I didn’t need more storage than was available with my free account, so I was uninterested in paying Dropbox $9.99 per month for the full 2 TB in Dropbox Plus. Further complicating the situation is the need to collaborate with others in whatever ecosystem they use, whether that’s Dropbox, Google Drive, or Box.Īfter Dropbox limited free accounts to three devices (see “ Dropbox Limits Free Accounts to Three Devices,” 14 March 2019, and note that the company doesn’t advertise this limitation on its pricing comparison page), I stopped using it as much for sharing files between my devices-at minimum, I have an iMac, MacBook Air, iPhone, and iPad, and there are often several older devices in play as well. However, as soon as you venture outside a walled garden, whether that means Gmail or Microsoft Office, it’s hard to stick to just one provider, as I found. If you rely entirely on Apple products, you may be able to get away with iCloud Drive, and the same goes for Google with Google Drive and Microsoft with OneDrive. Cloud storage has become yet another weapon in the ecosystem wars. It might seem as though you could pick one cloud storage provider and stick with it, but I haven’t found it to be that easy. Here’s an attempt to bring those who don’t pay close attention to the field up to date. With the rise of Apple’s iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Microsoft’s OneDrive, the enterprise-focused Box, and a host of competitors, it has become near-impossible to keep track of everything that affects regular users of cloud storage services. #1628: iPhone 14 impressions, Dark Sky end-of-life, tales from Rogue AmoebaĬloud Storage Forecast Unsettled, with Possible Storms.#1629: iOS 16.0.2, customizing the iOS 16 Lock Screen, iPhone wallet cases, meditate for free with Oak.

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