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And since when do file explorers come with their own distributed file system?
by buster 3y ago
And since when do file explorers come with their own distributed file system?
- hobofan 3y agoSince cloud storage solutions come preinstalled with the operating system. E.g. Finder + iCloud, Windows file manager + OneDrive.
- graemep 3y agoThat is because the OS developer wants to push their product, not because it is something users want. A third party cannot decide to provide something users do not want. Maybe they can get it preinstalled on Windows PCs or ANdroid phones. I cannot see MS (Or Google) being very happy with that.
- pseudalopex 3y agoThose come with the operating systems. They are not tied to the default file managers.
- PurpleRamen 3y agoSince always. Technically, any file explorer is accessing distributed storage. First the multiple storage-devices in your local system, later the different storage in your local network, which then grew to support remote servers like FTP, Webdav, etc. And modern file managers have for some years now also support for cloud-storage like OneDrive or Dropbox. Nothing new here, except being an app build from the ground up for supporting this specific targets.
- pseudalopex 3y ago> First the multiple storage-devices in your local system, later the different storage in your local network, which then grew to support remote servers like FTP, Webdav, etc. These are not distributed file systems. > And modern file managers have for some years now also support for cloud-storage like OneDrive or Dropbox. OneDrive and Dropbox are not tied to any file manager.