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Originally Posted by Hemmi
I never did get an email from Dropbox about this.
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same here. I read a reference to it in a thread somewhere, thought surely not... googled it...
i have about 15Gb of dropbox free runnign on about a dozen devices [ PCs, tablets }. I also have some unused dropbox accounts, because I used to add dropbox via a "referral" to a different email, to any new device - for the extra free storage credit.
the 2 things that put me off paying for it.
1) no cheap tier - and i don't need 100Gb or more. the largest thing I have in dropbox is a 2GB calibre library backup which I one-way sync into daily.
what I do find very useful is keeping lots of simple text files in there , like to-do lists, which I can access and update from any device. Using simple text files suit me better than learning to use a proprietary notes program like one note or ever note.
2) Of greater concern - there are lots of horror stories on-line about Dropbox refusing to refund duplicate/accidental payments. Allegedly you cannot get money back from them ever, for any reason short of dying - and even that is debatable
if I did need more + paid for storage, I think I would go for Google One, but I hate signing up for subscriptions. I'd rather just buy a spare USB drive or two. I have several Western Digital 2TB passport drive, in different colours. very quiet and reliable. All our large media file are on those adn linked to Plex servers for LAN access