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Imo cloud storage like Dropbox has 95% solved this use case for years, which is why alternative solutions haven't popped up.
by dtech 1y ago
Imo cloud storage like Dropbox has 95% solved this use case for years, which is why alternative solutions haven't popped up.
- beezlewax 1y agoNeeding to upload files to third party servers just to get them onto your personal computer doesn't solve the case. It just injects a middleman.
- mycatisblack 1y agoAnd only works when you’re connected to the internet.
- ahoef 1y agoHow does it not solve the problem? The data shows up on the other end. The fact that you don't agree with the implementation is a different thing, but it does solve the case.
- otabdeveloper4 1y ago> How does it not solve the problem? It "solves" it but in a way that's ten times slower and fundamentally unreliable.
- dist-epoch 1y agoFor small files maybe. As shocking as it may seem, most Dropbox users just have the free version, with very limited space. Same for Google Drive or One Drive.
- coderatlarge 1y agoDropbox is unavailable to huge populations. also sharing private bits with a cloud service should not be necessary to transfer files locally between devices. at least user level file encryption should become straightforward on a mobile device which it is not today.