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Can you name a single Google Drive clone that doesn’t use a database? Would love to see your source code for your take on this product.

• thekid314 1y ago
  The Synology Drive version mirrors the filesystem, though I’m sure it has a database for sharing metadata. Is that what they mean?
  • aborsy 1y ago
    Nextcloud too. There is a database in most if not all useful cases, but there could also be the actual files separately.
  • dangus 1y ago
    I would say that basically all these software options use a database for things like preferences and user management. Using a database isn’t some kind of heavy-handed horrendous thing depending on the implementation (e.g., as long as it leaves your content files alone).