This profile is "sacred ground" and only authorized individuals should be allowed to touch it.Ģ) Dropbox does not maintain NTFS permissions across sync'd computers, so you'll need to configure those before sharing the data out to users.ģ) Dropbox does NOT use bit-level update methods, so active files like Database files should not be sync'd while being used.Ĥ) For recovery purposes (user deletes a ton of files), do not use your DR system, instead log into the Dropbox account and restore the files from there. This profile must be logged onto the system at all time to maintain the sync. Great information thank you, especially number 1, that is definitely something I will keep an eye on.ġ) Dropbox does not work as a "Service" so I would recommend assigning a single, non-user account to be the profile host for the Dropbox Sync application. The added benefit of off-site (I quail to call it "Cloud-based" for fear of the great SAM) storage of the data, in-case someone needs quick access to a specific folder or file while not in the office.ġ) The database functions use by DB to cache file lists, data changes, etc can grow to be quite large.Ģ) Running DB as a service can create problems which may lead to having to re-seed your data.ģ) Inexperienced technicians supporting the server from which the data is shared may inadvertently cause corruption/deletion of the cache data, which causes the data to need re-seeding.įor those looking to make DropBox work as a file-level backup solution of network file shares I recommend ensuring that anyone with access to the local host server / PC knows to not touch anything related to DropBox without authorization, and do not authorize anyone who does not understand exactly how it works. This gives us version control, rapid file restore options, and conflicted copy options which DFS just failed to perform. well, a lot of stuff.Ĭurrently I use a DropBox Teams account to sync ~7TB of data to 6 different offices. I think a lot of people are shy to discuss / admit using Dropbox because of the previous issues with the service.
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