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by xomateix 4072 days ago
I've been using copy.com for a while and I'm quite happy with it. The main reason I chose it (at the time) was 20GB for free accounts, fair storage in shared folders and pricing (I have the 250GB account).

(Disclaimer: this is a referral link that will give us 5gb https://copy.com?r=b2yUAQ ;-))

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I too have been using Copy for years.

Let's not forget they have a working Linux client. Maybe things have changed since I last looked, but they were one of the few supporting Linux (both cli and gui).

I just recently found it moved over from Dropbox, too. - Quick and competent support - Linux sync client - Apps with Photo sync (Since yesterday also for iOS)

I can even use the photo sync from multiple devices because it creates folders per phone

I use both and one thing that really bothers me about both services is that they don't work well with proxies and laptops.

My company forces me to use a proxy so I must manually configure Dropbox and Copy with that proxy info even though I've already configured OS X to use the proxy. Why can't they obtain the system-wide OS X proxy info that all other (non command line) apps use?

When I'm not at work the proxy isn't available and neither Dropbox nor Copy will recognize that fact and bypass it. Instead they just hang, even though all other GUI apps are fine. I have to manually turn proxying off in each app in order to get syncing to work. It's not only a pain to do this but it's also easy to forget, and then you wind up with files you need that haven't been synced.

Note that Copy.com is owned by Barracuda. If you're considering leaving Dropbox for privacy or political reasons, be aware there may be similar concerns with Barracuda.
I can't figure out whether they have client-side encryption with a user-specific encryption key that they do not have access to.
Doesn't look like it. They have an API you could throw encrypted blobs at with a bit of work at least.