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Post by chris_wot » Tue, Jul 03, 2018, 7:57 AM UTC

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Awesome project! I'm curious, how does it compare to google's own similar product, Backup and Sync[0]? It seems like the primary difference (other than being FUSE-based) is that, for data where google has a collaborative interface (docs, sheet, etc), Backup and Sync will place into the folder a "file" which is simply a link to open up the docs/sheets/slides app. Your app, on the other hand, seems to translate this da…

Thank you for your response! You are correct in saying that GCSF doesn't download any data upfront. It constructs the file tree at mount time using only file metadata and downloads the actual file content only when it encounters a `read` call. This is an advantage if you're running low on local space (the file system essentially adds 15 GB of "free" additional storage). Real time collaboration is indeed a shortcoming…

Post by chatmasta » Tue, Jul 03, 2018, 2:57 PM UTC

cheez wrote: post #73

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As an undergrad thesis? Wow you are amazing! I'm wondering how it differ from the existing Google Drive FUSE project? [1] [1]: https://github.com/astrada/google-drive-ocamlfuse

I did one as well. It's a no brainer: a semester to do whatever you want as long as you get someone to agree to mark it.

Post by cheez » Wed, Jul 04, 2018, 11:44 PM UTC

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I did one as well. It's a no brainer: a semester to do whatever you want as long as you get someone to agree to mark it.

It was required for us, one semester of “independent study” where you must select a research adviser (professor) and produce a final report. I did mine on “TorCoin” and it was an awesome experience, the only time I legitimately enjoyed school.