External Storage: Dropbox Users here.

[citron230]

When using iDisk sync... Do you have to go to me.com and upload your files there? And then your iDisk on your computer syncs with me.com... Or can you simply drop your documents into the iDisk partition on your computer and me.com uploads them for you? I tried the latter method and it said "syncing", but visiting me.com I never see the filed I added to the partition.

No the iDisk is part of me. On me.com you can select how much is set aside for email and how much for iDisk folder. I have 3GB for email and 17GB set aside for iDisk. In the system preferences on the Mac you sign into your MobileMe about and it will set up a virtual folder on your desktop for your iDisk. The data in that folder is then duplicated onto the iDisk in the "cloud". That way when you are not connected to WiFi you can still access the files in your iDisk.

 

[bb147]

I live in dropbox.

I do not store ANY documents (except music) on my laptop unless its in drop box... too big of a risk in losing files.

highly highly recommended, especially with the iPhone app.


And they added local sync, so if you are on the same network, it doesn't re-download it over the cloud like it use to, this is good for larger files if you have a slow internet connection.

 

[ArcAngel66]

No the iDisk is part of me. On me.com you can select how much is set aside for email and how much for iDisk folder. I have 3GB for email and 17GB set aside for iDisk. In the system preferences on the Mac you sign into your MobileMe about and it will set up a virtual folder on your desktop for your iDisk. The data in that folder is then duplicated onto the iDisk in the "cloud". That way when you are not connected to WiFi you can still access the files in your iDisk.

IDK if my question was really answered or not, but Im still confused.

If I stick a file into that virtual folder will it automatically be uploaded to me.com? Or does that folder only just copy what is already on me.com's iDisk?

 

[Transporteur]

Yes, Dropbox changed that some time ago. They used to be just transported securely, but now they are encrypted in the cloud.

Oh nice, wasn't aware of that. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[BeachChair]

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Dropbox is simply awesome. Everyone I've showed it to, be it girlfriend or classmates, have come back and told me how much they love it.

 

[gks]

IDK if my question was really answered or not, but Im still confused.

If I stick a file into that virtual folder will it automatically be uploaded to me.com? Or does that folder only just copy what is already on me.com's iDisk?

If you're talking the iDisk "Device" under "Devices" in Finder then that is a virtual folder ONLY on the server. Nothing is locally stored in that folder it's only on iDisk.

Dropbox has a local folder, and the application keeps that folder in sync with the cloud version.