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Large Dropbox Cache?

13.Sep.08 | Leave a Comment

While poking around and looking for space I happened to notice the following:

I have a “Dropbox cache” folder using 2 GB! What makes this interesting to me is that I am using just under 900 MB on Dropbox.
I’d theorize that this is used to help offline and versioning scenarios(?) but shouldn’t it cleaned up at [...]

Dropbox Launches

11.Sep.08 | 1 Comment

Just a quick note: Dropbox has launched today. No more chasing invites. Looks like the Linux client has gone live today as well.
This has become my most used online storage and “casual” syncing tool. I’m glad to see it has formally launched!

Taking a Leave from Mesh

15.Jul.08 | 7 Comments

I’ve been dabbling with Microsoft’s Live Mesh since last April. Just last month I was debating between using Mesh or Dropbox for my online storage needs. It was close, but at the time I chose Mesh.
Today I decided that I’m ready to be done with Mesh for a while. I kept hoping to get [...]

Windows Live Mesh or DropBox?

17.Jun.08 | 6 Comments

I’ve been experimenting with both DropBox and Windows Live Mesh the last few weeks. Both have their strong points, both have weaknesses. I keep switching back and forth trying to decide which one to stick with.

That Syncing Feeling
What do I like about both? Both make it very simple to sync directories between machines. These aren’t [...]

Live SkyDrive — Multiple File Uploading

24.Feb.08 | 7 Comments

This past week I saw quite a few tech and blog articles getting giddy about the new Windows Live SkyDrive changes –especially about the 5GB of free storage included. Sounds great doesn’t it?
A free 5GB to store stuff is pretty compelling and, as you might expect, SkyDrive also offers sharing and notifications and all sorts [...]

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