"Cloud stick" - flour choice
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Immediately make a reservation, all of the following is my opinion and my feelings. If your opinion is different from mine - comment!
A year and a half ago, I started using DropBox. Not very active, but enough for everyday tasks. Slowly, due to referrals, 16GB of space has already accumulated. The account is free.
Most recently, Yandex rolled out its Yandex.Disk, Google Drive is preparing for the start and I decided to use all the popular “cloud flash drives” for a while to decide what is most convenient for me in everyday use. Keep up with progress.
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If interested - please under the cat.
The choice of any software, any system, IMHO, should begin with the formulation of the problem. I have these:
On the last point in more detail:
At work, the Internet is fully open, but we are sitting at the proxy, cutting ports. Also, apparently, the traffic is filtered by type (I can not connect to the ssh server on port 80). It is not always convenient and fast to go to the “flash drive” through the web.
I considered the following options:
The rest did not test, because not the strongest popularity.
Separately on iCloud - I do not understand why the same Ya.Disk call him a murderer. iCloud is not a cloud flash drive, but a cloud for synchronizing Apple devices. There you just can not push the various files. Therefore, although I constantly use the Apple cloud, in the context of this material I do not consider it.
So, in order:
Able all that I want, but does not work for a proxy. When you try to log in to the client gives an error about the impossibility of access. You have to go through the web. The result is that in the download folder there are many files of the type “File name (X) .docx”.
For the sake of interest set. Bought on a beautiful number "25 gigabytes." Very disappointed. A very thoughtful cloud, from a mobile client you can upload only a photo / video. You will not connect to iFiles. Plus, when trying to delete something from a mobile client, it periodically gives an error of deletion.
Immediately after registration, it was impossible to start using it - I went on a business trip. Upon arrival will be very surprised by the huge amount of spam from the service. Demolished, nafig.
Now my main "cloud flash drive." It works smartly, can webdav, a pleasant client (pinched with DropBox, but even more familiar), a normal web client. And, Ya.Disk connected at work as a network drive (here they are, webdav'a charms). The last point, I think, became defining.
I chose Ya.Disk. Maybe Google Drive will offer something more interesting. Then, maybe, I will move on it. Fortunately, moving from DropBox to Ya.Disk took me 3 minutes of time.
Thanks for attention!
Ps Security issues omitted - I do not store anything critical in the clouds.
Place questions are omitted - 500 MB is enough for me
Client questions for Linux are omitted - where I work with lin, no flash drive is needed.
Immediately make a reservation, all of the following is my opinion and my feelings. If your opinion is different from mine - comment!
A year and a half ago, I started using DropBox. Not very active, but enough for everyday tasks. Slowly, due to referrals, 16GB of space has already accumulated. The account is free.
Most recently, Yandex rolled out its Yandex.Disk, Google Drive is preparing for the start and I decided to use all the popular “cloud flash drives” for a while to decide what is most convenient for me in everyday use. Keep up with progress.
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If interested - please under the cat.
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The choice of any software, any system, IMHO, should begin with the formulation of the problem. I have these:
- Places in the cloud more than 500 MB
- Non-braking customer
- WEB access
- Webdav \ ftp \ ... support is desirable in order not to install a client
- Fast sync speed \ file access
- Ability to install client \ non-web access to files from work
- IOS Client
On the last point in more detail:
At work, the Internet is fully open, but we are sitting at the proxy, cutting ports. Also, apparently, the traffic is filtered by type (I can not connect to the ssh server on port 80). It is not always convenient and fast to go to the “flash drive” through the web.
Possible solutions
I considered the following options:
- DropBox (familiar, almost no complaints)
- Ya.Disk
- Microsoft SkyDrive
- Box.com
The rest did not test, because not the strongest popularity.
Separately on iCloud - I do not understand why the same Ya.Disk call him a murderer. iCloud is not a cloud flash drive, but a cloud for synchronizing Apple devices. There you just can not push the various files. Therefore, although I constantly use the Apple cloud, in the context of this material I do not consider it.
So, in order:
Dropbox
Able all that I want, but does not work for a proxy. When you try to log in to the client gives an error about the impossibility of access. You have to go through the web. The result is that in the download folder there are many files of the type “File name (X) .docx”.
pros
- Prevalence
- Permanent promotions to increase free storage
- Excellent client for iPhone / iPad
Minuses
- Not friendly with some proxs. Especially when cutting ports. I have the exact case
- Often, a long time to wait for the end of synchronization (Sometimes, on a freshly installed machine, it took tens of minutes to download 100-200 files)
Microsoft SkyDrive
For the sake of interest set. Bought on a beautiful number "25 gigabytes." Very disappointed. A very thoughtful cloud, from a mobile client you can upload only a photo / video. You will not connect to iFiles. Plus, when trying to delete something from a mobile client, it periodically gives an error of deletion.
pros
- Lot of space
- Well-known developer
- Connects to the office suite.
- Able webdav, connects as a network drive.
Minuses
- No desktop client
- Very hemorrhoid procedure for connecting the disk by webdav
- Indistinct mobile client
Box.com
Immediately after registration, it was impossible to start using it - I went on a business trip. Upon arrival will be very surprised by the huge amount of spam from the service. Demolished, nafig.
Yandex.Disk
Now my main "cloud flash drive." It works smartly, can webdav, a pleasant client (pinched with DropBox, but even more familiar), a normal web client. And, Ya.Disk connected at work as a network drive (here they are, webdav'a charms). The last point, I think, became defining.
pros
- All the same webdav
- Everything works very fast
- Has an excellent client for iOS
Minuses
- I waited for an invite for 2 weeks.
- It is necessary to get email from Yandex - can not be attached to other services.
I chose Ya.Disk. Maybe Google Drive will offer something more interesting. Then, maybe, I will move on it. Fortunately, moving from DropBox to Ya.Disk took me 3 minutes of time.
Thanks for attention!
Ps Security issues omitted - I do not store anything critical in the clouds.
Place questions are omitted - 500 MB is enough for me
Client questions for Linux are omitted - where I work with lin, no flash drive is needed.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/142405/
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