The problem with the file provider api is that it won’t sync to an external drive. I had a similar experience with drop box, where I used it for years but they

The problem with the file provider api is that it won’t sync to an external drive. I had a similar experience with drop box, where I used it for years but they are adding all this interface nonsense and I switched. Apple isn’t allowing external drives to force you to buy bigger internal drives that are crazy expensive and there is no easy way to backup iCloud if your Mac’s drive is smaller than its size so it seems like a system outside of the file provider api is preferred for me.