Icedrive

I used it for two years and then I moved to another one. The first main reason is that the prices are very high. The second reason is that they canceled the lifetime service and brought it back again at very expensive prices. They modified their policy and now they started using profiles to collect descriptive information (cookies) I think I'm not sure, at least. Other than that, the service is more than wonderful and the fastest the level of cloud storage services and mobile applications is almost integrated.

I wanted to replace Google Drive for something more private and included an automated file sync/upload tool.

-The company has a huge privacy focus. 2FA, client-side, zero-knowledge encryption (with password lock), UK-based (GDPR compliant). -Minimalist UI and very clean appearance -Cloud sync tool works great. You can share files/folders similar to Google Drive. -Works on all devices. However, know that the Mac and Linux apps do NOT have file sync (monitor changes), only Windows. -I pay for the $50 annual 1TB to keep my data drive backed up. Nothing crazy. They have Lifetime licenses available too.

Pay in crypto isn't live for them yet, but they are working on it.

Dropbox has privacy concerns. Giving Icedrive a try for its improved encryption. I started with the web access site which feels like a simplified email program without having to do the protocols of address, subject, body, and then downloaded the program for the full experience. Off the bat, I'm not overly keen about the drive-style appearance because I have enough going on with drive confusion, but it's similar to a shortcut leading to an explorer folder where you can use drag-n-drop like with Dropbox. The icon can sit in the corner tray just like Dropbox, but when you click it, you get a pop-up window which is more of a veer-away than the Dropbox icon tray locational open. When you close explorer from there, the pop-up window still sits in the middle of the desktop. You might want to make a folder/drive shortcut instead of using the tray icon. Icebox is owned by a UK company. Dropbox is owned by a SF USA company.

Definitely not recommending this app.

I had installed the app in June 2019, as I was considering my options for Dropbox alternatives. I then uninstalled it because it did not meet my needs (the mounted disk was too slow to communicate with my local disk).

At least I thought I had uninstalled it since it was no longer showing up under Windows "Uninstall Programs" list and Icedrive menu items were no longer showing up in my right click context menu...

Fast forward to today, April 2020, and I'm trying Directory Opus for file management. When I right click on images, I see Icedrive icon again, with the options "Stop Sharing" and "Refresh Cloud Folder". I could not believe it! Upon using Listary to type "icedrive" and locate all instances of the keyword on my hard drive, sure enough I find a sub-folder under my main "D://Programs" folder that contains the famous "uninstall" exe file along with 3 regular app files. I tried 3 times to click on that uninstall exe file and restarted my computer 3 times as well... It just never uninstalled the program. Every time I logged back in Windows, the icedrive folder was there, nothing had changed.

I then had to go into the registry editor to delete the 2 options above from my right click context menu... And now the 2 options are still showing up in Directory Opus but at least clicking on them says that the program is not found.

This is one of the most bizarre uninstall process I had to go through (needless to say, one of the most unnerving as well).

Also: people over Reddit have shown concerns for their TOS / Privacy Policy: https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/b6hnwz/icedrive_nextgeneration_cloud_storage_any_ideas/

Worth a try. Not best, but not worst. Price okay, not really too many features, but everything looks very transparent, clean, and nice.