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file synchronization service

Information about

• Best clients of any service - all well integrated into the operating system and lightweight: Unique selling point
• Bad track record at securing user data: Disadvantage
• Low memory and processor usage: Advantage
• Quick uploads: Advantage
• Very popular: Advantage

Other features

• Public file sharing service
• Private file sharing service
• File versioned storage system.
• Has backup destination : Amazon S3.
• Client side compression method : Block level deduplication
• Client side compression method : Global deduplication
• Maximum file size : Unlimited (300MB for the web application)

See also

• Secure alternatives to dropbox
• Cheaper alternatives to dropbox

Information about

• Authentication bug leaves accounts wide open for four hours: Event reference Reference
• Security researcher warns over authentication security flaw: Negative review reference Reference
• Crunchie award in 2009 for best internet application: Award
• Macworld editor's choice award in 2009: Award
• Webby award in 2010: Award
• Arstechnica mac design award in 2010: Award

Has clients

• Windows application
• Mac OS application
• Linux application
• Blackberry application
• Android application
• iPad application
• iPhone application
• Web application
• Web photo gallery

Plans

• Basic: Storage : 2.5 GB - 0 dollars per month 0 dollars per gb month
• Pro Monthly 50 GB: 9.99 dollars per month - billing period : monthly, 0.2 dollars per gb month
• Pro Annual 50 GB: 99.99 dollars per year - billing period : annual, 0.167 dollars per gb month
• Pro Monthly 100 GB: 19.99 dollars per month - billing period : monthly, 0.2 dollars per gb month
• Pro Annual 100 GB: 199.99 dollars per year - billing period : annual, 0.167 dollars per gb month