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    Software for secure Dropbox backup

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    by mrgeek.1974 ·

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    What software you use to backup (to) Dropbox securely?

    I need sharing my office docs (from a researching institute) to Dropbox on a regular base, but I‘m afraid of general security and data leaking problems when using standard protocols.

    Please share your opinions!

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    • #2413467
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      Re: dropbox security

      by kees_b ·

      In reply to Software for secure Dropbox backup

      What are you missing in https://help.dropbox.com/accounts-billing/security/how-security-works ?

      There’s nothing wrong, of course, (if allowed by the research institute and its software) to copy your valuable data to your own portable hard disk.

      Probably there’s nothing wrong also to trust the research institutes own backup procedures, but it’s always good to have another one. Once in a while you read about a university being hacked by ransomware.

    • #2413465
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      Once you share your data, it’s good as gone. (Leaked!)

      by rproffitt ·

      In reply to Software for secure Dropbox backup

      There are no end to stories about leaks here. Once you send them a copy, don’t believe a word it won’t leak.

      As Kees noted it’s not a matter of Dropbox here but the people you sent it to and their security. The more it’s shared, well, forget that, the moment you share, I’m write it’s been leaked.

    • #3939422

      Dropbbox is secured already

      by andymartiny ·

      In reply to Software for secure Dropbox backup

      Dropbox is already secured cloud storage so there is no chance of leakage of data but if you stored physically first on office to hard drive then upload to Dropbox then there is possibility.

      So you can choose any migration tool for it like transferring the data without storing the data on PC.

    • #3939040

      Software for secure Dropbox backup

      by shoaibiqbal ·

      In reply to Software for secure Dropbox backup

      Can VPN Help keep dropbox secure while transferring the files ????

      • #3939031
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        No.

        by rproffitt ·

        In reply to Software for secure Dropbox backup

        The transfer was already secure (debatable.)

        Can you reveal what security you are concerned about?
        The OP (original poster) was going to blow up any security they had once they gave copies to others.

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