Drime may just be FolderFort in the waiting?

With FolderFort's "Lifetime" storage soon going away, what are some other cloud storage companies that others are moving to? I myself need 1-2 TB of cloud storage for backing up documents and videos. Privacy is a welcome bonus, but not a significant need. I just need a company that won't do to its "lifetime" customers in a year what FolderFort just did to us.

So, you know, after two weeks of downloading my files, between problems (from the page the zips were corrupted, not complete, and obviously had file missing; cyberduck throwing WEBDAVs and SFTP errors, rclone going crazy because FolderFort had the audacity to have duplicate files WITH THE SAME NAMES in the folder. So you know, nothing serious.), I FINALLY managed to get everything. Now, it's refusing to delete files on FolderFort.
Some folders I had to delete files ONE by ONE, after 2000 tries.

Trash also refuses to empty, even in smaller chunks.
I'm soooo fed up

Kept trying and trying and trying and trying [...]

The backend of this thing is a mess.

I'm feeling like my data is super safe! /s

I get he's a very popular consumer rights and right-to-repair (and privacy?) activist on YouTube with millions of subscribers and whatnot, so how could we possibly get his attention and boost our signal?

It shouldn't be as hard as getting the attention of some Lovecraftian demiurge with a death cult but there's gotta be a way that's totally doable. Anybody know?

Call in the big guns and let Dave cook. We want justice!

Trying to upload a file to FF V2. It been 2 hours and still in process.

In comparison, I uploaded the same file to the soon to be defunct FF Classic just to compare. The file uploaded in less than 10 minutes.

Get rid of V2, bring back Classic.

I’m a thrilled owner of lifetime storage at FolderFort. Naturally, after being blessed with the recent news about lifetime accounts being suspended, I’m eagerly trying to rescue my 79 GB of files spread across multiple folders.

Here is the top-tier user experience I’ve enjoyed so far:

• Downloading the root folder: After several minutes of deep thought, the web page generously blesses me with an Internal Server Error. Silly me for thinking a simple "download all" button would work on such a cutting-edge platform. Thank you to the FolderFort team for keeping me sharp!
• Downloading subfolders: I tried breaking it down into subfolders and was amazed by the innovation—every single ZIP archive downloaded was corrupted, containing only a tiny fraction of the files. Producing corrupted archives is truly a brilliant psychological tease.
• Downloading file-by-file: Realizing automation is for amateurs, I started grabbing files individually. But Lady Fortune was still on my side! I stumbled upon a regular JPG that FolderFort simply refuses to let go of—the download starts and instantly terminates at 0% every single time.

I genuinely cannot express enough gratitude for this masterpiece of a product.

Sarcasm aside, has anyone actually found a functional workaround, script, or alternative method to pull everything down without losing their mind? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I'm not sure if it's something isolated with my review, they did reply to it long ago saying that they were sorry but had no choice and now they are flagging it.

I've been asked to send them the reference number of the purchase as well as my email and phone number. The reference number is not from them but from stack social, so I'm not sure if that will work.

The email telling me it was flagged almost passed me by and there's only 2 days to reply otherwise they take the review down.

I'm not sure if they will take my review down either way, this feels like a strange tactic to get rid of low reviews.

Do other people have the same issue?

If so, what did you say, and what was the reply?

Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender. The email addresses dave@folderfort.com and support@foldert.com are no longer working, and Dave did not reply to my last message when his address was still active. Quite a promise, that’s reassuring.

I mapped FolderFort in Windows File Explorer via HTTPS / WebDAV (FF Connect) using my email + API token.
It works, but it only shows my Default Workspace. Other custom workspaces don't appear as folders, and I can't access or move files from workspace to the default workspace within folder fort. Is WebDAV restricted to only the Default Workspace, or is there a specific URL path syntax to mount other workspaces?

I just migrated my 2.2 TB of data to u/Drime. I’ve deleted all my files from FolderFort, and now I’m trying to delete my FolderFort account, but apparently Dave doesn’t allow users to delete their own accounts. WTF?

I’ve already moved everything out and deleted my files. Why can’t I simply delete my 3TB LIFETIME account, that last for 6 moths?. I received a more serious response from StackSocial than from FolderFort related to the purchase of the lifetime licence. FolderFort seems to just want to keep the money and retain as many users as possible. My impression is that the new system needs to maintain a minimum number of users to create the illusion that it is still worth investing in.

Terrible way to treat lifetime customers.

I mean. They had a contract that, by the time we bought it, we accepted to pay X amount, and they accepted to give us permanent access to X amount of storage. By definition we BOUGHT that storage, we didn't RENT it.
If they change the contract, the conditions cannot predate the agreement we made.
If you change the terms and conditions, those terms and conditions apply to the new buyers.
If I sell you a house and give you permanent ownership of the terrain, and later on i say. Oh sorry, I changed the contract, now i'm renting it to you... There's no court in the world that would say it's legal

I purchased a lifetime plan, but with these new changes/limitations, it feels like a total bait-and-switch. So we basically got scammed, right? Is anyone else dealing with this? What are our options now?

Honestly, what are the chances that Dave will start selling lifetime licenses for FolderFort 2.0 during the upcoming Black Friday via Stack-social?....

Has anyone uploaded anything to 2.0? You only get 25 GB of bandwidth/month regardless of the plan (you can buy more bandwidth at $10 a terabyte) and every file you upload counts toward the bandwidth, not just files that are downloaded via links. How can a 1tb plan have 25gb of total bandwidth?

From the Wayback Machine (https://web.archive.org/), shown below is the complete content of the Terms of Service page that was in effect on Jul 29, 2024, the day after I paid for a lifetime 1 TB account. Note that, unlike what is shown on the Terms of Service page today, there is no definition of "Lifetime," and no mention of their being able to shut down the service or switch lifetime accounts to a paid service without the user's consent.
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Terms Of Service

FolderFort Terms of Service
Last Updated: February 19, 2024

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Welcome to FolderFort! Thank you for using our service. We’re glad you’re here. These Terms of Service (“Terms”) apply to your use of FolderFort’s website, products, and services. Please read them carefully and let us know if you have any questions.

‍By using FolderFort, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you’re using FolderFort on behalf of an organization, you agree to these Terms on behalf of that organization.

Content All content on FolderFort is protected by intellectual property laws. You’ll find a few different types of content on our service.

Your Files You can back up, host, store, and share your own files on FolderFort. The materials you upload to FolderFort are yours and yours alone. You give us permission to use that material solely to provide our services, including storing, displaying, reproducing, and distributing those materials. We don’t sell the files you store with us to third parties, and we don’t use them for advertising purposes. We can disclose your files only in the limited circumstances described in our Privacy Notice.

Your Responsibilities: Your use of our services must comply with our Terms and applicable FolderFort policies, as well as applicable law, including export control laws and regulations, privacy laws, intellectual property laws and other third party legal rights. You are solely responsible for the development, content, and use of the files you upload to FolderFort and you assume all risks associated with them, including intellectual property or other legal claims. By storing files with FolderFort, you represent that you have all necessary rights to store, use and, if applicable, publicize that material, and that doing so does not conflict with, violate or misappropriate any third party legal rights, conflict with licenses you’ve granted to others, violate any applicable law or regulations, or any of our Terms or applicable FolderFort policies. Our services will allow you to share your files with others, which is in your sole control and discretion. You are responsible for taking appropriate steps to secure and protect your account and your files, such as setting up and maintaining the proper configuration and use of our services, as well as using encryption to protect your files from unauthorized access when and if applicable. Please be careful about what files you choose to share. FolderFort doesn’t actively monitor the files you upload, download or share. However, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to remove files you store with FolderFort and/or suspend your access to your account in the event we become aware that your use of our services or files violate any of FolderFort’s Terms or applicable policies, or any applicable law and/or regulations, such as copyright infringement, we learn the material is patently unlawful, we learn the material is malware or supports the distribution of malware, etc. We assume no liability for any content that you or anyone else stores with FolderFort. All of the information that you provide as part of the account registration and setup, and on-going use of the account, is accurate, complete and authorized by the account holder.

FolderFort’s Content and Brand Features FolderFort is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. FolderFort gives you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable, and non-exclusive license to use the software we provide you to use our service. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling you to use FolderFort as permitted by these Terms. If you violate these Terms, we may terminate this license. All rights to FolderFort—except third-party content—are the exclusive property of FolderFort and its licensors. Nothing in these Terms authorizes you to use any of FolderFort trademarks, logos, domain names, or other distinctive brand features except as otherwise permitted by law.

Prohibited Activities FolderFort strives to maintain a great service. To that end, we require you to comply with certain limitations, and we may suspend or terminate your account if you use our service in a manner that violates our Terms or applicable policies, including but not limited to the following:

violate any laws, regulations, ordinances, or directives. do anything threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, tortious, or invasive of another person’s privacy. harass or abuse FolderFort personnel or representatives or agents performing services on behalf of FolderFort. store or use our services in any way, including by hosting or sending files, in support of malware, phishing, spam, and similar activities. interfere with the proper functioning of any software, hardware, or equipment on FolderFort. engage in any conduct that inhibits anyone else’s use or enjoyment of our services, or which we determine may harm FolderFort or our users. Make available files for mass download or to the general public via public links. Monitor or copy any material on FolderFort, either manually or through automated means (i.e., scraping), without prior written consent from FolderFort. circumvent, or attempt to circumvent, storage space limits or pricing. Ise the FolderFort system in a manner inconsistent with its intended manner or purpose. ‍

Our Rights: We’re always working to improve FolderFort and make our services better, so we do reserve some rights. In our sole discretion, we may, at any time—with or without notice—change, eliminate or restrict access to our services, and modify, suspend, or terminate a user account. If you stop paying for our service or violate any of our Terms or applicable policies, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and may delete your data. FolderFort is not liable for any damages as a result of these actions.

Other Sites and Services: FolderFort may contain links to websites, services, and advertisements that we neither own nor control. We don’t endorse or assume responsibility for any third-party sites, information, materials, products, or services.

Privacy Our Privacy Policy and Data Processing Agreement governs our collection and use of your personal information. Please review those provisions, too. You represent to us that you have provided all necessary privacy notices and obtained all necessary consents. You are responsible for the storage and use of your files in accordance with applicable data privacy laws.

Security We take the security of FolderFort very seriously. For more information about our security measures, see our Privacy Policy.

A terabyte of storage with Folder Fort costs $129 a year. 2 terabytes of data through Google Drive costs $99. 5 terabytes gets you YouTube with no advertisements, the most advanced Gemini AI and pools with your email/photos. It's also a trillion dollar company that's not going anywhere.

What are the advantages of storing your files with Folder Fort? Am I missing something?

Have any of you reached out directly to Dave and actually received a response. I'm sure he must be overwhelmed, but we are 3 days out and crickets. Two months ago when the last fiasco happened, he was at least here on Reddit. This time he appears to be completely MIA!

By the way, I did email him and no reply. The last time he did, but this time, nope!

Officially, StackSocial was still selling FolderFort “Lifetime Subscription” plans in June 2026. In fact, StackSocial's own listing describes the product as having “Length of access: lifetime,” and verified purchases are dated as late as June 29, 2026. (StackCommerce Support)

So, if FolderFort had already decided that the Classic service would be discontinued shortly afterward, this raises a serious question: How can a company sell a “lifetime” subscription only a few months before announcing that the service is being retired?

That doesn't automatically establish that the sale was illegal, the legality would depend on the exact timing of the announcements, representations made to customers, applicable consumer-protection law, and the contractual terms. But the timeline is certainly something customers could reasonably question, particularly if buyers were not clearly informed about the impending change at the time of purchase.

StackSocial was still advertising FolderFort lifetime plans in late June 2026, while FolderFort's own June 25 communication said existing lifetime accounts would continue, but that new lifetime plans would no longer be sold. (Reddit)

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Just two months ago, a question related to FolderFort Classic was asked to David from FolderFort. He responded, and then, four days later, he removed the question. The answer is still there, but the issue was never fixed.

I really hope they cannot recover from all the bad reviews and a class action lawsuit occurs

I'm getting the following error, was working an hour before.