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Show HN:A mount like web app for Dropbox, box & GDrive

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Re: Show HN:A mount like web app for Dropbox, box & GDrive

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Post by samikc »

tommoor wrote: post #2

Looks interesting, It would be great to get a description of what the app does and what the benefits are...

Thanks for your comment here is what the app does:

addfs.com is inspired by the mount command in Unix OS. Just as mount command enables the ability of accessing multiple external devices using the same API i.e. Unix File System, addfs.com enables users to access multiple cloud storage (Box, Dropbox and Google Drive) through the same interface (HTML and Rest).

Re: Show HN:A mount like web app for Dropbox, box & GDrive

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Post by tommoor »

samikc wrote: post #3
tommoor wrote: post #2

Looks interesting, It would be great to get a description of what the app does and what the benefits are...

Thanks for your comment here is what the app does: addfs.com is inspired by the mount command in Unix OS. Just as mount command enables the ability of accessing multiple external devices using the same API i.e. Unix File System, addfs.com enables users to access multiple cloud storage (Box, Dropbox and Google Drive) through the same interface (HTML and Rest).

Totally understood, seems like there must have been a lot of backend / technical work to get this far - did it come from a personal need/itch?

As you are asking for permission to access to people's personal / private files I think it's really important that the site comes across as very professional so that potential users feel they can trust the site with connecting the different services. Not sure if you are explicitely asking for feedback and ideas but this definitely the area I would work on - creating a polished feel, particularly on the landing page.

Re: Show HN:A mount like web app for Dropbox, box & GDrive

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Post by taixzo »

samikc wrote: post #3
tommoor wrote: post #2

Looks interesting, It would be great to get a description of what the app does and what the benefits are...

Thanks for your comment here is what the app does: addfs.com is inspired by the mount command in Unix OS. Just as mount command enables the ability of accessing multiple external devices using the same API i.e. Unix File System, addfs.com enables users to access multiple cloud storage (Box, Dropbox and Google Drive) through the same interface (HTML and Rest).

What is the difference between this and filepicker.io?

Re: Show HN:A mount like web app for Dropbox, box & GDrive

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Post by samikc »

tommoor wrote: post #4
samikc wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for your comment here is what the app does: addfs.com is inspired by the mount command in Unix OS. Just as mount command enables the ability of accessing multiple external devices using the same API i.e. Unix File System, addfs.com enables users to access multiple cloud storage (Box, Dropbox and Google Drive) through the same interface (HTML and Rest).

Totally understood, seems like there must have been a lot of backend / technical work to get this far - did it come from a personal need/itch? As you are asking for permission to access to people's personal / private files I think it's really important that the site comes across as very professional so that potential users feel they can trust the site with connecting the different services. Not sure if you are explic…

Thanks for the suggestion. It is done in two weeks by of us. So a lot can be improved. This is an app that came from a personal need. The need was to see where my files are in one view. Also, we were seeing that just for backing up we are uploading same file twice in two different storage (like Dropbox and GDrive).

Re: Show HN:A mount like web app for Dropbox, box & GDrive

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Post by pillvin »

taixzo wrote: post #5
samikc wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for your comment here is what the app does: addfs.com is inspired by the mount command in Unix OS. Just as mount command enables the ability of accessing multiple external devices using the same API i.e. Unix File System, addfs.com enables users to access multiple cloud storage (Box, Dropbox and Google Drive) through the same interface (HTML and Rest).

What is the difference between this and filepicker.io?

At first look, filepicker.io seems to provide javascript API for developers to quickly and easily implement a file picker.

addfs.com provides users with the ability to access files kept in box, Dropbox and Google Drive in ONE window. Think of it as an online file explorer with ability to mount cloud storage (box, dropbox and Google Drive) and manage files (create, update, delete, view, and in future perhaps copy, paste or move files between clouds).

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