Dropbox is a cloud file sharing and storage solution. Find out more at https://www.dropbox.com/
| Platform | Cloud storage |
|---|---|
| Primary Use | Enterprise and individual file storage system. |
| Who Owns the Data | You. |
| Commercial Entity | Yes |
| Design Target (its goals) | General public, business accounts. |
| Price | Free for basic; Can upgrade for enhanced features. |
| Available storage | 2 GB |
| Privacy | Do NOT use for sensitive data. |
| Accessible from HPC systems | Not available from HPC systems. Can transfer files from computers using Dropbox applications, but no transfers to servers without downloading to a computer first. |
| Back-ups | Dropbox saves a history of all deleted and earlier versions of files for 30 days for all Dropbox accounts. |
| Data retention | Data is purged after the Dropbox account is closed. |
| Shared account/support for collaboration | Individual files can be shared with collaborators. |
| Permissions | Add individual collaborators as needed. |
| Access after you leave Purdue | Not tied to Purdue accounts. |
| Data management plan | None. |
| Publication of datasets | No |
| Assigns DOIs | No |
| Preserve datasets | None. |
| Trusted repository | No |
| Metadata | No |
| Dataset preview and edit from the platform | Yes |
| Data security | Two step account verification can be enable. Employees at Dropbox can access your files. https://www.dropbox.com/help/27?path=security_and_privacy. |
| Treatment of sensitive data | Not allowed. |