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| * dropbox.com is a US based commercial company. * Any data saved via dropbox, are affected by US laws. |
<<TableOfContents>> * Dropbox is a US based commercial company. * Any data saved via Dropbox, are affected by US laws. |
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| * Advantages of Switchdrive against dropbox: | * Advantages of Switchdrive against Dropbox: |
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| == Thinlinc == | == I-MATH: Thinlinc == |
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| * Disk usage of Dropbox is separated from I-MATH home quota. * The default disk quota for the thinlinx dropbox installation is 10GB. If you need more, please contact the [[https://www.math.uzh.ch/index.php?id=support|IT-support]]. * Use the prepared dropbox installation: '''Applications > Internet > Dropbox''' * Please follow the installation steps carefully, to get a running dropbox installation. |
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| * Applications > Internet > Dropbox * Disk usage of Dropbox is separated from I-MATH home quota. |
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| === Linux client and ext4 === | == Private computer / notebook == * Linux / Windows / Mac. * Please follow the dropbox official installation guide. |
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| * End of 2018, dropbox [[https://help.dropbox.com/desktop-web/system-requirements#linux|limits]] the linux client to only operate on ext4 filesystem - this is no option for the I-MATH infrastructure. * To fulfil the requirements we've installed a workaround. * Please follow the above instructions carefully, to get a running dropbox installation. * If you run into trouble, please contact the [[https://www.math.uzh.ch/index.php?id=support|IT-support]] |
= Installation at I-MATH Thinlinc environment = * End of 2018, dropbox [[https://help.dropbox.com/desktop-web/system-requirements#linux|limits]] the linux client to only operate on ext4 filesystem. * To fulfil the requirements with our thinlnc environment, we've prepared a workaround. * If you run into trouble during installation, please contact the [[https://www.math.uzh.ch/index.php?id=support|IT-support]]. * Start: '''Applications > Internet > Dropbox'''. * The first start might take several minutes! Please be patient. * Click 'OK' to start the installation. * After some time, a webbrowser opens and asks you to log in via dropbox.com to your dropbox account: do this. * Again after some time, you'll be prompted with: {{attachment:dp01.png}} * Click on `move`. * The above windows stays in front - move it to the side Navigate to `/dropbox/<your account>` and click |
Dropbox
Contents
- Dropbox is a US based commercial company.
- Any data saved via Dropbox, are affected by US laws.
At UZH, the recommended alternative to dropbox is Switchdrive: http://drive.switch.ch.
- Advantages of Switchdrive against Dropbox:
- Swiss data protection laws are respected.
- Diskquota: 50GB.
- All major OS are fully supported.
I-MATH: Thinlinc
- Disk usage of Dropbox is separated from I-MATH home quota.
The default disk quota for the thinlinx dropbox installation is 10GB. If you need more, please contact the IT-support.
Use the prepared dropbox installation: Applications > Internet > Dropbox
- Please follow the installation steps carefully, to get a running dropbox installation.
I-MATH: Windows Terminal Services
- No support.
Private computer / notebook
- Linux / Windows / Mac.
- Please follow the dropbox official installation guide.
Installation at I-MATH Thinlinc environment
End of 2018, dropbox limits the linux client to only operate on ext4 filesystem.
- To fulfil the requirements with our thinlnc environment, we've prepared a workaround.
If you run into trouble during installation, please contact the IT-support.
Start: Applications > Internet > Dropbox.
- The first start might take several minutes! Please be patient.
- Click 'OK' to start the installation.
- After some time, a webbrowser opens and asks you to log in via dropbox.com to your dropbox account: do this.
- Again after some time, you'll be prompted with:
Click on move.
The above windows stays in front - move it to the side Navigate to /dropbox/<your account> and click