Dropbox File Backup for Linux
There are tons of places that offer free file storage online these days. Microsoft has recently launched its “SkyDrive” with 25 gigs free. (Alas, there’s also an upload limit of 50 MB.) But if you want to sync with your Linux desktop, Microsoft’s SkyDrive won’t have software for you.
Dropbox offers online file storage and sharing with software for Windows, Mac and Linux (plus many mobile platforms, but alas for me, the Blackberry version is not ready yet). So as a Linux user I was pleased to actually have current software that works…the syncing is not only easy but super fast.
With a free account you get 2 gigs, which is not a lot, but you will receive 250 MB extra for each person you refer (up to 8 gigs). Of course, I have a referral link I want to share with you…if you use it when you sign up for an account, you’ll also get an extra 250 MB:
https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTc5MzUzNjU5
The pricing plans for upgraded accounts with more storage are reasonable, but not amazing in terms of gigs per dollar; but the service does not limit file size, and supposedly everything is encrypted so you have your privacy.
I’m finding the service most useful when I want to share things with someone else who is not local. You can just drag and drop files into a shared folder and it adds the files to the Dropbox folder on the other user’s computer almost instantly.
