Additionally, SugarSync lets you add password protection to files and folders when sharing them publicly, which not all competitors can't brag about.
The company's app for iPhone and iPad is also decent though it's pretty ugly, like the desktop app , and even allows you to stream a whole album of songs in a row from the cloud, unlike Dropbox. Lastly, SugarSync gives you 5GB for free to join. Insync's motto is "8x cheaper than Dropbox," while providing many of the same features and capabilities. After the Drive launch today, this isn't the case any longer , but Insync is still just as cheap as Drive. Insync uses the free storage you already have as a part of your Google Docs now Drive account, which means that for each Google account you have, you get 5GB of free storage.
If you want to upgrade, Google's prices are much cheaper than the Amazon AWS prices Dropbox charges for storage upgrades. So anyway, Insync works really well as a Dropbox substitute, syncing without a hitch to your Google Drive account.
Each account gets its own folder on your computer, but you can't sync any other folders on your computer unless they are inside an Insync folder. The first time you open the app, you won't even see an application screen.
Instead, you're popped into a Google permissions screen online, an indication of how closely Insync is tied with Google. Once you initiate a sync, all of the Google Docs crap you've ever opened will get downloaded to your computer. One cool feature is that unlike Drive, Insync will automatically convert your files into formats like.
Drive syncs Docs to your computer as web shortcuts. In fact, you might want to use Insync solely as a file manager for your Google Docs files since it lets you drag-and-drop things around between folders labels in Google Docs.
Move files within these folders and the next time you check Google Docs, the file will have switched labels. In the end, Insync is a great solution for syncing files to and from your Google Docs account, but doesn't let you sync much else. Also, the company's mobile apps are in private beta, which means you can't use them just yet. Cubby operates a lot like Dropbox, but lets you pick folders around your computer to sync like with SugarSync. Besides that, Cubby doesn't offer much in terms of options and customization for syncing to the cloud, but does offer more for users trying to sync files between two desktop computers that are always on.
For this kind of scenario, Cubby offers "unlimited peer-to-peer syncing" between computers, assuming both computers stay turned on. If you make changes to a file on one, it will instantly sync to the other. Cubby is ultimately crippled by the fact that it doesn't yet offer a public API for developers, so it can't plug in to any other apps you use. Yet, it shows a ton of potential because of how fast and modern its desktop and web interface are.
Various apps such as Pages and iA Writer have iCloud sync capabilities, saving your work after every keystroke and instantly sending changes to Apple's servers. Additionally, Lion saves versions of your documents locally using Time Machine so you can return to older versions of your document, but only on your machine.
While iCloud is a very rudimentary document-syncing solution, it might also be the simplest one to use. And if you need to stream music or videos you've purchased from the cloud, you can do that, too. SkyDrive is Microsoft's syncing solution, and in our testing, it works very smoothly.
SkyDrive starts things off right by offering 7GB of free storage, which is best in class. If you move quickly and have used SkyDrive before , you can quickly nab 25GB of total free storage space. SkyDrive creates an experience akin to iCloud, but for Microsoft products — except you can also edit documents in groups like you can with Box or Dropbox.
And like with Drive and Google Docs , you can edit and create documents for free within your browser. Unfortunately, there's no sharing yet from the Mac app and you can't download items for offline viewing on all mobile platforms. But as a whole, In the end, SkyDrive makes for an extremely well-rounded entry — especially if you forgot to sync something with it.
Mozy Stash is modeled after Dropbox, which is a good thing, but this also means it doesn't offer any features that make it worth using over the industry leader. But, if you're already a Mozy customer, Stash works. You have one folder that the desktop client which lives in your menu bar constantly monitors. If you make changes, these changes are synced to other computers hooked up to Mozy, and to Mozy's mobile apps. But since there's no public API, Stash doesn't hook up to any other apps so you can use it for storage.
And while you can access your files through a web app, the interface is exceedingly rudimentary and doesn't even allow you to view files without downloading them.
Whereas SugarSync puts sync first and then backup, SpiderOak puts backing up your computer at top priority. Once you pick folders to back up, you can choose one to sync to multiple computers. Except in order to do so, you'll need to designate which folders should correspond with each other on each computer.
For example, you need to tell the app that "Folder A" on your laptop which you've already backed up using SpiderOak should sync with "Folder B" on your desktop which you've already backed up using SpiderOak. This means that you can't even finish the setup process until you have access to your other computer again so you can create a sync folder and back it up.
Dropbox is not developing as others are. Dropbox is a simple overpriced product left to nothing. Google just disabled being able to add shared folders to your drive, effectively destroying its utility for most users. In the light of this I strongly recommend editing the 'Syncing' and 'File Sharing' bits of this article. And also your tagline, because where Dropbox might earlier have been ahead by a nose or a hair, it is now ahead of google drive by miles.
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Clearly, this kind of collaboration feature is impressively powerful. However, there are three downfalls to consider:. Dropbox Dropbox has a much more simplistic sharing method, but its sharing features are more lackluster than its Google Drive competitor.
You can share folders in read-write mode, but files cannot be shared in read-only mode. However, for small businesses, Dropbox is a better choice for its sharing simplicity. Revision control describes the process used to handle previous versions of files. Usually, each time a document is revised, a new version is created. If you revise a document many times, you can end up with many versions of the same file. This is one area where Google Apps and Dropbox have notable differences in the way they operate.
PRO TIP : Revision control and file recovery are critical features for many businesses; if this is the case with your business needs, then Dropbox is your best choice. Google Apps is fairly simple to use, but there are some issues which cause confusion. Google Apps has many additional features that Dropbox does not have, such as an entire office-editing suite, email, and much more.
Dropbox has the simplest interface, but has far less features. For quick and simple sharing, Dropbox is the obvious answer, but for more powerful online office features, Google Apps has you covered. If you need heavier office features like superior team collaboration, Google Drive is your best choice.
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