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That's not at all common sense. People that use multiple devices may want to put everything in the cloud service so as to access the same version on all devices

That's not at all common sense. People that use multiple devices may want to put everything in the cloud service so as to access the same version on all devices.

GeekyBear 3y ago
> People that use multiple devices may want to put everything in the cloud Those people may learn the hard way that deleting documents on one device syncs that deletion to other devices in the same way that making changes to a document on one device syncs the changes to other devices.
LoganDark 3y ago
This is what Syncthing is for: everything stays on your local file system, but different local file systems are kept in sync.
- runjake 3y ago
  Plot twist: I get far more sync conflicts with SyncThing than I do with iCloud Drive. Granted, I’m using SyncThing between 3 different OS platforms.
  - LoganDark 3y ago
    Syncthing has pretty basic conflict resolution and depends on the devices being online at the time of the conflict, so that's expected. It does, however, keep everything on the file system, and even allow you to move files to a trash rather than completely deleting them if they're deleted on another device. Hasn't saved my ass yet but maybe one day it will.
- Zambyte 3y ago
  Malware built into iOS makes it impossible to install Syncthing[0], which is a problem for most of the people who use iCloud tp sync their files. [0] https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/issues/102 https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/issues/102
- refulgentis 3y ago
  I'm confused by the doubling down here, the bigs all sell cloud storage for precisely this use case. Syncthing might certainly well be better, but I've never heard of it, and billions have heard of iCloud. It's besides the point: it's certainly not indicative of whether or not it's common sense that iCloud intends to sync documents.
  - LoganDark 3y ago
    I'm not really doubling down on anything. I personally used Syncthing to keep two computers in sync while I was transitioning to a new one. Paying for cloud storage would have been unnecessary in my case. I did have iCloud before that, but I can't access that anymore ever since my Mac broke. I do pay for cloud storage to sync my reMarkable 2, mostly because they'll void my warranty if I don't.
INTPenis 3y ago
Yes, I call that sharing. You're going about it the wrong way, putting your live work on a network share instead of copying your finished work to a network share when you want to share it. Syncthing is also a good option but people have mixed experiences with that.

That's not at all common sense. People that use multiple devices may want to put everything in the cloud service so as to access the same version on all devices.

GeekyBear 3y ago

> People that use multiple devices may want to put everything in the cloud Those people may learn the hard way that deleting documents on one device syncs that deletion to other devices in the same way that making changes to a document on one device syncs the changes to other devices.

LoganDark 3y ago

This is what Syncthing is for: everything stays on your local file system, but different local file systems are kept in sync.

runjake 3y ago
Plot twist: I get far more sync conflicts with SyncThing than I do with iCloud Drive. Granted, I’m using SyncThing between 3 different OS platforms.
- LoganDark 3y ago
  Syncthing has pretty basic conflict resolution and depends on the devices being online at the time of the conflict, so that's expected. It does, however, keep everything on the file system, and even allow you to move files to a trash rather than completely deleting them if they're deleted on another device. Hasn't saved my ass yet but maybe one day it will.
Zambyte 3y ago
Malware built into iOS makes it impossible to install Syncthing[0], which is a problem for most of the people who use iCloud tp sync their files. [0] https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/issues/102 https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/issues/102
refulgentis 3y ago
I'm confused by the doubling down here, the bigs all sell cloud storage for precisely this use case. Syncthing might certainly well be better, but I've never heard of it, and billions have heard of iCloud. It's besides the point: it's certainly not indicative of whether or not it's common sense that iCloud intends to sync documents.
- LoganDark 3y ago
  I'm not really doubling down on anything. I personally used Syncthing to keep two computers in sync while I was transitioning to a new one. Paying for cloud storage would have been unnecessary in my case. I did have iCloud before that, but I can't access that anymore ever since my Mac broke. I do pay for cloud storage to sync my reMarkable 2, mostly because they'll void my warranty if I don't.

INTPenis 3y ago

Yes, I call that sharing. You're going about it the wrong way, putting your live work on a network share instead of copying your finished work to a network share when you want to share it. Syncthing is also a good option but people have mixed experiences with that.