dominikmayer

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by dominikmayer 3y ago
Hi, original author here. Not sure about the issue when whole files are gone but regarding content being deleted inside the files Time Machine doesn't help. The problem is that you won't know which files have been changed. And Tim
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by dominikmayer 3y ago
Hi, original author here. In my case it's not that I want to use git. I just need a way to see which files got changed. At least until I can move the last ones out. I still rely on one app that only syncs via iCloud Drive.
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by dominikmayer 3y ago
Thank you! I didn't know. I'll research and move the folder.
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by dominikmayer 3y ago
In case anyone at Apple is reading this: I filed feedback FB11889594 in December 2022.
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by dominikmayer 3y ago
Can I store the hidden git folder outside of the repo content? Not sure how to say. My problem is, that for the time being, some of my files needs to be on iCloud Drive because I rely on one app to edit/create them. Everything else I m
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by dominikmayer 3y ago
Hi, original author here. The problem is not the lack of a backup. The problem is that the content deletion happens silently. So you won't know that you need to restore from your backup because you don't expect the content of your
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by dominikmayer 3y ago
Hi, original author here. Thanks for sharing. My problem is, that I need to use iCloud Drive for some important files because the app I need to use doesn't support another way to sync. Without git I wouldn't have figured out which
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by dominikmayer 3y ago
Agreed. I'm not saying the Dropbox approach is the best. It is better than silently deleting content, though. A different approach would be to add a way to see files that have issues. Similar to how Dropbox shows files that fail to upl
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by dominikmayer 3y ago
Hi, original author here. Maybe I wrote it a bit misleading. The thing is: It's independent of the editor. Even if you use an editor that _does_ support conflict handling you can lose the content. Just assume you write something, save,
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iCloud Drive silently deletes your content(dominikmayer.com)
345 points by dominikmayer 3y ago|248 comments