Does anybody use Ubuntu One?

[Queue29]

UbuntuOne seems to be Canonical's second serious attempt at making a profit off of the Ubuntu platform (behind support contracts), and so far, it doesn't seem to be terribly successful, but I want to hear your opinions about it. Are you paying the monthly fee for the expanded storage? Are you only using the free version? Do you just ignore UbuntuOne? Have you removed all the UO stuff from your install? Do you have issues trying to use UO? Do you agree with the prices/ storage space offered?

edit: don't be afraid to check the paid version if you are using it, nobody can see who voted for what.

[thatguruguy]

I use the free space, but don't keep much in it.

[ElSlunko]

I'd likely use it more once they release a windows version.

[halovivek]

I am using but my space is not filled.

[Mr. Picklesworth]

I would love to, but I make very frequent use of Dropbox's feature where it holds on to previous versions of (and deleted) files for a month. It's especially nice when conflicts occur, since it can be more aggressive in resolving them (instead of littering the place with backup files).

[ElSlunko]

Well I guess I do use it, but it's only installed on this computer :P. I've shared a file or two that I didn't feel like uploading to another service but I haven't had much use beyond that.

[The Toxic Mite]

Dropbox > Ubuntu One

[AllRadioisDead]

I use dropbox.

[adeypoop]

Yes but only the free one, i synch tomboy notes on it, and evolution contacts. Plus sharing some files between computers. I think it has great potential

[V for Vincent]

I think it's a useful service, even though I've had some unpleasant experiences with it. I wish it was more synchronized. Occasionally, when I place a file in storage, it takes a really long time for it to start uploading and every now and then it just doesn't appear on the server at all.

[Mahngiel]

I'd likely use it more once they release a windows version.

Try openbox. 2 GB free. 2.5 GB if you con *ahem convince* two ppl into signing up too.

[Khakilang]

I use it but don't have much to put in. Just out of curiousity. But in future I might need it.

[NightwishFan]

I use it for synchronization. I doubt I will ever need more than 2gb though.

[Mustard]

I'm using Ubuntu One. I've experienced the delay in a file updating myself, on rare occassion. I was keen to shut down quickly too and was expecting and requiring a snappy response.

The web interface is a bit buggy too. It first displays a set of files and folders that were the very first ones I ever used, but sadly its not the latest set of files/folders, so I have to collapse and expand the interface to get it to refresh with the latest folders.

I'm using the free version, as it makes no sense to pay for a buggy Ubuntu One, when I could be paying for Dropbox with greater functionality and stability. Either way I haven't found a great need, nor overcome my suspicions, about online storage of personal files. Perhaps in the spirit of 'freedom', Ubuntu One could specialise in having the most controllable/extensible environment, where the security of the information lies in the hands of the user, rather than the server. This could be made seamless.

The pro's are that its very handy when you have about five operating systems installed and you have to hunt down files on various partitions. I can drop the commonly used ones in Ubuntu One and they are accessible from any operating system I choose to be running.

I agree with an earlier comment. It needs a windows version. Too many people would be dual booting to ignore that side of the equation, these 'multiple OS booters', have a distinct need for just such a service.

[ElSlunko]

Try openbox. 2 GB free. 2.5 GB if you con *ahem convince* two ppl into signing up too.

Think you meant dropbox? Yeah I used to use it. Was one of the first solutions I used actually and didn't find it much different than Ubuntu One as far as integration goes (this was a while back). Not sure what dropbox has now, but it has more a year ago than Ubuntu One has now (except maybe remote storage of contacts?).

[NightwishFan]

I hope Ubuntu One includes a public folder for anyone to access. Sort of like a private pastebin. I wonder though if that would amount to be a problem.

It is said more features are planned, so I hope they come up with something interesting.

[audiomick]

I haven't used it yet, no great need. What would sway me instantly would be a service to synch my phone and evolution via Ubuntu one.

[Primefalcon]

I'm not sure where you'd class me, I have it installed tried it out, and haven't used it since. I mainly use Dropbox since I have 5.2G of space on it

[Nevon]

I did try it out, to see if it was maybe worth getting the expanded storage. However, it ended up deleting everything I tried to store - which, needless to say, was not what I had in mind. In the end, I just went back to dropbox.

[gnomeuser]

I would love to but I won't till I can see the server side code. Outside of that I am not convinced that synchronization is what I really need, I want to access my files on any device I own but I don't as such need them present on every one of those devices.

E.g. I would love to have my music, movies, podcasts and the likes in a kind of cloud storage solution. Probably selfhosted though I would love to worry as little as possible about reliability and thus a proper off site hosting is tempting but due to bw limitations, costs and time unlikely.

In much the same way I would like my contacts, mails and that kind of thing to be present and again I am not sure that synchronization is what I really want.

Ubuntu One might become more tempting as more services are rolled out, e.g. the music store once it gets support in Banshee might add something that I truly want. Right now Ubuntu One doesn't really do so and I don't like the idea of trusting my data to a system where I can't see and thus not effectively determine the security of.