Box Drive vs Box Sync
I got the press release for Box Drive today and am really sad to see that this is supposed to be replacing Box Sync. The functionality of Sync is exactly there reason I use Box - I really do not want cloud storage, I want our files on our computers not in the cloud because most of the time we do not have active internet connections. Rest assured that I will be porting my business back to Dropbox.
Jamie
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I'm a personal rather than enterprise Box user. I fear the day that Box Sync may drop dead...okay, be killed off. I'm finding it more and more useful and flexible than I realized, by the way. I now have files on Box.com that I want there for sharing, but don't care to have in the Box Sync folder on my local computer through the simple process of indicating NOT to sync them. That's something I had not noted.
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Box Sync is incredibly flexible in ways that far surpass Box Drive. I hope that Sync will be upgraded for M1 capability (Mac) in addition to Drive (beta just announced). Continued support corresponding to the large demand for Sync is needed. Otherwise, Sync WILL die a slow death, willy nilly.
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@jiporter Total agreement here.
My ongoing question is how the Box bosses interpret the word "deprecate." Merriam-Webster's definition 3 cites the use of the word for software. "to withdraw official support for or discourage the use of (something, such as a software product) in favor of a newer or better alternative." To which I say "so what?" Is Box going to forcibly remove BoxSync from my Windows 10 computer?
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Hi ,
Thanks for your post.
I want to help clarify the Box Drive vs Box Sync situation. Yes you are correct that Box Drive will ultimately replace Box Sync, but that is only until we have the Mark for Offline option available and released with Box Drive in the future.
We understand the different use cases of having content locally saved on your machines and that's why we will continue to support Box Sync and Box Drive until mark for offline is available for Box Drive.
Hope you understand the timing and roadmap plan of Box Drive and Box Sync, but please continue to use Box Sync if you still need to have contented synced for offline use for now (3/29/18).
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Hi ,
Welcome to the Box Community and thanks for your first post in the forum!
There isn't a way to limit the folders (and items) that show up on Box Drive on your local machine as what Box Drive does is basically mirror your folder structure in Box.com down to your computer.
There is however, an existing feature request to Hide folders from Box Drive in Box Pulse that our product team is researching on. If you and other members would like to support this suggestion, please feel free to go to the link above to up-vote and continue the discussion.
Again, thank you for posting!
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