Dropbox Issue Situation.
Added 2020-05-25 01:13:52 +0000 UTCSo i wanted to write a proper long post to explain whats happening with the Dropbox links being broken.
So I revived an email saying that my account has been suspended for Excessive Traffic. So I have never gotten an email like this from Dropbox before so I contacted them and spent time on the phone and in a chat room with them to figure out what happen.
I was told that my account was receiving a lot of streams and downloads over the past few days and since I exceeded my limit of bandwidth my account was suspended.
I took this to mean we have grown so much on Patreon with the inclusion of movies and the reactions my brother does that keeping it to one account is not going to work.
Actually if I never would have open Vimeo the odds are this would have happened sooner because of the amount of people watching.
Because of the size of the files and the amount of files being downloaded and streamed itβs just more than what an account on Dropbox is meant for.
This is what I was told and I guess it makes sense.
I am currently signing up to two more Dropbox accounts to split up the bandwidth for all the shows me and my brother do. I wasnβt aware how much bandwidth was being used to stream and download the videos off of Dropbox. So I will have 3 total accounts that me and my brother will use to spread the shows out so that accounts never exceed the βExcessive Trafficβ limit.
It will take me a bit to make sure everything is spread evenly so please bare with us for the next few days while we move some things around and add links to older post.
We will still have stuff coming out but some things will be delayed a bit.
Some of you have said just use Vimeo but the problem is that Vimeo has had issues as well. Different kinds of issues but issues nonetheless.
Some say that I should use GoogleDrive. About a year ago I did use google drive but it also had issues which is why I switched to Dropbox.
What I may look into is maybe opening back up a GoogleDrive account just to have another way for you all to watch the reactions.
I want the best experience possible for everyone and I know the streaming locations work differently for different people. You have all supported me so much that all I want is to do my best to make the experience as smooth as possible.
Below I Want To Know Based On Your Experience With More Or Other Creators Which Stream Platform You Prefer.
Comments
Never had any issues with video. I could never want the full video if I try Dropbox, i even try downloading, but still have problems. So I just use vimeo
Diamond Blount
2020-05-25 21:36:19 +0000 UTCReactions are reactions at the end of the dayπ€·ββοΈ I just look forward to watching them :)
Miguelito
2020-05-25 19:03:11 +0000 UTCDropbox sucks imo, constantly buffering and freezing for me so I just download your reactions wherever possible
James Moore
2020-05-25 15:15:16 +0000 UTCI prefer Vimeo because i stream to my tv. I can do that with googledrive and dropbox to but sometimes it breaks connection. And if i want to check something else on my phone it plaus without sound. But i would use whatever works best for you. I mean i downloaded Dropbox a while ago because that is what you use XD. But i would just watch it through whatever works best for you.
AyaaChann
2020-05-25 13:24:07 +0000 UTCIβm looking into that as well. Donβt know much about it though. Do you know creators who use it?
Steven Merced
2020-05-25 13:18:07 +0000 UTCEver thought of using onehub?
Eric Becker
2020-05-25 11:44:19 +0000 UTCIf I stream I use Vimeo, if I download it for later I use either. I'm not too fussed with either. Not a fan of Google Drive for videos. I work in TV and we always use vimeo to watch rough cuts and send videos to clients and broadcasters
Sharon Owen
2020-05-25 11:11:27 +0000 UTCYikes! I just bought in so I could watch the Firefly reactions... Hope it doesn't get too much headache moving stuff around. I've had to do similar shifts for data size rather than bandwidth, it's an interesting time. I'm liking getting these through dropbox since I can directly move it over to mine and view from there, but whatever ends up working for you works for me!
Rumpus Parable
2020-05-25 11:05:49 +0000 UTCO get the value of having multiple sources in case one is taken down and what not - For me, Dropbox works but you have the issue of being capped at 1 hours unless you download the content. Vimeo works best but it is also the easiest to get flagged. Google Drive never even streams for me on any of my devices and its only value is quality downloading. Vimeo is my choice.
Maxwell Long
2020-05-25 11:04:54 +0000 UTCI love using Dropbox but I will be happy with any service that lets me download the video.
Stephanie Bedworth
2020-05-25 10:26:15 +0000 UTCwhatever works for you guys, DB does give me issues with larger files where i'll manually swap it to 480 for a few minutes but otherwise nothing crazy negative about the platform for me personally
jbcreate
2020-05-25 09:57:52 +0000 UTCI don't really mind as long as it reliably works and generally for me Vimeo has been more reliable for me.
Abbie C
2020-05-25 09:51:55 +0000 UTCDropbox is terrible, I watch on vimeo almost exclusively. The most reliable program by other reactors is onehub
Paul Gibson
2020-05-25 09:15:57 +0000 UTCWell I've found that downloading from Dropbox works the best for me and is the fastest option, but I suppose as long as I'm able to download instead of stream (buffering is a bitch) I'm happy.
emmainkeri
2020-05-25 08:00:38 +0000 UTCI've had issues with pretty much every option there is, GoogleDrive occasionally deletes stuff, Vimeo and Dropbox sometimes suck but I don't think anything has been outright deleted by/from them.
4Tom4lepus4
2020-05-25 07:40:36 +0000 UTCVimeo always works really well for me, either streaming and even downloading! Googledrive works quite well for streaming but awfully slow if you tried to download a file. Dropbox sucks lol
Siti Dee
2020-05-25 07:25:51 +0000 UTCI used always pick Dropbox, but that started buffering and cutting of the end. I have never had any issues using Vimeo so I watch everything there.
s jaco
2020-05-25 05:50:37 +0000 UTCI prefer to download from Dropbox. Streaming videos is just too unreliable and I don't want to encounter any buffering.
2020-05-25 05:29:25 +0000 UTCI'll use any link that has a download option as I don't like to rely on streaming. I joined just for Doctor Who.
Daryl
2020-05-25 04:44:59 +0000 UTCI mostly watch on Dropbox, because Vimeo wonβt let me turn my phone sideways to make the screen bigger. Anyone else experience that?
Gravityfair
2020-05-25 04:06:04 +0000 UTCIve been doing direct download from dropbox because streaming quality seems low, I assumed due to overall net usage due to covid. I mean to be fair out of the few people i have joined patreons for you put out more content faster. Im sure the time put into doing all this is a factor but some do 3-6 videos a week. I wonder how having such a wide range of shows impacts i t, I would think it might spread out the usage since not everyone is into as many things but some people like myself are into a bunch.
Magus
2020-05-25 03:10:06 +0000 UTCThe newer reactions have Vimeo links in them, so you can watch some of those in the meantime if you want :)
Amanda S
2020-05-25 03:01:12 +0000 UTCTypical this has happened the day I signed up lol. The universe hates me!
Silver of House Stormm
2020-05-25 02:46:10 +0000 UTCI mean that is in the post: "It will take me a bit to make sure everything is spread evenly so please bare with us for the next few days while we move some things around and add links to older post." And it's not like the current links are dead forever, it's a 24 hour suspension, so after that they are back and the whole spreading the links across multible accounts is just to prevent it from happening in the future again.
Jalios
2020-05-25 02:19:28 +0000 UTCSo what about the previous reactions that weren't posted on Vimeo how can we watch them
Reef Sami
2020-05-25 02:12:07 +0000 UTCVimeo works a lot easier for me and downloads are also super easy from there
Ruby Alice
2020-05-25 02:01:32 +0000 UTCI download it from dropbox just in case my internet goes down while watching. But I do that with all of the Patreon's I follow. It saves having to search for the video's. I'm good with any of them. I never have issues.
Mandzipop
2020-05-25 01:53:08 +0000 UTCI prefer Vimeo. It works better for me.
Futuristic Girl
2020-05-25 01:38:38 +0000 UTCI prefer Vimeo because through that I can watch them on the Vimeo Roku app on my TV instead of the computer, but I'll watch them wherever you put them!
Andrea
2020-05-25 01:34:01 +0000 UTCFor me, I always download the videos as that avoids any streaming issues that a lot of viewers seem to experience. I've never had an issue with Dropbox, but as long as Vimeo allows downloading, I'm fine with that as well. I did have a lot of issues with people who use Google Drive as they have viewer limits which always created an issue for me. There are workarounds for that, but it was always a huge pain.
Miah
2020-05-25 01:23:40 +0000 UTCFor longer videos I watch Dropbox first then use Vimeo for the end - when I try to watch the entire video on Vimeo I have to keep restarting it. As for google drive idk.
Pho3nixX
2020-05-25 01:20:32 +0000 UTCI try Dropbox first and if that doesn't work then Vimeo
Amanda Winner
2020-05-25 01:16:57 +0000 UTCI thought Google drive had viewer limits?
Kris λ³
2020-05-25 01:16:24 +0000 UTCVimeo seems to go ridiculously slow, dropbox has always had some issues here and there but I've never had a problem with google drive at least.
Steveo
2020-05-25 01:15:36 +0000 UTC