Dropbox - John's Vademecum

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====== Dropbox ======

** Quitting Dropbox  **

===== Thought process =====

I've had a Dropbox Plus account for many years, but lately I find I use it less and less, and it's becoming bloated with useless features.

I have other options for backup and easy access :

  * Dokuwiki (two separate wikis : personal and business) - accessible via web from anywhere - VPS has a 20GB hard drive for file storage
  * VPS directly - using rsync or Unison
  * NAS - 2TB on home LAN (make accessible externally via HTTP?)
  * Google Drive - Free 15GB - sync with PC, Web, Phone - simpler replacement for Dropbox
  * Photos from phone automatically back-up (low resolution) to Google Photos
    * Download occasionally via USB to Shack Laptop then delete originals from phone
    * rsync from Shack Laptop -> NAS1 ''Pictures'' share




===== Steps =====

  - <del>Move wanted //document// files etc. from Dropbox to NAS, until up against the big "Pictures" folder....</del>
  - <del>Delete large bulk of files (i.e. those already safe on NAS1) from Dropbox</del>
  - <del>Start ''caja-dropbox'' on shack laptop and allow it to sync the remaining files (predominantly ''Pictures'' plus some remaining documents etc.)</del>
  - <del>Once everything is on Shack Laptop or NAS box -> stop ''caja-dropbox'' on Laptop -> delete Dropbox's copies of everything needed to get below 2GB</del>
  - <del>rsync everything else to NAS1 from Shack Laptop</del>
  - <del>Downgrade Dropbox account ''cancel subscription'' -> Confirm refund of this year's subscription -> when absolutely certain ''Delete Dropbox account''</del>


===== Plus Side =====

  * This Laptop now seems not to get bogged down every time you do anything, once Dropbox is gone!




--- //John Pumford-Green 02/05/23 08:28//


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