# Dropbox is a PC builder’s best friend

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dropbox-is-a-pc-builders-best-friend/
- Published: 2026-08-09T13:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-09T13:13:29+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/tech/976092/pc-building-dropbox-backup
- Topics: Software

## Key points

- Writer's two SSDs failed, but Dropbox backups saved his files
- Dropbox family plan costs about $204 a year for six users
- Alternatives include Backblaze, iCloud Plus and Adobe Creative Cloud

## Summary

A Verge senior editor recounts how using Dropbox to back up his home-built PC's files saved him after two separate hard drive failures, arguing that cloud backup is essential insurance for anyone with a lot of important local data. He set up Dropbox to mirror his work partition after taking on a large crowdfunded project in 2018, and it later proved its worth when two 2TB Samsung SSDs unexpectedly failed and became undetectable on boot.

Both times, the drive itself turned out to be the sole point of failure, and having everything already synced to Dropbox meant no data was lost. The writer pays roughly $204 a year for a six-member family plan, while a solo user plan costs about $120 a year for 2TB or $143 for 3TB; he also notes alternatives such as Backblaze's unlimited $99-a-year personal backup, Apple iCloud Plus, and Adobe Creative Cloud backups for those in different ecosystems.

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