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Catherine McArdle

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writing cloud backups

shared by Catherine McArdle on 09 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • Catherine McArdle on 09 Jun 13
     
    I keep copies of all my writing on this Cloud site.
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  • Deryn Mansell on 10 Jun 13
     
    I use dropbox.com. I think it's a similar concept to box so I would be interested if anyone has any insight into the pros and cons of each. I've found using the cloud for storage particularly handy as I work on different computers at home and work - the cloud is a lot harder to lose than a usb.
  • Kelly Gardiner on 11 Jun 13
     
    They are similar, but as I understand it the differences are: Box is great for sharing and collaboration - perhaps better at it than Dropbox, with more collaborative functions. But you need web access to use it properly. If you just use it for regular back-up that's fine. Dropbox synchs files between your computer and the cloud so you always have access even when not online. That's critical for me. I work in my files on my machine/device and Dropbox backs it up for me immediately, so I don't have to think about it. Google Drive/docs is another option. Depends on your needs.
  • Lyndal Cairns on 11 Jun 13
     
    I use Dropbox for pictures and Google Drive for text, in essence. The benefit of Google Drivein my opinion is that it ties in (almost) seamlessly with Google's online word processing tools.
  • Kelly Gardiner on 11 Jun 13
     
    Agreed. Simple to use and really terrific for online collaboration. Slightly different concept as the files aren't natively in Word or Excel or whatever, but still very handy.
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