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• Yup got the extra 50gb. : Alco23
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  I'm loving it even more lately, since I finally started using symlinks to sync/backup my save games, Vim ... : Goncyn
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    this is something i want to do with Torchlight. what are using to sync? : m0rfus
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      no linux plz. : m0rfus
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        Torchlight on steam is on the cloud now (if you have that version) : umegastar
        • UNFORTUNATELY for me, i bought directly from RunicGames. Boo...i know : m0rfus
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      doesn't torchlight use steam's cloud service? : kevp
      • it does now, didn't while I was playing it : Goncyn
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      1. move "C:\Users\Will\AppData\Roaming\runic games\torchlight\save" to your dropbox 2. open a command pr... : Goncyn
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        holy shit thank you Goncyn! : m0rfus
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          if you start torchlight in steam now, it will update torchlight and copy your saves to the steam cloud. ... : slickdoody
          • woops, nevermind : slickdoody
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          alternative instructions: install steam and double click to launch torchlight with all your characters an... : aeg1x
          • m0rfus posted above that he doesn't have Torchlight on Steam : Goncyn
      • also, if you don't want to deal with command lines, you can use Link Shell Extension, which adds a few fu... : stgulik
    • Torchlight uses the steam cloud for saved games.. do not even need to use dropbox. : TreMetal
• dropbox helped much last semester when I lost my thumbdrive and was able to hit a pc in the classroom and... : Joseph
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  Just signed up with your referral link. : ShekkyBoy
  • thank you awesome SIR!! : m0rfus
  • just did the same. : atom519
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  I watched the demo video, but I have a quick question: Are files accessed remotely or are they sycned ... : aggressor
  • the files are on my local drive in the DropBox folder. I believe it overwrites them. not 100% on that tho... : m0rfus
  • If you change a file on two different computers without synching (and synching happens constantly and aut... : roggor
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  I have 50GB (paid yearly, I'm not sure you can do that anymore). : roggor
  • I wish I got in on the yearly service. $10 a month is crazy or whatever it was. I wish they had tiered... : Sailor of Fortune
• DropBox is great, but I wish the iPhone app was more full-featured. It's pretty much a readonly app at th... : shyguy74
• Wewt, got an extra 250MB by using your referral link and I'm now working toward another free 250MB by com... : aggressor
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  I want a droid app! : lacker
  • I second this! : gendail
  • Ditto! : felicia
• Word. I'm using sugarsync personally ($5 per month for 30GB). Either way, cloud storage ftw : tostador
• THANK YOU SHACKERS!!! I am up to 3.3gbs now!! : m0rfus
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  Why not just use VNC? : not work safe
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    because VNC solves a different problem? : Goncyn
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      Why not just use Excel? : skanky08
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        Why not just pound nails into your dick? : rosewood
        • Yes, let's! : xsoulbrothax
        • this whole subthread is gold : Dave-A
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      SO HELPFUL THANKS! It seems to me vnc solves more problems than dropbox. : not work safe
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        For one, it requires the central PC to be up and running all the time with a valid connection. It also do... : aggressor
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          And I love the hell out of the /Public folder in dropbox, though a kind shacker just pointed out it does ... : xsoulbrothax
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            What's the limit on /Public/ and anything you share with others? Transfer limit, I assume? How much? : aggressor
            • There isn't a hard limit - just a note on DropBox's site to not abuse it heavily or they'll temporarily s... : xsoulbrothax
        • Oh, my computer is always on pretty much and everything is backed up on my home workstation too. : not work safe
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  I've been using SugarSync and like it quite a lot (the iPhone app works nice, too.) I especially like ba... : Matt Burris
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    Btw, check out the features comparison chart comparing to DropBox, Mozy, Carbonite, MobileMe, and Box.net:
    
    http://www.sugarsync.com/sync_comparison.html
    
    SugarSync has apps for the iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, and Blackberry (plus mobile webpage support.)

    Dec 28, 2009 4:29pm PST
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    Btw, check out the features comparison chart comparing to DropBox, Mozy, Carbonite, MobileMe, and Box.net... : Matt Burris
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      The biggest thing is SugarSync isn't free. DropBox has 2GB (and 2.5GB is easy to get, 3GB is possible if ... : aggressor
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        Looks like SugarSync has a free 2GB option, too: http://www.sugarsync.com/pricing_help.html : xsoulbrothax
        • Ahh, I missed that somehow : aggressor
      • Huh? Not sure where you got your facts from. There's a free account with 2GB available; it's right the... : Matt Burris
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      I'm kinda impressed by the fact that they have a *no* in their own column. : roggor
      • Yea, not a "Soon" or "Pending", either. Just a plain 'No' : aggressor
    • Nice features, but I actually use Dropbox on Linux, oddly enough, so :( : Goncyn
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    By the way, if anyone wants to use my referral link, it's: https://www.sugarsync.com/referral?rf=bfozg... : Matt Burris
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      10 seconds after i signed up for a free account to try it out :( : xsoulbrothax
      • Sorry, I never cared about the referral thing until someone mentioned they didn't have it. Apparently it... : Matt Burris
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        I just remembered that the iPhone app has a "game", more like a tutorial, that if you finish it you get a... : Matt Burris
        • Just tried it on the Droid app, and it was educational. :D So the Mobile Photos lets you take a pictur... : xsoulbrothax
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      Okay, I signed up using your link. Time to compare! : aggressor
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        Alright, I gotta give the win to Dropbox for my uses. Sugarsync seems overly cluttered with everything, w... : aggressor
        • I also like the per-directory syncing per-computer on a single account, instead of having everything /dro... : xsoulbrothax