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Dropbox removed ability to opt your files out of AI training (news.ycombinator.com)

submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] extant@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you aren't aware rclone makes it easy to backup (copy) or sync files to different cloud providers like Dropbox and you can setup encryption very easily so you can continue using Dropbox since it does have pretty good value for the price even though they've shown they aren't trustworthy.

https://rclone.org/dropbox/ https://rclone.org/crypt/ https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_copy/ https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_sync/

[–] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

For android there is RoundSync. It automatically backs up folders of your choice on a schedule. Not on any app store. It must be installed by downloading the apk from GitHub.

There is also Cryptomator as an alternative. I used it for years without issue, but prefer rclone for more control over my work stream. Think I paid a one time license of $10 for desktop and another $10 for mobile.

Dropbox is only a good deal if you use near peak storage and/or do a lot of data transfers.

I was paying $120/yr for 2TB. Now I'm on B2 Backblaze. On paper Dropbox was cheaper per GB, but with my usage pattern I'm paying like $1.00 every other month.

[–] extant@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I looked into backblaze and was kind of turned off by the egress fee though I doubt I would exceed that for backups unless I had some really bad luck. Dropbox integrates with a lot of apps and that provides some value to me and with the comparable pricing Dropbox seems safer.

That said I'd love to hear more because I think my situation sounds similar to yours. "$6/TB/Month. No Hidden Fees. No Delete Penalties" but then it says "Storage: $0.006 GB/Month Download: Free up to 3x monthly storage" and I'm confused, is it $6 a month for a TB or is it $0.62 for 1024 GB at $0.0006 GB/Month?

[–] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

You pay for what you use. I have somewhere around 120-140GB and get a bill every 2 months. I think it has to be near a dollar you owe for them to invoice.

Be mindful of the class A/B/C transactions at the bottom of the page with pricing. I paid about $0.60 when I first set everything up in Class C transactions. I haven't gone over the free 2500 or whatever they give you since.

I don't use it quite like Dropbox with a watch daemon. I have an encrypted local back up I mount with rclone, do my work, then use rclone again to sync to b2 when I unmount it.

I wouldn't use to version control some project I'm working on where files change frequently. Those transactions would probably kill the cost savings at some point.