Re: Dropbox and large files

Author: Vincent Teachout

Posted: 2010-05-13 at 11:23:07

Kevin Cully wrote:

> I haven't tried it with really large files yet. Is anyone using it to

> backup large files such as Outlook or Thunderbird database/files? I'm

> wondering if RSync (or similar) is at play underneath the scenes and

> makes it more efficient in only transferring changed portions of files.

Define large. I send a 165MB backup file once a week. Speed is nothing

to write home about, but not unreasonable, and since it happens in the

background, I just keep working.

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