Comments on: Windows Live Sync Beta: Too Little Too Late

By: SugarSync Review: Back Up and Sync With Multiple Computers – Better Than Dropbox « Tech Remix

Wed, 04 May 2011 18:57:23 +0000

[...] more than a year after seeing that my previous favorite – Windows Live Mesh – was not developing quickly enough. When SugarSync upped its free storage total to 5GB from 2GB, it got my attention. When the [...]

By: tom

tom — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 04:44:05 +0000

Live Mesh DOES allow 5GB free storage

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:42:00 +0000

It does, but with DropBox, you can’t sync between two computers unless the files are also on the cloud. If you have a folder that’s got 10 gigs of data that you have not interest in putting on the cloud, but you want to sync across multiple computers, you can do that with live sync without needing 10 gigs of storage on the cloud. with drop box, you have to have enough storage on the cloud do that. live sync is really the only software that does that. by the way, live sync no longer supports xp, for those old laptops that can’t be upgraded to windows 7, there’s sync-only solution at all.

By: Norman

Norman — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:44:00 +0000

Useful article, and an interesting perspective. I use Live Sync (the new “improved” version), and I use Mesh in the past. I have a few friends who use DropBox, and they are all quite happy.

But I have to take exception with this comment: “You only get 2 GB of online sync. What a ripoff! ”

On what planet is free, useful software, and free online, always available, always backed up storage a ripoff? It’s like someone sending you $100 every month for no reason, and then suddenly they start sending you $40 every month instead. Maybe disappointing, but a ripoff? Please.

By: Peskykid82

Peskykid82 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:28 +0000

Live sync beta is actually pretty cool… but the 5gb of storage would be even better.. I think we should be polite and tell Microsoft how much the extra storage means to us!!

https://feedback.live.com/?productkey=wlsync&sc…

By: Ggitchell

Ggitchell — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:17:48 +0000

The fact that you have to have both computers on at the same time for the"new" live sync means that thousands (millions) of computers will now be permanently turned on. My green, one computer on at a time, just turned black as soot.

Mesh, if you did not accumulate too many files, worked as both backup and sync and I loved it.

Dropbox which I have not used yet seems to be the mesh we used to have.

If, someday, Microsoft creates a full sync solution for Outlook (without Enterprise hosting) I might come back...

By: Chris Payne

Chris Payne — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:03:57 +0000

Why doesn't dropbox work well for folders full of photos, videos or other content? It synchronizes just fine for me, across multiple PCs.

By: Renato Trino

Renato Trino — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:35:11 +0000

Im user of Dropbox and a love it, but i`m forced to keep Live Sync (old and the new version now) exactly the sync between multi computers , pictures and music sync. It is one good suggestion to Dropbox include this feature.

By: Xander Crews

Xander Crews — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:07:25 +0000

I'm surprised at the number of changes you made to your workflow and the costs you were willing to incur to accommodate the iPad. It's a nice little product and everything, but worth all the time and effort, especially when there are bound to be competitors within the next few months that wouldn't require the same upheaval?

By: Pak-Kei

Pak-Kei — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:47:58 +0000

That's right. Live Sync and Dropbox, while there is overlap in features, are still not exactly the same product. Dropbox is like a mobile briefcase, holding a small amount of files while allowing you to share them to anyone on any devices. Live Sync does more grunt work by synchronizing giant libraries (e.g. all my music and photos) as well as remote desktop.