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Dropbox removing external disk support for Mac users
In case anyone's unaware... if you're a Mac user storing your Dropbox on an external drive, you'll shortly lose that ability.
https://talk.tidbits.com/t/dropbox-drops-support-for-storing-files-...
ArthurPix thatâs an interesting article and also mentions the uproar faced by users and that weâre not the only cloud users forum that is in disarray.
It does seem that reading that that Apple is deliberately doing this to make people upgrade their storage with them at their extortionate prices. This doesnât sit well with me and whilst I usually pay more because I run a laptop as I need mobility, Apples prices and connected items (chip, memory, GPU etc etc) is making it harder for users.
Combine that with most cloud storage companies inability to find a workaround, my gut feeling is even if Dropbox et al find a solution that Apple is just gonna close that door by changing something else. That being said, Microsoft have sorted this, Sync DOT com have sorted this too so Dropbox also shouldâve sorted it too, especially with their resources. Weird that Google havenât managed to or maybe they donât care. Probably donât care actually, especially how they just make money hand over fist.
Anyway, I digress. Just 3 more weeks and I will be done. I will not have to worry about any of this and I will be free of all these issues. I just pray that Apple doesnât break sync DOT coms app.
It does seem that reading that that Apple is deliberately doing this to make people upgrade their storage with them at their extortionate prices. This doesnât sit well with me and whilst I usually pay more because I run a laptop as I need mobility, Apples prices and connected items (chip, memory, GPU etc etc) is making it harder for users.
Combine that with most cloud storage companies inability to find a workaround, my gut feeling is even if Dropbox et al find a solution that Apple is just gonna close that door by changing something else. That being said, Microsoft have sorted this, Sync DOT com have sorted this too so Dropbox also shouldâve sorted it too, especially with their resources. Weird that Google havenât managed to or maybe they donât care. Probably donât care actually, especially how they just make money hand over fist.
Anyway, I digress. Just 3 more weeks and I will be done. I will not have to worry about any of this and I will be free of all these issues. I just pray that Apple doesnât break sync DOT coms app.
UKD Actually Sync doesnât appear to have it sorted any better than Dropbox. In fact their solution is identical to Dropbox from what I gather - let customers use the old app until a real solution presents itself OR Apple finally deprecates kernel extensions and Sync forces everyone onto the new system. This is exactly what Dropbox is doing.
The oneDrive approach (storing only reference files in the CloudStorage folder, while the underlying ârealâ data is linked in from a cache folder located anywhere you like) is probably what most of these companies will adopt, although it seems inefficient and your data will be stored in a format that is entirely reliant on their software to make sense of, so youâre locked in to their scheme. I personally wonât adopt any solution that turns my files into jibberish like this.
beenyweenies oh well, it is what it is. If push comes to shove I'll drop the external cloud completely and rely on my own NAS. I have a clone of all the files on there as a localised physical backup and I can expand it to about 75TB without the expansion drive, which I think will give me an extra 75TB on top of that.
This isn't the perfect solution but that's my final fallback if none of these companies can figure out a decent solution.
Anyway... I am now off Dropbox. All my files have been moved and all I now need to do is start removing the files from Dropbox. Then it's Au Revior, Adios, Ciao and no more drivel and bollocks stories from Dropbox. I'm just cancelling my personal account too.
Out of curiosity, anyone heard from Dropbox about the final stable release of their software? Just in to July and I'm pretty sure they said they would have it all resolved by May. Might be mistaken but I'm sure it was May.
