Goggle Drive Works Really Great For Sharing Chief Files

[saecurtis]

Thanks Steve, I think I finally get it. But it did occur to me since I have dropbox on my iPhone, are all those files now on my iPhone, 50+ gigs. I did not think my iphone was big enough to have that much stuff on it.

The point here is, I am relying on dropbox to provide back up for my files. Are these files on my two iMacs, my pc, my iPad, my iPhone and my MacBook Pro? Do I actually have 6 copies of these files spread over my 6 devices. It is starting to make sense to me now.

And if that is the case, aren't I completely backed up many times over?

Yes, you are backed up many times over. However, if you delete a file from one computer, it will delete them on all computers. That's where the "PackRat" service (it comes with a Dropbox subscription) comes in handy. It works as a true back-up software, allowing you to restore deleted files, or restore previous version of a file.