I use Sync. I can e-mail a link to clients where they can access and download their deliverables (tax returns, etc.) and it's password-protected. The cool thing is if anyone signs up for a Sync account using your referral link, you and the other person get a free extra gB of storage with no limits. I have clients that use it now and we can share folders where they can plunk stuff in there and I can retrieve it safely and securely. Vice versa too. I'm up to 9 gB of storage and don't pay anything.
Thanks for posting this question is it very timely for me. we use Drive, but we have multiple people and in some cases everyone needs access to the files. Drive does not seem to be working for us due to the access issue. I know you can invite people but that's a real pain and people forget to do it. Thinking of switching to dropbox. Does anyone else have the same issue or know a way around it? thanks
I use Office 365 for my business, Google Drive with one of my clients (they use google drive and as the outsourced financial controller I was added to google drive), sharefile to share income tax returns and tax documents (because I receive upload and download notifications) and dropbox to upload all the photos from my iPhone.
Office 365 and Google drive let you collaborate on documents in real time. Dropbox and Box are for file sharing.
Assess what your specific needs are and review the features so you can make an informed decision. Are you using office programs? Google sheets and docs? Too many unknowns to answer you in a useful way.
I use Google Drive; It is an office suite plus storage that goes with you wherever you go. It can be taken offline too, which is a great added feature. I then use a program called Zapier that communicates between pieces of software. Therefore I can have documents in Google drive and in my CRM system also.
I think each have their advantages. I think Dropbox is easiest to learn "Out of the box" with the least effort. Google Drive can be accesses through a browser or just like any other folder on your hard drive. If you use it like any other folder, it's very easy to use as well. I think Box has the largest learning urve, but of course once you figure it out it's pretty simple. While I like dropbox, Google Drive proves to be the most effective since it allows multi user real time collaboration in a single document. Each document and folder can be shared. Which give so many levels to permissions. I can share a document within a folder without sharing the folder. It's much better when you work with a team or need to work with a client. It also auto saves documents. Since the documents are created by Google Drive, you don't need 3rd party software or a partiular version to manage them. That's a huge plus when trying to collaborate with others. No need to buy additional software or wait for an update .
I primarily use Dropbox for file sharing (but use Google Drive too.) When I need only send a large file that may be restricted by server limitations, I use Adobe's Track and Send.
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I use Sync. I can e-mail a link to clients where they can access and download their deliverables (tax returns, etc.) and it's password-protected. The cool thing is if anyone signs up for a Sync account using your referral link, you and the other person get a free extra gB of storage with no limits. I have clients that use it now and we can share folders where they can plunk stuff in there and I can retrieve it safely and securely. Vice versa too. I'm up to 9 gB of storage and don't pay anything.
Thanks for posting this question is it very timely for me. we use Drive, but we have multiple people and in some cases everyone needs access to the files. Drive does not seem to be working for us due to the access issue. I know you can invite people but that's a real pain and people forget to do it. Thinking of switching to dropbox. Does anyone else have the same issue or know a way around it? thanks
I use Office 365 for my business, Google Drive with one of my clients (they use google drive and as the outsourced financial controller I was added to google drive), sharefile to share income tax returns and tax documents (because I receive upload and download notifications) and dropbox to upload all the photos from my iPhone.
Office 365 and Google drive let you collaborate on documents in real time. Dropbox and Box are for file sharing.
Assess what your specific needs are and review the features so you can make an informed decision. Are you using office programs? Google sheets and docs? Too many unknowns to answer you in a useful way.
Laura Sabbagh, CPA.
www.laurasabbaghcpa.com
I use Google Drive; It is an office suite plus storage that goes with you wherever you go. It can be taken offline too, which is a great added feature. I then use a program called Zapier that communicates between pieces of software. Therefore I can have documents in Google drive and in my CRM system also.
I am preferential to Dropbox. Google drive just isn't as user friendly.
I think each have their advantages. I think Dropbox is easiest to learn "Out of the box" with the least effort. Google Drive can be accesses through a browser or just like any other folder on your hard drive. If you use it like any other folder, it's very easy to use as well. I think Box has the largest learning urve, but of course once you figure it out it's pretty simple. While I like dropbox, Google Drive proves to be the most effective since it allows multi user real time collaboration in a single document. Each document and folder can be shared. Which give so many levels to permissions. I can share a document within a folder without sharing the folder. It's much better when you work with a team or need to work with a client. It also auto saves documents. Since the documents are created by Google Drive, you don't need 3rd party software or a partiular version to manage them. That's a huge plus when trying to collaborate with others. No need to buy additional software or wait for an update .
Google Drive is a fantastic tool to use.
I primarily use Dropbox for file sharing (but use Google Drive too.) When I need only send a large file that may be restricted by server limitations, I use Adobe's Track and Send.
Don are you located in Houston?
Google Drive is second to none.
With ungated products and services, and storage at a reasonable cost of data, I prefer Google.
Dropbox forces signups and delivers products with lots of bugs. No thanks! And charges customers as if they were "Verizon" with a monopoly service.