| 1) With symlinks Dropbox doesn't sync the changes you make to those folders until you restart it. With Boxifier, changes are synced in real-time. 2) If the target of the symlink is not available/not found then Dropbox will delete the contents of that folder from your account. This is the case for instance with removable drives. With Boxifier, ejecting the USB drive doesn't cause the contents to be deleted from your Dropbox account. 3) If you use selective sync with a symlink, the contents of the target folder willl be deleted you uncheck the folder from the selective sync settings dialog. With Boxifier, this doesn't happen because it has built-in support for this scenario. The folder just gets marked internally as inactive. 4) Symlinked folders lack the Dropbox overlay icons (green checkmarks, blue circles) so you can't get an idea of what the sync progress on those folders is. With Boxifier you have full Explorer integration so that you get the same experience as with the Dropbox folder. 5) Symlinked folders lack the Dropbox context menu functionality. With Boxifier you get the full Dropbox context menu functionality so you can easily share files, get public links, see previous versions or see them on Dropbox.com 6) A person who is not tech savvy will probably have a hard time understanding how to use symlinks and all their shortcomings. With Boxifier you simply right-click a folder to sync it with Dropbox. No need to be a computer wizard. |