When looking for an alternative to Dropbox, most end up installing another virtual disk.
All you get is another application with similar characteristics but from another company.
There are many virtual drives on the market: Google Drive, Box, OneDrive, PCloud, etc.
They are all synchronisers.
When you discover that neither Dropbox, nor Drive, nor the others sign the contracts provided for in the General Data Protection Regulation GDPR.
Signing a contract is not clicking a box and clicking next.
A Dropbox-like synchroniser acts as a transmission agent for viruses and ransomware.
From one user's computer the infection can be transmitted to all users. It causes all synchronised users to become infected.
Virtual Disks produce file conflicts.
This problem is inherent to synchronisation, it is the way it works.
The organisation of company folders is broken.
With a synchroniser, each user is the owner of the company's folder structures.
With a synchroniser like Dropbox, copies of the files are always kept locally.
You cannot work without leaving a trace.
What is the point of thousands of GBs if you have to spend months waiting for them to be synchronised on your computer?
The connection speed limits the use of these capacities.
Knowing how it works increases the interest in finding a suitable alternative for the company.
The company's Internet connection degrades and becomes very slow.
The cause is that there are many devices consuming bandwidth for Dropbox synchronisation.
When documents are copied (synchronised) it is not known on how many devices, and we do not know how many employees have access to them.
Reputable companies maintain management standards and certifications that are audited. A ban on using Dropbox is common.
Technical support that can take days to respond or never respond at all.
Poorly trained staff who do not resolve problems.
Justified by cases of improper access.
There was a hack of 60 million Dropbox accounts that came to light in 2016.
It is taken for granted that it is very easy to use. Simple appearance does not mean fluidity and efficiency in handling.
Many common file operations become complicated.
Dropbox and the other virtual disks that imitate it, have served to teach the general public about the enormous usefulness of storing files in the Cloud.
They are very useful applications for individuals, but they were never and will never be suitable for companies and professional environments.
The big problem with these applications is their synchronisation-based mode of operation. This affects privacy and consistency of stored files.
As far as privacy is concerned, we can say that any company handles files that contain personal data information of its customers or employees. Those that do not admit it, are simply lying.
In a company there should only be a single version of the same file, not a multitude of versions spread over a multitude of locations.
An employee can leave with all the company's information without any problem.
It is understood that when using a synchroniser such as Dropbox, documents are impossible to track or control. After all, documents can be on dozens of devices that anyone can access.
No judge in any country in the world will give veracity to the theft of information from a company that has been using a synchroniser like Dropbox to manage its files.
No large company uses Dropbox or will use it.
Synchronisation results in the uncontrollable dispersion of company files across a multitude of computers and devices.
Synchronisation transmits Ransomware and Cryptolocker.
Synchronisation causes file version conflicts.
Synchronisation leads to data leaks, privacy and security breaches.
