Jorge Diaz
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Dropbox in Windows Server 2008
Hi there,
Can dropbox work in a file server while many users are are accessing data?. I've been reading many articles about installing successfully in a Windows server but my biggest concern is data corruption. Right now we have about 20 users accessing a file sever, some of them access the same shared document (like a shared MS Excel spreadsheet) but most just access their own data. Will dropbox be able to sync properly in a environment like this? I assume that if i schedule sync after hours there would not be an issue since no one will be accessing the data but how about when having multiple users connected to it at the same time?
Thanks.
Can dropbox work in a file server while many users are are accessing data?. I've been reading many articles about installing successfully in a Windows server but my biggest concern is data corruption. Right now we have about 20 users accessing a file sever, some of them access the same shared document (like a shared MS Excel spreadsheet) but most just access their own data. Will dropbox be able to sync properly in a environment like this? I assume that if i schedule sync after hours there would not be an issue since no one will be accessing the data but how about when having multiple users connected to it at the same time?
Thanks.
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Technically you can my having a work folder which copies to DropBox folder (for one user on server) on schedule but I suspect this breaches EULA
JungleDrive geared toward your use case
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JungleDrive geared toward your use case
www.jungledisk.com/business-backup/encrypted
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thanks all for you input, my main concern is the potential data corruption and the ability to sync properly in such enviroment. Perhaps it's not a solution for shared files accessed by multiple users.
So,, answering your questions
1. DropBox is compatible with Windows 2008
2. There is no such of synch schedule, since synch is working all the time in the background. You can stop synch manually but this is not recommended.
3. So each user would be able to work on a file at the same time. However, you'd be able to see who is working on the file in real time. Additionally, each version would sync and you could see a timeline of versions