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Why does Google Drive not sync files as efficiently as Dropbox?

Shawn C
2014-07-05 15:08:10
There are some good articles that present a comparison of DB vs GD. One of the many articles can be found on MakeUseOff: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/cloud-storage-showdown-dropbox-google-drive-skydrive/Another good article is from LifeHacker.com:http://lifehacker.com/5904731/desktop-file-syncing-faceoff-dropbox-vs-google-driveOne thing to keep in mind is as OronJ mentioned, the local network could play a big part.
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Oron J
2014-06-30 14:05:00
This would be difficult to answer without being intimately familiar with the code of both systems. That said, Dropbox uses a number of clever optimisations to speed things up:
  1. Delta update. When you update a file, only the part that changed is actually sent up to the cloud, which can drastically reduce bandwith requirements and increase speed of updates.
  2. On a local network (e.g. at home), Dropbox synchronises between devices directly rather than relying on the copy on the cloud for the synchronisation. Since local networks tend to be fast, this vastly improves the speed of local sync'ing and also reduces the amount of traffic that goes via your broadband connection into the detail.
Saumil M
2014-07-01 04:57:56
One issue with GD is duplicate files.