Dropbox cost me $120 before I switched to Google Drive

I used Dropbox for years without thinking. Then I actually looked at what I was paying. Google Drive was $30 a year and did the exact same thing for my freelance files. Anyone else stick with a tool way too long out of habit?

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joseph_bailey4d ago

Wait, isn't there a reason you stuck with Dropbox for years though? I actually dumped Google Drive after six months because their sync kept glitching on my big AutoCAD files. The competitor might be cheaper but if it drops the ball on one deadline it's cost you way more than the difference. I see a lot of people jumping to cheaper stuff without factoring in how often they actually run into problems. The price gap might not matter if your time is worth anything.

alext524d ago

I get that, but "cost you way more" assumes perfect reliability.

ruby_bell473d ago

@joseph_bailey That "if it drops the ball on one deadline" part really hit home. I stuck with Dropbox forever even though the price was dumb because I was terrified of losing a file. Had the exact same thing happen with Google Drive actually. my cloud save for a big project just vanished into thin air one time. Had to redo like 8 hours of work because the file got corrupted during sync. So yeah, joseph_bailey is totally right. the cheap option can bite you hard when you least expect it. I still use Google Drive for small stuff but I keep a local backup for anything important now.