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Re: How to download a RTMP Stream to a local FLV file using RTMPDump for Mac

Emanon — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 21:00:52 -0000

Like Julain, work fine & fast. Thanks for share this!

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

Win8-TrackBlows — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 16:16:07 -0000

I'm testing out Copy right now because Dropbox made changes to the Linux version of its manager that made it nearly impossible to use, i.e. the changes caused the indicator panel icon to disappear. Without that you can't control bandwidth, monitor sync progress, manage folders and files to be synced, change settings, etc. When you're paying as I do for the service, you expect to get your money's worth, especially if your OS is "officially" supported, which Dropbox claims Linux is. The solutions to getting back the indicator (change desktop environment or OS, even turning off compositing) are unacceptable and were time-consuming to research and test out - everyone seems to offer a different solution, most of which no longer work and the rest cause other headaches.

So finally I decided instead of switching OS, desktop environment, changing this or that in my system, I'd simply switch services and try to find a cloud storage provider that wouldn't treat my business as an afterthought. So far Copy is proving to be every bit as convenient as Dropbox used to be. They could be a little more explicit in the instructions on how to install the manager, but once it's done it works just like Dropbox's. I still have to test out sharing and download of entire folders and multiple files. But so far it's off to a good start, and it stays this way I'll be upgrading to a paid service soon. I don't need 1 TB of storage for $99 a year, so doing the 250 GB storage, still far more than I need, is a bargain at half that.

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

Fofer — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:56:04 -0000

Yep, just discovered this myself... but happy to see they haven't demoted my account. I earned 557 GB from referrals from two years ago (all the way through 7 months ago) and that 557 GB remains. I guess they've "grandathered" me in and I'm happy about that. Fingers crossed it stays that way :)

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

Trainkid93 — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 22:44:11 -0000

I know this post is about a year old but I thought I'd put my 2 cents worth, I've just recently received an email from Copy saying that I've not used my account in over 60 days and I have 30 days to sign in to my account before any data is removed from their servers and my account deleted.

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

neversink — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 06:05:42 -0000

I'm starting to wonder about all these reviews throughout the internet on Box and Copy and all other products. I tried both Box and Copy on the same day, and tried to upload large and small files of all different types. Guess what? Both applications, on different computers and browsers, failed to complete any upload. It was so frustrating I went back to Google Drive which has been redesigned. I was able to upload nearly a gigabyte of files at once in only a few minutes. Thank you Google. Good riddance Box and Copy!!!!!!

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

Xavi Esteve — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 13:48:09 -0000

The promo has ended, Copy now has a 25GB referral space limit (so you can only get up to 40GB for free).

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

Guest — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 13:47:17 -0000

Copy now has a 25GB referral space limit (so you can only get up to 40GB for free).

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

Noyb — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:21:49 -0000

Copy does not version. You guys better check your files as I can change mine as much as I want but unless I change the name of the file on save, the old one is the only one that shows up on other computers/devices. Probably an issue with their systems but so far, after 2 months, I find Copy utterly useless.

Talking about cheap space is hardly the point, the product needs to work and this one does not.

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

Kashif Umair Liaqat — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:23:41 -0000

Copy now have a Developer API.

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Nigel Beaton — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 01:34:19 -0000

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Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

Jez — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:14:44 -0000

Hello Everyone.
I've been using both for a while now, and have noticed a couple of really problematic things about Copy.
First
of all - when sharing a folder on either service, you might often find
yourself working on a file while another person is working on the same
file at the same time. In dropbox, the service will identify that, and
to prevent loss of data will save another copy (the famous "conflicting
copy"). On copy, the only file saved is the last one saved - so that
there is permanent loss of data if you're not careful. Happened to us a
few times. VERY annoying.
Another thing is that we (about 4-5 of us
here at the office) are all sharing folders with each other, and it
seems like the shared folders aren't really syncing like they should.
Anyone encounter these problems? Find any good solutions?

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

Sanger — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 04:33:19 -0000

Does Copy uses storage from the Harddisk? Fx, if I share a file/docs that I have installed from the web and would like to have it only a map on Copy (not i my computer), does this file/doc uses the space at my computer?

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

richfiddler11 — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:36:17 -0000

My understanding is that Dropbox does incremental updates to files, while most other cloud services send the entire file. That *may* be the reason why Dropbox appears faster.

I was just reading up on putting a TrueCrypt container on Dropbox for extra security. Apparently, the Dropbox incremental sync even works with binary files like this, it just makes sure the bytes are all the same with minimal bandwidth.

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

nishalnmaster — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 07:38:22 -0000

I tried Copy today, using Chrome.. it just doesn't allow me to logout saying they are facing technical difficulties... going back to home logs me in automatically... is it security if I get on to a shared PC??

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

Tom — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:13:25 -0000

Ummm, there's a tradeoff at work with unlimited vs. limited upload speeds, Jay.
While I'm sure Copy limits the transfer speed & number of simultaneous connections to prevent overloading their service as the scale it up, there is a slight benefit for the user if you tend to be dependent on the internet pretty much full time.
I have both DropBox and Copy, and while DropBox transfers files faster, it can eat up your bandwidth for several minutes if a large file starts transferring, and then your browser slows to a crawl.
I find with Copy, it never freezes my browser, and it can be doing stuff in the background while I keep on working without interruption, and my browser doesn't slow down at all.
Just sayin'. Some people probably will prefer one approach, some the other, but I personally like the way Copy works quietly in the background.

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Aaron — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:29:12 -0000

F14 thanks!

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

Alex — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:15:34 -0000

Hello RandomAccess2, no there's no max limit. During the promo (5 GB per referral) you can get 'unlimited' free space, which is of course not really unlimited, but I've seen people earning around 2.5 TB and maybe even more, so don't hestitate to send your link to people :)

Re: How to download a RTMP Stream to a local FLV file using RTMPDump for Mac

Julain Doucette — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 01:18:58 -0000

Thank you. PS: latest version of osx installs in /usr/local/bin/rtmpdump. By default you need root to access this.

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Javi — Sun, 06 Oct 2013 11:36:28 -0000

Thank you very much!! Really helpful!!! It really works!!! ;)

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

RandomAccess2 — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 16:03:15 -0000

How much space do you have now? If you don't mind me asking. Just wondering how well you are doing out of the referral scheme! Is there a max limit of free space?

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

jaymeydad — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 00:27:54 -0000

Good point. I'll mention in the post.

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

jaymeydad — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 00:26:42 -0000

Dan - I am not aware of any special policies. It is probably covered in their TOC. My assumption was that it would be similar to Dropbox's, Box's or Google Drive.

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

jaymeydad — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 00:25:32 -0000

Good feedback Garrett. I will mention it in the post.

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Amy — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 10:57:37 -0000

VERY Helpful reply!

Re: Dropbox vs Copy.com: A Detailed Product Review

GarrettR — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 05:55:15 -0000

I'm using both and I'd say so far there seems to be a significant upload speed difference. Dropbox is using some technology that beats all others on speed for upload (Using google drive drove me nuts in this way). So if you're on a less than ideal connection (which i often am, I'd have to recommend dropbox. But don't take my word for it, try copying a folder to both.