Thank you. Carol > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 10:47:55 +0100 > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Cloud Storage > > Hi All, > > I use dropbox to store/share my tree without a problem. > > If the internet is down you still have the latest synced version of your > tree and media on all the machines connected to it. > > It only requires a bit of common sense knowing what files may have > changed since the last sync. > > As a safety measure I backup my entire dropbox folder to my second drive > on my server every now and then so in case of disaster I have a fall back. > > I'm just going to do that now :-) > > Keith Drury Myers > > On 21/05/16 09:55, Steve Hayes wrote: > > On 20 May 2016 at 13:45, Carol Boswell wrote: > > > >> Greetings, > >> Is it advisable and/or possible to use Legacy entirely from one's cloud > >> storage, such asGoogle.drive or Dropbox? Or is it only for storing and > >> retrieving media? Thanks, Carol Boswell > > It certainly isn't advisable. > > > > Cloud storage is good got backup and transfer, but not for one's working > > files. For one thing, if you don't have internet access, then you lose > > access > > to your files. > > > > Also, Dropbox will be dropping al support for Windows XP in a couple of > > months, so if you are using that O/S you'll lose direct access to your > > files. > > > > If anyone knows of an alternative to Dropbox for that purpose, I'd like to > > know of it. > > > > > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
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