Don't quite get Ubuntu One

[NoOp]

On 07/27/2009 08:35 AM, Dave M G wrote:
> Ubuntu Users,
> 
> I am currently using the Ubuntu One beta, and I think it is perhaps not 
> what I expected it would be.
> 
> I thought that if I had the Ubuntu One package installed on my system, 
> then any files or folders I put in the "My Files" directory would be 
> automatically uploaded to the 2 GB server space out there in "the cloud".
> 
> But that does not seem to be the case. I have a laptop and desktop 
> computer, both with Ubuntu One installed, and both with full time 
> internet connections, and both signed into Ubuntu One under the same 
> username/account. When I put files on one machine, it never shows up in 
> the directory on the other. I have to log into the web interface to see 
> any kind of change.
> 
> If it is the case that the 2 GB of space on the Ubuntu One server is 
> just a place I can upload and download files through the web 
> interface... well, that's kind of useful I suppose, but hardly special.
> 
> I'm looking for a system where I can have a shared directory that 
> automatically synchronizes between all machines that have access to it.
> 
> Is that not what Ubuntu One is for? If not, what exactly makes it any 
> better than an FTP site?
> 
> If anyone could explain what it's purpose is, exactly, then that would 
> be much appreciated.
> 

Don't know, haven't tried it, but perhaps:
https://ubuntuone.com/support/
is the place to find the answer?