And It has also managed to bypass glasswire, which had I paid to do some firewalling work and monitor my network. Imagine it syncing everything in your drive even if you don’t want it to sync anything.
One of the best syncing drives I have ever used is iDrive, although it is a little bit more industrious than what I have hoped for. The data syncing described above is the real magic of these services, and with Amazon you’re forced to manually download files you need, or download the entire contents of your Cloud Drive at once, which will quickly become impractical as users take advantage of their “unlimited” storage. Of course, this type of functionality is always optional, and you can configure any of the popular online storage services to operate like Amazon Cloud Drive, with files stored only in the cloud and no local copies synced, but all that does is make it harder to access your data, and it’s not the kind of configuration that most users would prefer. When you save this spreadsheet after making changes, one of the aforementioned services detects the change and automatically uploads the new version of the file to the cloud, and then subsequently syncs the changes in the new file to any other synced devices. With these services, the files you access are stored on your local device, so when you open an Excel spreadsheet, for example, you’re opening the most recent copy of the file on your Mac or PC. Users just drag and drop files and folders onto the Amazon Cloud Drive app, and a shortcut in the app takes you to a Web interface where you can see your files online.Ĭompare this relatively laborious process to OneDrive, Google Drive, or Dropbox.
But instead of providing local syncing capabilities like similar apps provided by other online storage services, you quickly find out that Amazon’s desktop app is just a simple batch uploader, intended to help you get your files into your Amazon Cloud Drive account. When you first sign up for Amazon Cloud Drive, you’re offered the option to download a desktop application.
Amazon Cloud Drive, unfortunately, doesn’t offer this capability. Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and even Apple’s iCloud Drive all feature local syncing capabilities, allowing me to both store files in the cloud and sync the latest versions of these files to my PC, Mac, smartphone, and tablet. It’s not enough that my files are stored in the cloud I also want real-time updates of local copies of those files on all of my devices, ensuring that I have access to the latest Excel spreadsheet or Photoshop image at all times. To me, services like Dropbox offer two important functions: storage and syncing. But I quickly found out, to paraphrase Obi-Wan Kenobi, that Amazon Cloud Drive is “not the online storage service I’m looking for,” and it’s probably not the one you’re looking for, either. After all, Amazon Web Services powers much of the modern Web, including bandwidth monsters like Netflix, and if any company can ensure adequate bandwidth, it’s Amazon. Other than experimenting with some photos via a Kindle Fire tablet, I had yet to really dive into Amazon Cloud Drive, which has operated since 2011. Upon learning of the “ unlimited storage” offer from Amazon for just $60 per year, however, I was hopeful that a good solution had finally arrived. I still primarily use Dropbox for most of my data syncing needs, but it has become relatively overpriced in recent years as competitors have continued to offer more storage for less money. I remain optimistic about Microsoft OneDrive and the virtually unlimited storage included with an Office 365 subscription, but OneDrive syncing still has some serious problems on both Windows and OS X, and uploading files to the service is ridiculously slow. I’ve been a fan of online storage and syncing services for years, starting with Dropbox in 2008 and moving on to accumulate accounts with Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Like many of you, I was excited to hear about the launch of unlimited storage for Amazon Cloud Drive last week. Why Amazon Cloud Drive Won’t Replace Dropbox or OneDrive
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