Online storage... new kid on the block - Page 15

orlok · 08-20-2013, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Is this a cable connection? Your upload speed makes me think it probably is. ADSL in the UK is typically limited to 1MBit upload speed.

I'm on BT Infinity 2 fibre-optic broadband. You can get up to 19 Mb upload speeds in theory, depending on where you live. We were one of the first towns in Leicestershire to get it, I believe.

HarryT · 08-20-2013, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

I'm on BT Infinity 2 fibre-optic broadband. You can get up to 19 Mb upload speeds in theory, depending on where you live. We were one of the first towns in Leicestershire to get it, I believe.

That explains it - thanks!

tubemonkey · 08-20-2013, 12:33 PM

I have cable and usually get 80+ Mbps download and 20+ Mbps upload.

Loosheesh · 08-20-2013, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kyteflyer

That's ADSL1 speed, struggling. What are you supposed to have?

I checked with my ISP and my plan is 2 Mbps download and 512 Kbps upload.

Blossom · 08-20-2013, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I have cable and usually get 80+ Mbps download and 20+ Mbps upload.

30MBps down and 4MBps up here and I still have trouble with Copy.

HarryT · 08-20-2013, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loosheesh

I checked with my ISP and my plan is 2 Mbps download and 512 Kbps upload.

With ADSL it's the slow upload speed that's the killer when it comes to doing backups. I have 16M download speed, but only 1M upload, and that makes the idea of transferring multi-GB to cloud storage totally impractical. Hence the reason I use external USB drives for backup.

library addict · 08-20-2013, 10:18 PM

Maybe everyone already knew this but me, but I did a restore point for my PC (due to an issue with a driver which is affecting Calibre). I thought when you did a restore point it did not affect your files, but it apparently does for the cloud synced stuff (at least on the cloud end)

My Copy folder deleted everything (I think because I had moved its location after the restore point I chose).

And my Dropbox folder deleted a bunch of stuff I had added to it as well.

Thankfully I managed to find it all (I hope) in the deleted items folders in Dropbox and Copy.

Technology has not be my friend lately.

melmac · 08-20-2013, 11:14 PM

Thanks OP I grabbed a fellow forums members referral and signed up 20G was to good to pass up

Blossom · 08-20-2013, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by library addict

Maybe everyone already knew this but me, but I did a restore point for my PC (due to an issue with a driver which is affecting Calibre). I thought when you did a restore point it did not affect your files, but it apparently does for the cloud synced stuff (at least on the cloud end)

My Copy folder deleted everything (I think because I had moved its location after the restore point I chose).

And my Dropbox folder deleted a bunch of stuff I had added to it as well.

Thankfully I managed to find it all (I hope) in the deleted items folders in Dropbox and Copy.

Technology has not be my friend lately.

I never use system restore but when a driver corrupts there is very little you can do other uninstalll/reinstall or rollback to previous version.

library addict · 08-21-2013, 12:31 AM

Sadly, the problem has not gone away. Oh well, I give up for now.

sadievan · 08-22-2013, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paola

On the use of shortcut/links to put folders in Copy, I can also confirm that deleting the link from the Copy folder does not delete the whole folder (in Dropbox, and perhaps in Copy too, if for any reason you no longer want to sync a folder and delete it from the Dropbox folder, the whole thing goes - in this respect the shortcut/link method looks quite safe).

You could also move your folders out of Dropbox to another location on your computer instead of deleting them.

GoSharks · 08-27-2013, 10:50 AM

FYI- For those using a cloud backup for Calibre...

If you have your Calibre library folder set to be continuosly synched to the cloud (ie: Library folder is in your Dropbox folder, or you have a shortcut link to your Library folder in your Copy folder), Kovid STRONGLY recommends that you pause synching while you are using Calibre. Synching while you are using Calibre falls under the category of having the Library folder being accessed by two programs at the same time which is a big no-no. I personally was very aware of the prohibition against two users accessing the Library folder at the same time, but did not realize that an upward synch to the cloud was looked at the same way.
If you want to read the thread it is here...

library addict · 08-27-2013, 09:59 PM

Thanks.

I'm now debating if I should remove the shortcut to Calibre and manually backup books to the Copy folder. Or if a big giant sticky note on my monitor will be enough to get me into the routine of hitting pause every time I start Calibre. Hmmm

Blossom · 08-27-2013, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by library addict

Thanks.

I'm now debating if I should remove the shortcut to Calibre and manually backup books to the Copy folder. Or if a big giant sticky note on my monitor will be enough to get me into the routine of hitting pause every time I start Calibre. Hmmm

That is why I do not keep the active version of Calibre on my hard drive it stays on my My Passport drive and I keep a backup version I manually sync once a week in my Dropbox which I created a shortcut to in my Copy Folder.

library addict · 08-28-2013, 12:28 AM

Yeah, I think I am just going to keep a manual copy of my libraries in the Copy folder. Don't want to risk forgetting to pause. I'm having enough issues as it is

08-27-2013, 10:50 AM	#222
GoSharks SQUIRREL!! Posts: 1,636 Karma: 8400000 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Device: K-Fire, PW2, PW3	Caution using cloud with Calibre... FYI- For those using a cloud backup for Calibre... If you have your Calibre library folder set to be continuosly synched to the cloud (ie: Library folder is in your Dropbox folder, or you have a shortcut link to your Library folder in your Copy folder), Kovid STRONGLY recommends that you pause synching while you are using Calibre. Synching while you are using Calibre falls under the category of having the Library folder being accessed by two programs at the same time which is a big no-no. I personally was very aware of the prohibition against two users accessing the Library folder at the same time, but did not realize that an upward synch to the cloud was looked at the same way. If you want to read the thread it is here...

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08-20-2013, 12:33 PM	#213
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,477 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	I have cable and usually get 80+ Mbps download and 20+ Mbps upload.

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08-21-2013, 12:31 AM	#220
library addict Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,882 Karma: 35535698 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Nexus 7 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8" (retired=Sony PRS650, Kobo Mini)	Sadly, the problem has not gone away. Oh well, I give up for now.

08-27-2013, 09:59 PM	#223
library addict Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,882 Karma: 35535698 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Nexus 7 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8" (retired=Sony PRS650, Kobo Mini)	Thanks. I'm now debating if I should remove the shortcut to Calibre and manually backup books to the Copy folder. Or if a big giant sticky note on my monitor will be enough to get me into the routine of hitting pause every time I start Calibre. Hmmm

08-28-2013, 12:28 AM	#225
library addict Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,882 Karma: 35535698 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Nexus 7 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8" (retired=Sony PRS650, Kobo Mini)	Yeah, I think I am just going to keep a manual copy of my libraries in the Copy folder. Don't want to risk forgetting to pause. I'm having enough issues as it is

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