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by Dropbox
Who uses, recommends or left Dropbox, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
18 people
Nearly everything I work on is stored in Dropbox. I feel good knowing my laptop could be stolen or smashed, and I could pick up a new machine, hook it up to Dropbox, and get back to work moments later.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, given while she was communications director at Typekit.
2012-03-19·usesthis.com ↗
And increasingly, across all these platforms and scenarios, I find my work all grounded in DropBox. It may be one of the more revolutionary apps I've ever used, and makes me excited about it as a platform like nothing I've seen since the early days of MS Office.
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was founding director of Expert Labs.
2011-05-07·usesthis.com ↗
Adobe Creative Suite CS5 (primarily Illustrator), Lightroom for importing and "developing" RAW pix from my GF1, Fontlab Studio 5, DropBox for backing up all of my files (I could not live without DropBox considering the amount of machines I'm constantly switching between).
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: her studio and travel machines and the design software she letters with.
2011-02-15·usesthis.com ↗
Right now I'm obsessed with software that transparently syncs between my devices. Kindle, Dropbox, and Simplenote bring me great joy.
His written "Uses This" interview, from GitHub's early years.
2010-12-03·usesthis.com ↗
DropBox is terrific and I use it more and more.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: an essay-length account of his research and writing toolchain.
2010-10-17·usesthis.com ↗
I'm madly in love with Dropbox. I keep my entire Lightroom library on it.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, given shortly after Tweetie 2 shipped.
2009-12-03·usesthis.com ↗
Yes, I use Dropbox and GitHub to hold all the data that I care about, but the beauty of these systems is that they work with local copies of that data
Post explaining why he keeps no full-system backups.
2025-11-24·world.hey.com ↗
Dropbox — primary cloud backup, for now.
His /uses page, a list of the hardware, software and tools he uses daily for work and life. The date here is the page's own article:modified_time metadata.
2025-05-14·jeffpaul.com ↗
I use Dropbox to (attempt to) sync things among my several computers.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, given while she was an artist in residence at Facebook.
2017-02-14·usesthis.com ↗
I keep big datasets and shared files in Dropbox - we have a teams account, so I have 1 TB (!) of storage there.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
We also use Dropbox for our file storage and everyone has a variety of iOS and Android devices for testing the latest builds and playing Drop7.
His Uses This interview, on the two workstations and remote-team tools behind Spry Fox.
2012-10-09·usesthis.com ↗
DropBox has become my documents folder. I use Lighthouse for bug tracking.
His written "Uses This" interview, from his Glassboard years.
2012-02-17·usesthis.com ↗
I use Dropbox for syncing, and it goes to a server in the closet at home for nightly backups. Redundancy is important.
Her Uses This interview, on documenting everything and the home automation around it.
2011-11-21·usesthis.com ↗
I use Dropbox for almost everything I need to store. I'm starting to do simple graphics and tables on Google Docs instead of Adobe.
His Uses This interview, on writing, audio gear and his reasons for leaving software behind.
2011-10-24·usesthis.com ↗
I store all my code in Git (on Github, oftentimes in private repos) and back it up in Dropbox.
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was building Khan Academy.
2011-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
I store data in Dropbox. I use Google Docs.
His Uses This interview, on the four machines he worked across at Google.
2010-11-02·usesthis.com ↗
We use Dropbox at Twitter to share documents, and we make pretty extensive use of Google Apps.
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was API lead at Twitter.
2009-01-02·usesthis.com ↗
I use Dropbox a lot as well. To link pics and files to friends, to transfer large files to and from contractors, and a bit for backup as well. I should probably use it a lot more for backup. It's generally really great. It would be too bad to have to stop using it because the Dropbox company invited Condoleezza Rice onto their board, a person who participated, condoned, and facilitated 4th amendment violations with warrantless wiretaps. I mean seriously, what the fuck? Way to make an amazing product and erase all your goodwill in one move.
His Uses This interview, on the Mac, printer and design software behind his tabletop games.
2014-05-22·usesthis.com ↗
Every entry is a verbatim quote and a link to the public post it came from. Nothing is paraphrased. If it is not on record somewhere public, it is not here.
The verdict is what they actually said: loved and liked are explicit; recommended means they told others to get it; uses means they only say they use it; read is a book on their public shelf with no verdict; mixed and disliked are kept too.
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