[TriLUG] Dropbox and folders (directories)

[C TC via TriLUG]

Nothing beats using real "off line" backups for retention.
Especially for important and confidential data.
Though Dropbox data is encrypted with 256-AES, I don't
rely on it as a standalone backup.

Do you "need" both copies? One of the best parts of Dropbox
is that you can edit files on your local Dropbox directory
while off line, and it will auto-sync when you connect.
If you have data loss paranoia, use separate files, and overwrite
the DB version when you copy it to the DB directory.




On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 9:09 AM, bak via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> 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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