After 2 years of building and testing, the rumour-packed synchronization and storage service is now finally out of beta. The service consists of two interfaces, namely a desktop client and a web interface.

You can assign (and you can change later too) a local folder to be the default synchronization location. Whenever there is a change to the files (modification, deletion, addition, renaming) in this folder, the content on the server side is also updated, provided you have the desktop client running and an Internet connection.

If you want to download the whole folder, you may choose to download a .zip file. A single file can be downloaded by third party through a public URL, but the .zip of the whole folder can’t. To share the whole folder, you need to send the recipient an invitation, and the recipient can access the folder and download the .zip if he or she wants. This tediousness is the biggest disadvantage of this service.

Upload speed is fast, especially when uploading multiple files. Apparently it opens multiple threads. The interface is also kind of intuitive and simplistic.

Dropbox is free for 2GB space. A paid account offers 50GB but I don’t think many of us need that.

You may see how it works in this video on its website. Or you can take a tour here.

Here are some screen shots when signed in:

When logged in:

Download a .zip file of a folder:

Folder sharing info: