Hi all, please, do you have free invitation? If yes, please, send it to libor.kriz(a)gmail.com … Thanks a lot!

I have seen other similar programs that use a hidden cache to store local changes to be synced when online. These caches can be quite large as they can result in several copies of all the files locally in the cache. That’s what it sounds like to me.

Kevin: My Dropbox folder contained the automatically-created subfolders and the three shared files in the jkOTR folder. Total available HD space dropped ~1.5 GB after installing Dropbox. None of the folders looked very large when checking their properties. However, after the uninstall and manual folder deletion my available HD space increased ~1.5 GB to within a few hundred MB of the available space before the install yesterday. I don’t understand why, but that’s what happened. I’ll post some HD metrics in the welcome.rtf file after installing Dropbox on my other computer.

I appreciate that it’s a beta… I just hope they go through a few more Greek letters before release.

nomo, it is a beta, so probably not yet where the developers want it. That said: the only reason I can think of that the local Dropbox would be 1.5 GB on your hard drive is if you were storing that much data in it PLUS the shared / Public folder. My dropbox only takes up 2.8 MB on my local drive because I don’t have much in it.

I know you removed, but can you recall what was in your local Dropbox folder?

I’ll continue experimenting with Dropbox from my desktop computer but I removed it from my laptop. Although the files seem relatively small, Dropbox consumed about 1.5 GB of my harddisk — potentially significant for some portable devices. Second, the Dropbox uninstall program was not very effective; I still had to use the Windows uninstall and logon as administrator to delete the Dropbox folders. My general impression is that the developers mean well, but the application is not yet up to (my) commercial standards.

My second impression of Dropbox is a little better after realizing an important insight: You can’t poke the cloud. While it appears files cannot be manipulated on the Dropbox web page, once I went back to my desktop it was pretty easy. Local actions (edit/paste/delete) are mirrored and tracked in the cloud. (Is there a patron saint of corrupt files?)

Well, I’m poking around inside Dropbox. Its functionality is not intuitively obvious. After uploading/downloading a file, how do you delete it? Can you move files from one folder to another? These basic questions don’t appear to be covered in the FAQ. Searching the Forum didn’t help much either. Once you’re in the Forum there doesn’t appear to be a way out other than clicking the browser’s “Back” button. Dropbox might have a lot of great functionality; I’m just not sure how to get at it. I’ve used corporate VPN applications before but this is my first time “in the cloud” using a consumer service. My first impression is lukewarm at best. I might try one or two more attempts to figure it out before aborting.

I’m well after #10, but thanks for brining this tool to our attention and for offering up your invites.

Damn it! Stupid job always gets in the way!

Awesome!

i went out of the site for a while, and now i’m back, i see 10 people already sent in their comments.

mental note to myself: never let jkOnTheRun out of my sight!

Well, I gave it a shot and had good intentions. I added several of the e-mail addresses, but Dropbox only took two when I submitted them all. Apparently, my little trick was flagged. :(

I will reach out to the Dropbox folks directly and see if I can get more invites. At least enough to provide to 8 more… stay tuned!

Well, looks like I’m No. 11, but I’d love to give it a shot also. Thanks for the heads up nonetheless! I’ll definitely keep my eyes out for this one when it goes live.

cool, can i get a shot at it

I’d like to try this. I have been contemplating just such a service for my team collaboration.

Steve