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To play the devil's advocate the main things I like about dropbox that syncthing doesn't help with is: - being able to store way more data in the cloud than my
by arnorhs 5y ago
To play the devil's advocate the main things I like about dropbox that syncthing doesn't help with is:
- being able to store way more data in the cloud than my computer can fit
- Seamlessly being able to browse all the files and seamlessly opening them even if they are not stored on my computer
- Being able to save a bunch of files. Turn off my computer, open those files on another computer later without even thinking about it.
- Having a really nice mobile experience for backing up my photos and browsing all my files, if I need to.
- Knowing that if all my computers get destroyed by a volcano all my files are still available if I decide to then buy a new computer.
- Being able to share individual files with people
There's honestly probably more that I'm forgetting.
- Majestic121 5y agoSome of them are done by Syncthing, if you have a remote server : I've been using Syncthing to keep my keepass db synced between computer and phone, and I don't have to think about it. Same for the computer destruction scenario. It does require to setup a server, I agree with you. I wonder if a Syncthing as a service would work?