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[JoeErvolino]

Only if you are creating a new Account. Not if you already have an account.

[MatthewTorres]

Didn't they do this a few weeks ago? How is it "to match google drive" if that was JUST released?

[PauloSantos9t5m]

They started offering up to 4.5GB with this method back in February IIRC.

[borg12of16]

Adrive offer 50gb of space. The only downside, you have to enter a captcha everytime you login.

[babo]

I was able to upgrade FREE on Box.net to 50GB!

[HankRearden]

Love DropBox. Works on Linux, Mac and PC, supported on all my mobile devices and lot's of the mobile apps I use take advantage of it. I do wish it supported WebDav though.

[jzabrams]

Do you really need 5, or even 50GB of online storage this badly? I'm going to go ahead and be better safe than sorry in considering everything that passes through there could, literally, be on the record someday - just like corporate e-mail. Don't worry, it's not like they're going to be actively poring over your stuff or scanning for keywords, but the *second* they suspect you of something and a judge signs that warrant, the computer has already generated your criminal profile from the last 10 years of pre-indexed stuff you've helpfully provided, all before you even got to the police station. Hope you don't have a dark or sarcastic streak in you, because it's nearly impossible to explain at discovery or deposition 5 years later and the lawyer is going to eat you up.

[HankRearden]

jzabrams, on 27 April 2012 - 11:57 AM, said:

Do you really need 5, or even 50GB of online storage this badly? I'm going to go ahead and be better safe than sorry in considering everything that passes through there could, literally, be on the record someday - just like corporate e-mail. Don't worry, it's not like they're going to be actively poring over your stuff or scanning for keywords, but the *second* they suspect you of something and a judge signs that warrant, the computer has already generated your criminal profile from the last 10 years of pre-indexed stuff you've helpfully provided, all before you even got to the police station. Hope you don't have a dark or sarcastic streak in you, because it's nearly impossible to explain at discovery or deposition 5 years later and the lawyer is going to eat you up.

I basically keep my entire equivalent of my home directory on DropBox. Since I have multiple machines I like that they each have the same access to the same files no matter which one I am on. Kind of like the same advantage of IMAP vs POP3. Once I got used to it there is no going back.

[Colinv84i]

jzabrams, on 27 April 2012 - 11:57 AM, said:

Do you really need 5, or even 50GB of online storage this badly? I'm going to go ahead and be better safe than sorry in considering everything that passes through there could, literally, be on the record someday - just like corporate e-mail. Don't worry, it's not like they're going to be actively poring over your stuff or scanning for keywords, but the *second* they suspect you of something and a judge signs that warrant, the computer has already generated your criminal profile from the last 10 years of pre-indexed stuff you've helpfully provided, all before you even got to the police station. Hope you don't have a dark or sarcastic streak in you, because it's nearly impossible to explain at discovery or deposition 5 years later and the lawyer is going to eat you up.

Not sure what you do on your spare time, but my pics are "G" rated. Maybe on good night I can hit "R". Either way, nothing to where a judge would prosecute me.

[Jayuan7]

Colinv84i, on 27 April 2012 - 07:20 PM, said:

jzabrams, on 27 April 2012 - 11:57 AM, said:

Do you really need 5, or even 50GB of online storage this badly? I'm going to go ahead and be better safe than sorry in considering everything that passes through there could, literally, be on the record someday - just like corporate e-mail. Don't worry, it's not like they're going to be actively poring over your stuff or scanning for keywords, but the *second* they suspect you of something and a judge signs that warrant, the computer has already generated your criminal profile from the last 10 years of pre-indexed stuff you've helpfully provided, all before you even got to the police station. Hope you don't have a dark or sarcastic streak in you, because it's nearly impossible to explain at discovery or deposition 5 years later and the lawyer is going to eat you up.

Not sure what you do on your spare time, but my pics are "G" rated. Maybe on good night I can hit "R". Either way, nothing to where a judge would prosecute me.

uh, "undesirable" material isn't necessarily about pictures - it's political opinions, social issues and similar. Think student organizations in China.