In the most number of people subconsciously think synchronous network disk and the disk is about the same as if both are backed up in the cloud center, the former (network disk) is manually upload and download files using the local network, the latter (synchronous disk ) is a local image upload and download folders to synchronize the folder contents. It would appear that these two seemingly feel no difference.
And we also hear frequent use of the network disk, network disk will be addressed as we network U disk or network hard disk, the simplest is to store the backup data to the Internet cloud space. In fact, network disk is a broad term, network disk can be divided into: network disk backup, disk synchronization network. Most people will usually "Backup Drive" and "synchronization network disk" confused.
Synchronization network disk not only have the network disk function, its biggest feature is the "sync" rather than "back up." Synchronous network disk mean i.e., after installing the software in the computer A, the files in any folder synchronization file updated or modified as long as there will be automatically uploaded to the cloud (no manual upload), when the computer software is also installed B , automatically uploaded to the cloud on a computer a file will be automatically downloaded to computer B synchronization file folder. Mobile devices also do so.
Network disk and disk synchronization is still a big difference, network disk mainly to let people download a file, on the server side, you can hold local, cost sharing out of download traffic, its resource consumption, to download high speed requirements, Therefore, the vast majority of network disk will limit the size of individual files.
Synchronous disk mainly own sync files, access computers, mobile phones, handheld terminals and other places more than personal use, an individual or team productivity tools, server is primarily a backup and provide synchronous transfer platform to share the needs of small, download speed requirements of low, but high stability requirements of the modified file can automatically sync files modified to have the history of version control, requires a large space and the single file large enough foreign Dropbox , domestic nuts clouds belong to this species, and does not limit the size of individual files.
In fact the previous synchronous disk belonging to a network disk function, as previously Baidu cloud disk , there is a local folder synchronization, now must Member to use this feature.
The network disk that you can be understood as more than a piece of your large hard drive on the network, you can upload up to a lot of good resources, as a backup can also be used as shared, as now sharing feature is very common, in the past there is no synchronization dish, I use it is to work as a dish for some time, feeling inconvenient, manual uploading and downloading, plus also to identify the new file to download really a bit tired.
Synchronous disk is now more products, more well-known that nuts clouds, cloud billion square, Baidu synchronization, micro-cloud synchronization assistant, which is more of it to feel better? Free of nuts, then good reputation cloud, cloud nuts are focused office network disk products. Billion cubic know much about the cloud. Baidu network disk, recently launched a one-day paid item. Micro cloud synchronization assistant 10 g, but can also speed.
to sum up:
Positioning network disk and disk synchronization of the two products are not the same, if there is to modify the file version control, and does not limit the file size, the disk is synchronized, the contrary is network disk. Now the Internet so developed, also with U disk mobile office friend you OUT! Use network disk mobile office friends are OUT! In fact, we can learn to use synchronous disk, mobile office relaxing and enjoyable this way, why not do it! ! !
Finally, I hope developers and operations staff must figure out the difference between the two, it is best to focus, to optimize the sound extreme to some sort of function, so as to stand out in many domestic cloud storage products.