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This is what Syncthing is for: everything stays on your local file system, but different local file systems are kept in sync.
by 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 agoPlot 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 agoSyncthing 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 agoMalware 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 agoI'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 agoI'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.