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Comment by michael_dorfman | Hacker News Reader

As far as I am concerned, Dropbox "just works".

Why not try it out with the free, 2GB version, and see how it works for you?

After using dropbox for quite a while I finally had a problem, 120 of my files were truncated to 0 bytes. I was able to restore the important files immediately using their previous versions features and their support team fixed the rest for me. I'm still quite a fan of dropbox.

How do you feel their security is? I get nervous about services like these because of info I would keep out there. Source code, personal documents, etc, etc

I've got no complaints, and I've never heard of any security problems. But if the security of the materials is really important to you, you can always encrypt before copying to your Dropbox folder.

That makes Dropbox a lot harder to use because you now have to be able to decrypt your files on every device you want to use Dropbox on. I use Dropbox to have access to my files from anywhere with an internet connection if even I'm not on my computer and unless there's encryption built in that isn't going to work.

Encrypt it, individually or with a loopback filesystem.

I keep my password safe file on DropBox. The rest of my stuff, personal, confidential. I don't bother encrypting as the loss of connivence is greater than the risk/cost of exposure.

if you are concerned about security, you can use tarsnap. http://www.tarsnap.com/ .I don't think it is as user friendly as dropbox

seconded. security is a priority here. plus they have pretty good rates.

unfortunately not available to canucks.

You should also have a look at SpiderOak as a possibility if security is a big concern. Their emphasis on comprehensive data encryption is one of their main selling points.

They have a free 2GB plan as well.

Dropbox is not secure! They have access to all your data. Read the Dropbox forum and you will find that information.

So - Dropbox should not be used for any important files. But for everything else it should be ok.

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