Other similar protocols include TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) and SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol). Some of us just want a place where we can store files that we don't use much or at all right now but might need or want later, files which we don't want taking up space on our hard drive.File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is an error-free, session-orientated protocol that uses TCP ports 20 and 21. Secondly, not everyone wants to use their application or would even benefit from doing so since a major feature of the application is that it (supposedly!) keeps files in the cloud automatically synced with files on the computer.but not everyone cares about that.
Firefox download keeps failing software#
One of his final suggestions was basically "well, use some browser other than Firefox to upload files or else use our software application".įirst of all, if his website is incompatible with a major (and popular) web browser like Firefox, most people would understandably interpret this as a problem which Dropbox ought to be taking steps to address rather than expecting other people to simply work around it.
He also suggested disabling the plug-ins even though I had the same plug-ins installed on Firefox when Dropbox was still performing the way it was supposed to several weeks ago. He suggested that I clear the cache even though I'd already stated quite clearly in response to one of the questions from his first response that I'd subjected my computer to a fairly comprehensive tune-up - which included emptying the internet cache (as well as updating the operating system and anti-virus software, scanning the computer for viruses, clearing the registry of obsolete entries, defragmenting the hard drive, etc.). The follow-up response (which I received three days later in response to the answers I gave to his questions) was also disappointing since it implied that the problem could not possibly be related to Dropbox and must therefore be Firefox's fault. (I tried using the application at one point but syncing files automatically is not a priority for me and I don't particularly want to keep most of these files resident on my system.that's what I have Dropbox *for*, to serve as a place to store files so that they're not taking up space on my hard drive.) If anything, the first response gave me the impression that the technical support person actually hadn't paid much attention to what I originally wrote since one of the questions he asked me was "which files aren't syncing" even though my help desk ticket clearly stated that this was not a problem which involved their proprietary software application but rather one encountered using drag-and-drop to upload files through the browser. I received an official reply to my help desk ticket on November 6 (nearly a week after I originally sent it) but frankly, I'm disappointed with the level of service I received. It's ridiculous for Dropbox to need more than half an hour to upload a file of only 1.5MB.even a dial-up could do better than that. The basic uploader is no better - it says that it's uploading the file but never finishes. After a couple of rounds of this, the updater quits and gives me an error message saying "something went wrong with the advanced uploader" (no.really?). When I try to upload a file larger than 1MB, everything is fine for a couple of moments and the file seems to be uploading at a reasonable speed, but before it can finish uploading, the progress bar suddenly goes back to a much earlier period and the upload speed drops way down to the point that it initially says even a file just over 1MB will need more than ten minutes to upload (which is crazy, since that implies the upload speed has decreased to just bits rather than bytes per second). I've submitted a help desk ticket to Dropbox but haven't heard back from anyone yet. I very much doubt that it's an issue with my computer - I have exactly the same internet speed now that I had in the past when Dropbox last performed as it should, I haven't noticed similar problems with other websites (since I'm able to download files from other sites), and I've performed a thorough tune-up on my computer (updated the operating system, updated the anti-virus software, scanned the computer for malware, cleared out the junk files, removed obsolete entries from the registry, defragmented the hard drive, etc.). For several days, I haven't been able to upload any file larger than 1MB to my online folders, either through the advanced uploader or the basic uploader.
There definitely seems to be some sort of problem going on over the past few days with file transfers through the browser.