I’m a pretty avid fan of Dropbox. I use the file synchronizing service frequently to coordinate files between my desktop computer and my laptop/tablets. It works like a charm, much better than the old Briefcase and whatever Windows Sync utility Microsoft is currently using.
Last Friday Dropbox vanished from the Internet. Apparently they were updating software and the update pretty much yanked everyone’s account off line. I was unable to sync some screen shots on Saturday, let alone all the files for my current major project.
As of today (Sunday morning), any new files I add or remove form my Dropbox folders are synchronized. The major folder reorganization I attempted Saturday, however, is still “Updating.”
The most disappointing aspect of this issue are the whiners on the Dropbox support forums. Dropbox is free for most people. Yet they bitch and bellyache about the service being down like they’re paying for the service. That’s really sad.
