The online file sharing service Drop.io is shutting down servers in the next few weeks, as a direct result of the deal signed with Facebook. The ubiquitous social network has acquired Drop.io’s technology and has also hired the man behind it, Sam Lessin, as announced on the company’s blog a couple of days ago.
The first immediate consequence is that starting this week, you can’t create new drops (shared links), though you can still download content from existing drops, which will be available until December 15th. after this date, all the content in Drop.io’s servers will be deleted, so remember to download your information before it’s too late – you’ll get a reminder by email just in case.
Paid accounts also have the same deadline. Billing for these accounts will stop on November 15th, giving everyone a full month of service – and plenty of time to download your information before it’s all wiped out.
Oh, and if you have any concerns about Facebook taking over your Drop.io data, rest assured. No user information will be transferred to Facebook and everything will be deleted from Drop.io’s servers.
