'CloudFiles': finally a good, nay great DropBox client for Windows Mobile

Every bit we move into the future of cloud computing, online storage and retrieval is becoming more and more important.

Dropbox is a pop free file hosting site which offers 2gb of storage (and up to 100gb for paying customers). Like other services east.g. SugarSync, they offer a desktop client which allows elevate-n-drop from your reckoner to the cloud.

The iPhone, Android, BlackBerry (soon) and even the iPad all have "official" clients from Dropbox themselves but alas Windows Mobile and WebOS are absent. Luckily Ruttensoft has stepped up to the plate to make their own client and truth be told, we're ninety% certain they did a amend chore than what Dropbox could accept managed.

If you're looking for a solution to deject-based storage and management on your Windows phone, look no further. Read more afterwards the bound for our review of CloudFiles.

First thing to annotation about CloudFiles is that it is in beta (0.vii was used for this article) albeit a late stage, meaning at this point nosotros have a very expert idea about how skillful it is plus it is nearly feature complete.

Second is that these betas "elapse" and the reason for that is yes, CloudFiles will be a pay app. Clearly this is a downside to non-official programs from third party developers. On the other paw, once you run CloudFiles and you come across the detail and elegance that the author has instilled in the coding, you won't think twice most forking over some dollars (bold they price it less than $10).

Seriously, the app is that good. When people desire to see what Windows phones are capable of doing or showing off the UI, this app comes to mind. Function of that is that Ruttensoft has taking key UI designs from Windows Phone 7 and darn information technology all, information technology sure looks prissy. Nosotros besides hope this means Ruttensoft will carry over the program to WP7 (and pre-purchased licenses?) to our new infant OS.

On to the app...

Here are the main features (and so far) of CloudFiles:

Scan through your Dropbox Files and Folders
Create/Delete/Move/Copy Folders
Delete/Motility/Copy Files
See backdrop of a file (Proper name, Folder, Size & Terminal modified)
Upload a new file
Upload a whole binder (!)
Download a file
Download a whole folder (!)
Create a new Text note using the builtin text editor
Edit text-files within the application, information technology volition directly exist saved to your Dropbox account
Edit all other file types in your favorite Windows Mobile App, afterwards reupload it to your Dropbox account with 1 click!
Share your files by sending a link per Email
==> All files using a thirty-day-expiration link
==> Move/Copy a file to the public folder so share it with one click
Share your files past sending the file as Email Attachment (Downloading information technology to the device start)
Create binder favorites to quickly browse to them
See your Dropbox Business relationship informations (Username, ID, Space used/Gratuitous)
Lots of file type'south are skinned in the list
Autorotation of the app (if supported)
Landscape & Portrait-Support
All Touch Screen Devices supported from WM six.0+, might work on WM 5.0 too.
Shoot & Upload pictures with one click (!). Information technology will be stored with continuous numbers (SomeName001, SomeName002) directly in your gallery!
Bit.ly support for short share links (using your own Fleck.ly-Business relationship)
Create a new Dropbox account(new in v0.7)
And lots more than

Catch all of that? There is basically nothing CloudFiles cannot practise that your desktop client can. For version 0.eight (coming next calendar week), they are also calculation "retry up/download for failed files".

Overall, the app works as advertised with an easy to navigate UI, responsive actions and lets exist frank, it's simply squeamish to look at. In that location are even so some trivial bugs here and at that place, for instance if left running in the background, the connection to the server will die off and when it tries to reconnect the app may crash (it relies on .Net CF). Also on my LG eXpo, the launch camera/straight post feature returned a "No camera hardware" error and disabled my ambience-light control.

Sharing files with others is easy equally y'all can email the file to anyone. Information technology will download and auto-attach the file or ship the public link in a configurable electronic mail template. You can as well just download the file, edit it directly, re-create information technology or delete. Uploading is as well easy with only a simple carte du jour select, you lot can even overwrite existing files with newer versions (it thankfully prompts yous).

What else to say? The program is a perfect solution for Dropbox users and if you are not one, this should sway yous to wait at it every bit a viable alternative to any it is you currently do to save those valuable photos, .cab files, documents or whatsoever you want.

What nigh Microsoft's Mesh? While an first-class desktop client exists, the mobile version pales in comparison to CloudFiles in terms of directly features and options. We do promise Microsoft does not forget about Mesh in Windows Phone 7 because for at present, we observe Dropbox/CloudFiles a much more than robust and powerful solution.

We'll revisit this program once it goes official i.0 and run across if the pricing is as bang-up as the app itself. For now, you tin can download information technology correct hither.

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