[TriLUG] Dropbox and folders (directories)

[bak via TriLUG]

Synchronization ≠ backup (though it is better than nothing). 

If a file you are synchronizing is corrupted or damaged, you run the risk of synchronizing the damage to the remote data store.

I don’t use dropbox but IIRC it has a version history feature. That would more properly be a backup, but check to see what their policies are for data retention — how long do they keep old copies, and how many they keep.

—bak

> On Feb 11, 2016, at 08:25, MvER - TrLUG via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear TriLUGers,
> 
> On my laptop I have been keeping several folders with files.
> Some of those files/folders have been placed in my Dropbox account.
> This creates additional folder on the laptop, named (surprise) 'Dropbox'
> 
> I have been doing this 'double-tracking' on the theory that having two
> copies is giving me security against loss.
> OTOH, it creates the issue of which file do I work with and then how do
> I be sure to synchronize it to the corresponding folder (Dropbox or laptop)?
> Do I need both?
> 
> Your best practices, please?
> 
> Thanks.   Mike R.
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