablet and it's well integrated with google docs been using forever

con's are 5 gigs is a little stingy, no lunix so have to use emu or web interface on my real workstations, no proper API so can't replace s3 (yet)
 
It's pretty basic compared to dropbox, but I say Sugarsync I think it's better. If you don't need folder level security control then google drive is ok but it's nothing spectacular at this point.

Also on the Google TOS regarding the ownership there was a better explanation given about how it's still your information. It's just the way it's worded to protect google should they have to manipulate your stuff with their othe services, so it's worded more like a permission slip they can jack with your data but it's still yours.
 
nickycakes said:
Google ToS: "When you upload or otherwise submit content to our Services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as those resulting from translations, adaptations or other changes we make so that your content works better with our Services), communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content."

SkyDrive ToS: "Except for material that we license to you, we don't claim ownership of the content you provide on the service. Your content remains your content. We also don't control, verify, or endorse the content that you and others make available on the service."

Dropbox ToS: "By using our Services you provide us with information, files, and folders that you submit to Dropbox (together, “your stuff”). You retain full ownership to your stuff. We don’t claim any ownership to any of it. These Terms do not grant us any rights to your stuff or intellectual property except for the limited rights that are needed to run the Services, as explained below."
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WTF! Seriously?! Sure, I'll be first to start putting all my stuff on Drive so G can use it and snoop through it.
 
Google's ToS is the only one that addresses licensing, and does so in the only way that makes sense for a service that can automatically create derivatives of content and has provisions for sharing the content. The other two are mute on license with just a dumbed-down affirmation of copyright.
 
^^ that

that crap is actually starting to make me get paranoid enough that i practically dont want link reports sent to my gmail...

dropbox is ubiquitous so i have it and its good, i just hate how it automatically like tried to syns the full 80 gigs on every damn computer... i notice internet is slow and see it was syncing (and i pay over 120gigs or something)... and i do use it up...

anyway, yeah i got skydrive (sp) cause so much more space.... if only i had unlimited bandwidth i would just backup everything there. but awesome for files access and sharing.

actually my favorite little thing for sharing right now is droplr.com
 
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