In any case, encryption isn't making it slow. Maybe it does sleep(random()) between each upload. It just sits idle for half an hour or more, scarcely utilizing any network resources. At one point I had over 100GB stored in there, and it was a PITA to sync any files at all.)Īs an interesting comparison, Microsoft SkyDrive performs just as terribly as SpiderOak does when you give it a few hundred folders with ~100K files to sync, despite the fact that it does no client-side encryption. (I have over 50GB of data in my SpiderOak account, made up of a quarter million files. Wuala is no better in my experience, although YMMV depending on your use case and filesystem structure. I understand that the protocol needs to be different if all the encryption is done by the client, but this is just ridiculous. It's very annoying when I just want to see a few files that I know I changed in another machine. Nothing gets synched during this time, and the client sometimes consumes a whole CPU core for extended periods. That's how long it takes for the client to find out what files I changed in my other machines in the meantime, including all the files that have nothing to do with this particular machine. I agree with you and suspect that it has more to do with crappy architecture.Īnecdote: SpiderOak takes 5 minutes synchronizing metadata with the server if I start it on a laptop that I only use occasionally. Encryption shouldn't have any noticeable impact on sync speed, since modern CPUs can encrypt a file a hundred times over in the time it takes to upload/download it. Here is more on Dropbox and SpiderOak and for even more comparisons and reviews for file sharing, syncing and online backup solutions check here.I have absolutely no intention to spread FUD about client-side encryption, and in fact I don't think Dropbox's speed advantage has anything to do with (lack of) encryption. Or tell us … what is your solution for secure file sharing, file sync and online backup?īy the way, if you decide to try SpiderOak or Wuala let me know and I can send you an invitation that will increase your default free storage. ![]() Update: Wuala shut down on Novemand on their page they recommend Tresorit as a zero-knowledge (only one can access the account) solution. Or a free account with Wuala, which is so secure that you you don’t want to loose your password … because not even their staff can retrieve it. They work wonderful together!įor example, open a free account with SpiderOak which has encryption integrated and where you can choose which folders to sync. If you are concern with the private transmission of your information through Dropbox you can add BoxCryptor to it (or Cryptkeeper if you use Linux). ![]() This means that if someone ever intercepts your data, they can read it and use it as they please.įortunately there is a solution for Dropbox lovers conscious of their data! With all its beautiful simplicity, the main criticism to Dropbox is its lack of encryption in the transmission of your data. sync with another of your computers/mobile devicesĪs a friend pointed out to me the other day, you could even have files and folders syncing outside of your Dropbox folder with some extra steps.To set up Dropbox you can start opening a free account that gives you 2 GB of cloud space, download their app to your computer (Windows, Linux and Mac available) and select a folder (a drop-box) where all the files that you want to Perhaps the most popular of those is Dropbox and that would be because of its simplicity. Well, there are many online tools on the cloud that help you to achieve all of the above and sometimes more. Or perhaps you needed to share with others that file that email managers consider too big to handle. ![]() Or recover a corrupted file … when you don’t have your external backup disk handy? Ever needed to have access to that file in your computer … when you are not close to your computer?
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