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I started shortly after Dropbox deprecated BTRFS and told me to move to a "better" FS like FAT. After the initial setup, which wasn't that hard after all, but

I started shortly after Dropbox deprecated BTRFS and told me to move to a "better" FS like FAT. After the initial setup, which wasn't that hard after all, but took more effort than doing nothing and continue on Dropbox I was amazed. My setup became better as now my phone is a real client that syncs files, not just a file browser that can "star" and cache some files, and there's more granularity on what's shared.

bscphil 8y ago
For those who don't know (including me) could you explain what you mean by deprecating BTRFS? I don't understand how the file system is relevant to a file syncing app like Dropbox.
- Volundr 8y ago
  Neither does.. well anyone. Dropbox decided to drop support for BTRFS and pretty much any other Linux file system that isn't ext4, and to my knowledge still hasn't explained their rationale to this day. See: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Error-messages/Dropbox-client-warns-me-that-it-ll-stop-syncing-in-Nov-why/m-p/290065/highlight/true#M42255 https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Error-messages/Dropbox-clien...
  - acct1771 8y ago
    Sharing the reason is either a legal risk, or a loss of competitive advantage risk (some optimization that only works when their whole pool is in particular format).
- wlesieutre 8y ago
  As of last November, Dropbox only supports ext4 on Linux, NFTS on Windows, and HFS+/APFS on Mac. Couldn't tell you the technical reasons for the change, but they're listed here: https://www.dropbox.com/help/desktop-web/system-requirements#desktop https://www.dropbox.com/help/desktop-web/system-requirements...
anotherevan 8y ago
Funnily enough, the Android app not being (or not having the option) to be a browser and cache is one of the things holding me back from wholeheartedly embracing Syncthing. Different needs for different users. I'm aware of https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing-lite https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing-lite but the consensus seems to be it is not quite there yet. I should perhaps give it another go.
- StavrosK 8y ago
  This is why I run both Syncthing and Nextcloud. As you say, different needs.
- craftyguy 8y ago
  What's wrong with the android 'app'? It works fine and besides initial setup I have openned it like maybe 3(?) times in the 3 years I have used it.

bscphil 8y ago

For those who don't know (including me) could you explain what you mean by deprecating BTRFS? I don't understand how the file system is relevant to a file syncing app like Dropbox.

Volundr 8y ago
Neither does.. well anyone. Dropbox decided to drop support for BTRFS and pretty much any other Linux file system that isn't ext4, and to my knowledge still hasn't explained their rationale to this day. See: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Error-messages/Dropbox-client-warns-me-that-it-ll-stop-syncing-in-Nov-why/m-p/290065/highlight/true#M42255 https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Error-messages/Dropbox-clien...
- acct1771 8y ago
  Sharing the reason is either a legal risk, or a loss of competitive advantage risk (some optimization that only works when their whole pool is in particular format).
wlesieutre 8y ago
As of last November, Dropbox only supports ext4 on Linux, NFTS on Windows, and HFS+/APFS on Mac. Couldn't tell you the technical reasons for the change, but they're listed here: https://www.dropbox.com/help/desktop-web/system-requirements#desktop https://www.dropbox.com/help/desktop-web/system-requirements...

anotherevan 8y ago

Funnily enough, the Android app not being (or not having the option) to be a browser and cache is one of the things holding me back from wholeheartedly embracing Syncthing. Different needs for different users. I'm aware of https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing-lite https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing-lite but the consensus seems to be it is not quite there yet. I should perhaps give it another go.

StavrosK 8y ago
This is why I run both Syncthing and Nextcloud. As you say, different needs.
craftyguy 8y ago
What's wrong with the android 'app'? It works fine and besides initial setup I have openned it like maybe 3(?) times in the 3 years I have used it.