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But where would you sync to? Dropbox also keeps a copy of your files which makes it attractive without the need to set up configure your home nas. Although it'

But where would you sync to? Dropbox also keeps a copy of your files which makes it attractive without the need to set up configure your home nas. Although it's arguably a more intelligent decission to share private files not with a company like dropbox.

toomuchtodo 8y ago
Similar to the Mac backup software Arq, just give me a list of object stores I can point to (Backblaze would be my first pick). Although, for my purposes, I think iCloud Files is going to turn into most of what I need from Dropbox fast enough that'll be where I move to.
- copperx 8y ago
  For whatever reason, no other service does binary delta uploads like Dropbox, including Google drive. No other service takes advantage of the local network when syncing multiple PC's on the same LAN.
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moviuro 8y ago
> But where would you sync to? You sync across your devices (or anything where you can run a standalone binary). Phone, PC, server, whatever. It's pretty good and very stable when your packager doesn't fuck up the service file (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/net/syncthing/files/syncthing.in?r1=470134&r2=383386 https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/net/syncthing/files/sy...). > without the need to set up configure your home nas That's only needed if you need access to your files from the outside world (which is probably a bad idea). For instance, my ~/Documents are syncthing-only, not available through my Nextcloud instance. Can't access my payslip from last year on my phone. Can't have it stolen through that channel either!
- pjc50 8y ago
  On my "ideal" requirements list is the ability to sync, encrypted, to a standard cloud backend as well. https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/issues/2647 https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/issues/2647
  - icebraining 8y ago
    Then use git-annex, which has had that for years :)
    - pjc50 8y ago
      Apparently git-annex won't let you store a git repo in it? http://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/Storing_git_repos_in_git-annex/ http://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/Storing_git_repos_in_g... (Sure, "don't do that then", but I'd rather not have to remember to not do that)

toomuchtodo 8y ago

Similar to the Mac backup software Arq, just give me a list of object stores I can point to (Backblaze would be my first pick). Although, for my purposes, I think iCloud Files is going to turn into most of what I need from Dropbox fast enough that'll be where I move to.

copperx 8y ago
For whatever reason, no other service does binary delta uploads like Dropbox, including Google drive. No other service takes advantage of the local network when syncing multiple PC's on the same LAN.
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moviuro 8y ago

> But where would you sync to? You sync across your devices (or anything where you can run a standalone binary). Phone, PC, server, whatever. It's pretty good and very stable when your packager doesn't fuck up the service file (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/net/syncthing/files/syncthing.in?r1=470134&r2=383386 https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/net/syncthing/files/sy...). > without the need to set up configure your home nas That's only needed if you need access to your files from the outside world (which is probably a bad idea). For instance, my ~/Documents are syncthing-only, not available through my Nextcloud instance. Can't access my payslip from last year on my phone. Can't have it stolen through that channel either!

pjc50 8y ago
On my "ideal" requirements list is the ability to sync, encrypted, to a standard cloud backend as well. https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/issues/2647 https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/issues/2647
- icebraining 8y ago
  Then use git-annex, which has had that for years :)
  - pjc50 8y ago
    Apparently git-annex won't let you store a git repo in it? http://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/Storing_git_repos_in_git-annex/ http://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/Storing_git_repos_in_g... (Sure, "don't do that then", but I'd rather not have to remember to not do that)