I recommend dusting off that old laptop or Android phone and setting it up as a FTP/FTPS server… if running android (as your current phone) there are plenty of folder sync apps… why pay for a cloud when you can have your own SSL server?
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I do the exact same thing. I have a Synology at home and use CloudStation to sync my files. Just open some ports on your firewall and baby you got a stew going.
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I’ve been happily using Seafile for a while now. Open source client and server, client side encryption (Slightly leaky which is still better than everything else in the space), syncing of arbitrary directories. There is an EC2 backed instance called Seacloud you can try (or use) it on for free.
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have you tried “copy”? It’s very similar to drop box except you get more free storage. I use it at work to share files that my email server won’t let me send because they are too large or they are code files.
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@frauenfelder once you decide on a replacement, can you make a post with what you’ve chosen?
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I think you can use TrueCrypt to encrypt your Google Drive. I know I saw instructions on doing that a few years ago, but I haven’t done it myself. My 1TB $11/mo Google Drive account is ready for that, though. I dropped Dropbox yesterday because of this (and mentioned why in my sayonara message).
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I find Copy to be a great alternative
Here are some others
http://www.cloudfogger.com/en/
http://www.viivo.com
http://www.bittorrent.com/sync
https://www.sync.com
http://www.tonido.com
Edit: Fixed urls
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Yes, been very happy with “Copy”. Very similar to DropBox. There’s also Cubby and Tresorit. Mega looks good once they get desktop apps. As well as the big boys with OneDrive and Google Drive.
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I also use Copy and find it works well. Has apps for mobile devices too.
If you want to start with an extra 5GB referral bonus over the 15GB start package, feel free to use this link https://copy.com?r=t3Jz1w.
When you refer others and they join, you both get an additional 5GB.
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If you want to start with an extra 5GB referral bonus over the 15GB start package, feel free to use this link https://copy.com?r=t3Jz1w.
Which of these suggestions work well with linux?
Between this and Ubuntu One closing I need to find an alternative. Browser based is not a good solution for me, too hassly.
I’m pretty happy with Canada’s Sync so far. They have a good desktop client for OS X, better security than Box or Dropbox, and answered my customer service request promptly. https://www.sync.com/
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I can’t believe no one is talking about mega. www.mega.co.nz. 50 GB free storage and it’s completely encrypted until it reaches your device. It’s by far the best value and most secure service I’ve seen.
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I hadn’t run across these guys before. Neat! The personal encryption of SpiderOak with the simplicity and (so far as far as I can tell) the speed of Dropbox. No battery drain on my Macbook either 
Good find!
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Open ports you say? Better check and see if your synology is mining bitcoins for someone…
http://thesbsguy.com/?p=244
I like iDrive. 300 gb @ $25/year and they’ve recently added a nice sync feature that doubles your space.
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http://www.bittorrent.com/sync/
BittorrentSync is an excellent, easy to use solution. Cons:
• No web view of synced files.
• Only works well when you have an always on machine to act as the server.
• Closed source, a deal breaker for some.
Pros:
• Hassle free (after setup)
• Very light
• Free
I use a Raspberry as my BTSync server. Naturally configuring persistent access to a home machine available over the net does introduce a lot off complexity, and there’s no hosted option. Perfect for the DIY type though.
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SpiderOak is awesome.
Ok, they hired Condie, maybe they’ll buy the rights to the “Against Me!” song for quarter quel…er…parties. Seriously though, she is less scary than most businesswomen, see Meg Whitman or Carly Fiorina.
One thing they do right is support FOSS, Guido Von Rossum, the creator of Python, formerly of Google, is among Dropbox employees.
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I’m (ahem) dropping Dropbox as well.
The biggest obstacle for me is iOS - just about every multiplatform syncing application of any kind uses Dropbox, and other services are few and far between.
That having been said, I’m giving Box a try now, because there are some apps that support Box directly and others that can reach it via WebDAV.
Maybe this situation will spur some of the other cloud sync providers to up their API game.
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