Exactly. One of the board members was using dropbox to gate-keep who had
what, and have everything in a central repository. That meant he had a
access to "rid" everyone's files except the ones he deemed the latest. He
quit about the time I found out about it.

Jim

On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 1:57 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am not a computer expert but I know enough to find my way around the
> hardware and software that I have. Sorry to hear about your experience with
> dropbox...
> I don't see how dropbox can delete your files. Dropbox is a kind of
> cloud/virtual storage. The user copy/upload a file to dropbox and send a
> notification/email inviting his/her client or friend telling that the file
> is there so go get it. In the meantime the original file sits on the user's
> computer - so where did the original file go after the upload?. In fact
> there are 2 copies of the file - one in dropbox and one in the user's
> computer.
> Someone somehow must have access to the user's computer in order to delete
> the files - dropbox or not.
>
> On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 11:25 AM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dropbox is horrible, I consider it a virus. I once worked for a
>> non-profit of which a board member convinced the rest of the board to adopt
>> dropbox. I worked for the board as the executive director. When dropbox
>> gained access to my computer, it cleaned out every single folder that had a
>> file in it that I developed for the non-profit. It also cleaned out
>> hundreds of images that belonged to me that I had used in the
>> various projects I did for this non-profit over a decade. Those folders are
>> empty to this day and many of my photos are gone. I had no warning of this,
>> I just discovered it one morning. Fortunately, I have multiple archives of
>> everything I do but sometimes it might take me a couple of hours to find
>> what once was at my fingertips. No thanks, dropbox.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 12:46 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> There's a service called Dropbox that I use sometimes. The basic service
>>> is
>>> free.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 10:40 AM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> >         Being a photographer & videographer I have always missed the
>>> fact
>>> >
>>> > We are unable to attach images to Our EMs but do understand the reasons
>>> >
>>> > for that,,, But these days with all of the places that images can be
>>> > uploaded
>>> >
>>> > to & shared via links on the www it seems almost silly that We haven’t
>>> done
>>> >
>>> > something to make our Vanagon Related images available to Us all ~
>>> >
>>> >         I really do like the Ease Of Use of this EM List & would not
>>> like
>>> > to see it
>>> >
>>> > altered in any way & do believe that establishing a venue for images
>>> that
>>> > are
>>> >
>>> > pertinent to Our discussions would only add Frosting to this Yummy
>>> Cake ~
>>> >
>>> >         Certainly there are other www based places where dialog &
>>> images
>>> > are
>>> >
>>> > easily shared simultaneously but they can & do become confusing messes
>>> for
>>> >
>>> > some reason,,, I avoid TheSamba because to Me it is the proverbial
>>> HayStack
>>> >
>>> > & as for FaceBook, there is a fine example of a HayStack in a Tornado ~
>>> >
>>> >                                                 ORR ~ DeanB
>>> >
>>> >         & I really do like that YouGuys don’t give Me a hard time
>>> about My
>>> >
>>> > Rebellious Punctuation ~
>>> >
>>> > > On 5 Mar , 2023, at 11:04 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
>>> wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > > Funny how this all comes around. Ten years ago, I was lobbying for
>>> the
>>> > > ability to post photos as that was an option at the time, during one
>>> of
>>> > our
>>> > > major switchovers. I argued that it would make us more effective at
>>> > > communication which part, where, how, etc. The purists would hear
>>> none of
>>> > > it. Where are they now? Did they die off? I think they all migrated
>>> to
>>> > > Facebook when they got the chance and this list suffered for it. But
>>> here
>>> > > we have a real discussion, not the morass-like structure of FB which
>>> is
>>> > > like a river--anything put into it floats downstream to never be seen
>>> > > again, the one-upsmanship, the smartassery of of internet anonymity.
>>> Just
>>> > > wish we could have both.
>>> > >
>>> > > Jim
>>> > >
>>> > > On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 11:31 AM Richard Koerner <
>>> rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
>>> > > wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >> Yes Dean....you are on to something good.  Google Photos is an
>>> excellent
>>> > >> passageway.  OK....next step is to have all of this happen.
>>> Seamlessly.
>>> > >> Hardly a thought.  That is why Facebook is so successful and
>>> popular.
>>> > Not
>>> > >> us Vanagon Folks....but in general, people are lazy.
>>> > >>
>>> > >>    On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 09:25:45 AM PST, OlRivrRat <
>>> > >> olrivrrat@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> > >>
>>> > >> On 5 Mar , 2023, at 9:50 AM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net
>>> >
>>> > >> wrote:
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>> Yes Dean, that thing works!  Could absolutely see all of the
>>> detail.
>>> > So
>>> > >> marvelous.  Now...we have got to find a way to transmit this
>>> knowledge
>>> > to
>>> > >> the rest of the gang.  So that this stuff can become a common
>>> > occurrence.
>>> > >> Doing so, will absolutely transform this List....in a good way.
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>
>>> > >>    Maybe if all of us have access to Google Photos, a GerryVanagon
>>> > account
>>> > >>
>>> > >> could be established & SignIn info made available to All Interested
>>> ~
>>> > >>
>>> > >>    Albums can be created within the Account, if need be, for various
>>> > >> subject
>>> > >>
>>> > >> matters like Parts, Maint’, Accessories, Trips ~
>>> > >>
>>> > >>    Flickr is also another option & I suspect there are many others ~
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> >
>>>
>>