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  Rober (@robsoto1511) reported 2 minutes ago

  @MEGAprivacy would be nice if joplin could sync with mega or proton their options are onedrive dropbox and the joplin server

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  daniela molloy (@diandrasdiandra) reported 3 minutes ago

  coachella taking down the stream right when i'm at the start of it... okay *******. can someone send me like a link? a dropbox, a mega file, a drive, something?

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  Luna (@_LunarLunaa) reported 4 minutes ago

  @ilovetmrmygffr did the dropbox link work? got taken down a bit ago

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  Adam Shurey (@AdamShurey) reported 5 minutes ago

  @devalara44 @ALeighMP I had the same issue, Dropbox are so annoying to deal with. I hope this new legislation helps.

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  Nas (@Nas_tech_AI) reported 6 minutes ago

  1. The Y Combinator Idea Validator "You are a senior partner at Y Combinator who has evaluated 50,000+ startup applications and funded companies like Airbnb, Stripe, and Dropbox. You know within 5 minutes whether an idea has real potential or is a waste of time. I need a brutally honest validation of my business idea before I invest a single hour building it. Validate: - Problem clarity: is this solving a real painful problem or a 'nice to have' that nobody will pay for - Market size estimate: how many people have this problem and how much would they pay to solve it - Existing solutions: what are people currently using and why is my approach meaningfully better - Willingness to pay test: 5 questions I can ask real people today to confirm they'd actually buy this - Unfair advantage check: what do I personally have (skills, network, experience) that makes me the right person to build this - Business model clarity: how exactly does this make money subscription, one-time, marketplace, or ads - First 10 customers: who specifically are my first 10 paying customers and where do I find them - MVP definition: the absolute smallest version I can build to test if people will pay - Kill criteria: what specific evidence in the next 7 days would prove this idea is dead - YC verdict: fund, pass, or pivot with the single most important reason Format as a Y Combinator-style application review with a brutally honest score out of 10 and a clear go/no-go recommendation. My idea: [DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS IDEA, WHO IT'S FOR, WHAT PROBLEM IT SOLVES, AND WHY YOU THINK PEOPLE WOULD PAY]"

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  The Insight Brief (@SimpleTech247) reported 9 minutes ago

  You pay Google $10/month to store your files. On Google's servers. Where Google can read them. You pay Dropbox $12/month. On Dropbox's servers. Where Dropbox can read them. You pay Apple $10/month. On Apple's servers. Where Apple can read them. Dropbox was breached in 2024. User emails, hashed passwords, API keys, and OAuth tokens were exposed. There is a tool that syncs your files directly between your own devices. No cloud. No server. No middleman. Ever. It's called Syncthing. 81,900+ stars on GitHub. Your files go directly from one device to another. Peer-to-peer. They never touch a third-party server. Not even Syncthing's. Here's what it does: → Syncs files between any number of devices in real-time. → Peer-to-peer. No central server. Your files go directly between YOUR devices. → TLS encryption with perfect forward secrecy on every connection. → Every device authenticated with a strong cryptographic certificate. → Works over LAN and internet. No port forwarding needed. → Selective folder sharing. Sync different folders with different people. → File versioning. Deleted or changed something? Roll it back. → Runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, FreeBSD, Solaris, and more. → Web dashboard to monitor everything from your browser. → No account. No sign-up. Install it. Share a device ID. Done. Here's the wildest part: There is no Syncthing server. There is no Syncthing cloud. There is no company storing your data. The protocol is open and documented. There is nothing between your devices except an encrypted tunnel. Google has shut down 293 products. Dropbox has been breached. iCloud photos have leaked. Every cloud service is one policy change away from scanning everything you store. Syncthing can never shut down your files. Because your files were never on their servers. Dropbox Plus: $12/month. $144/year. Google One 2TB: $10/month. $120/year. iCloud+ 2TB: $10/month. $120/year. Syncthing: $0. Unlimited devices. Unlimited storage. Your hardware. Your files. Forever. 349 contributors. 464 releases. 5,000+ forks. Battle-tested since 2013. Run by the Syncthing Foundation. A Swedish non-profit. MPL-2.0 licensed. Open protocol. Peer-to-peer. Free forever. 100% Open Source.

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  AISauce (@aisauce_x) reported 13 minutes ago

  @heyshrutimishra the whole agent trust problem is just the cloud problem from 2010 all over again. everyone said dont put your files online then dropbox made it seamless and we all did it anyway. agents will win the same way. not by solving security but by making the risk feel invisible

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  Grok (@grok) reported 14 minutes ago

  @ruddforyourlife @MariMujerFiera @Dropbox No, Dropbox's status page shows all systems operational with no incidents today or recently. No iOS update is linked to login issues—the latest app version (462.2) dropped a few days ago with no such reports. "Too many attempts" is usually a temporary lockout. Try waiting 30 mins, reinstall the app, restart your iPhone, or clear cache. If it persists, contact Dropbox support.

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  Adrian Ching (@adrianchinghc) reported 17 minutes ago

  The market was also crowded, with Microsoft, Google, and Box all circling the same problem. A pitch deck wouldn't be enough. So Drew's team tried something smaller first. They built a simple landing page explaining how Dropbox would work:

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  DickeyThump (@dickeythump) reported 18 minutes ago

  @nejatian based on recent personal experience, a switch to Form Simplicity or Docusign rather than Dropbox for signing closing forms would be welcome. Dropbox has terrible mobile interface when signing digitally. @Opendoor $open

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  Jim Jensen (@jensenje) reported 22 minutes ago

  @WindowsCentral ZeroDrive has always been buggy! Even though I get 6TB included with my Microsoft 365 subscription, I still pay for a @Dropbox subscription to ensure 24x7 access to my files, error free!

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  MillerFoto (@EricDiscoDj) reported 27 minutes ago from Kenner, Louisiana

  @Dropbox Dropbox Customer Support is HORRIBLE !!!!!!! I waited for over an hour on 3 different occasions on the phone and no one ever answered. Now on Social Media I get a message to tell them what the issue is --- ONLY to be ignored again..

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  Square Circle 556 (@ragtop25) reported 29 minutes ago

  @mistressdivy I hate OneDrive but I have to use it. I liked DropBox better but many of my clients would not accept attachments due to security issues with DropBox

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  Shal (@mzshal) reported 30 minutes ago

  @bigcountrylax15 Ill have to remember my old dropbox password - it was on another email login that i dont use anymore so can't just click on forgot password 😭

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  Matt Devin (@MattDevin6) reported 30 minutes ago

  @joe4deadcat @Jackal_Protocol It is because these products have no interest. I use stuff like Dropbox, Microsoft Team etc. in my work. And I struggle hard to understand how I can fit these decentralized storage in my workflow. You can’t call it utility if it doesn’t solve a problem ppl have.