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Thanks, I already use syncthing for some stuff, and it's great. However I should clarify: One of the reasons I want to move my data to a cloud server is that I

Thanks, I already use syncthing for some stuff, and it's great. However I should clarify: One of the reasons I want to move my data to a cloud server is that I am running out of space for more hard drives on my PC. So syncthing will work for editing stuff on my local and syncing the changes with my cloud server. But I don't want to store all my data on cloud _and_ on my local PC. I want something where it is usually stored on the cloud server, but where I can bulk edit/organize the data selectively on my local machine.

wtmt 6y ago
Do you have local (non-cloud) backups? If yes, that's great, but otherwise I wouldn't recommend a cloud-only (or a single backup) approach to storing important data.
- executesorder66 6y ago
  I currently have backups on some external drives. But I plan on also doing backups with blackblaze or somewhere similar. My plan for the cloud server is just to have a central place to access all my (and my wife's) files from any device. But then my problem is, as I mentioned earlier, how do I bulk edit/organize those files using desktop software?
  - deleted 6y ago
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  - rakoo 6y ago
    It feels like you're looking for something like git-annex (https://git-annex.branchable.com/ https://git-annex.branchable.com/). I've never used it but read a bit about it, here's how you would use it: - Install git-annex on your cloud - Tell git-annex that you have a remote there - Do your stuff on your local drive, push to the cloud when it's done - If some of the files are not needed locally, tell git-annex to drop them from your local drive. git-annex knows that there is another copy in a safe storage - If you want to work on some files you don't have, ask git-annex to transfer them to you. The manual steps might be a bit tedious, so git-annex also has an assistant mode that is a good-enough copy of dropbox (https://git-annex.branchable.com/assistant/ https://git-annex.branchable.com/assistant/). See the archival walkthrough, that seems to fit your use case (https://git-annex.branchable.com/assistant/ https://git-annex.branchable.com/assistant/) (I have more or less the same need, but haven't committed to doing it just yet)
    - executesorder66 6y ago
      Thanks, I'll look into it.
  - marci 6y ago
    SSHFS? https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-sshfs-to-mount-remote-file-systems-over-ssh https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-...
    - executesorder66 6y ago
      This might just work, thanks.
depingus 6y ago
I use OneDrive for work. The desktop app has "Files-On-Demand" (enabled by default). It keeps everything in the cloud until you click on a file. Then it downloads a local copy and keeps it in sync with the cloud. You can also manually designate files to "Always keep on this device" or "Free up space". You can take space saving even further with Storage Sense in Windows 10. It can delete local copies of files that haven't been used for a designated amount of time (Never by default). Is Microsoft better than Google? Probably not. I don't know of any open source or self hosted solution this robust. You might want to consider getting a NAS; which lets you mount a network share on your local PC and use your normal file manager.
vin047 6y ago
I've been looking for something similar too. I've no experience with either, but currently eyeing Seafile https://www.seafile.com/en/home/ https://www.seafile.com/en/home/ or OwnCloud https://owncloud.com https://owncloud.com. OwnCloud seems perfect, but quite pricey for a cloud-provided instance. Seafile looks good, but there's no cloud provided option unfortunately (i'd rather not self-host).

wtmt 6y ago

Do you have local (non-cloud) backups? If yes, that's great, but otherwise I wouldn't recommend a cloud-only (or a single backup) approach to storing important data.

executesorder66 6y ago
I currently have backups on some external drives. But I plan on also doing backups with blackblaze or somewhere similar. My plan for the cloud server is just to have a central place to access all my (and my wife's) files from any device. But then my problem is, as I mentioned earlier, how do I bulk edit/organize those files using desktop software?
- deleted 6y ago
  [deleted]
- rakoo 6y ago
  It feels like you're looking for something like git-annex (https://git-annex.branchable.com/ https://git-annex.branchable.com/). I've never used it but read a bit about it, here's how you would use it: - Install git-annex on your cloud - Tell git-annex that you have a remote there - Do your stuff on your local drive, push to the cloud when it's done - If some of the files are not needed locally, tell git-annex to drop them from your local drive. git-annex knows that there is another copy in a safe storage - If you want to work on some files you don't have, ask git-annex to transfer them to you. The manual steps might be a bit tedious, so git-annex also has an assistant mode that is a good-enough copy of dropbox (https://git-annex.branchable.com/assistant/ https://git-annex.branchable.com/assistant/). See the archival walkthrough, that seems to fit your use case (https://git-annex.branchable.com/assistant/ https://git-annex.branchable.com/assistant/) (I have more or less the same need, but haven't committed to doing it just yet)
  - executesorder66 6y ago
    Thanks, I'll look into it.
- marci 6y ago
  SSHFS? https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-sshfs-to-mount-remote-file-systems-over-ssh https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-...
  - executesorder66 6y ago
    This might just work, thanks.

depingus 6y ago

I use OneDrive for work. The desktop app has "Files-On-Demand" (enabled by default). It keeps everything in the cloud until you click on a file. Then it downloads a local copy and keeps it in sync with the cloud. You can also manually designate files to "Always keep on this device" or "Free up space". You can take space saving even further with Storage Sense in Windows 10. It can delete local copies of files that haven't been used for a designated amount of time (Never by default). Is Microsoft better than Google? Probably not. I don't know of any open source or self hosted solution this robust. You might want to consider getting a NAS; which lets you mount a network share on your local PC and use your normal file manager.

vin047 6y ago

I've been looking for something similar too. I've no experience with either, but currently eyeing Seafile https://www.seafile.com/en/home/ https://www.seafile.com/en/home/ or OwnCloud https://owncloud.com https://owncloud.com. OwnCloud seems perfect, but quite pricey for a cloud-provided instance. Seafile looks good, but there's no cloud provided option unfortunately (i'd rather not self-host).