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Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by est31 »

withinboredom wrote: post #78
est31 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

iOS literally doesn't have "just there for storage" directories that are not icloud. Either you use the photos pool, or you use icloud, or you use per-app directories that are local to each app. But then those directories cannot be accessed by other apps. Even if access to individual files is implemented, it's often very buggy. Say you have a pictures directory shared via Möbius Sync. Then you want to edit one of the…

Apple has a “files” app that lets you access your “home directory” on the phone. It def has “just there for storage” space. It’s literally the best way to access/delete some log files.

That directory doesn't work with Möbius Sync however. It gives an error when you try to set it as the local path for sync. Also, I can't figure out how to access that from Linux via ifuse: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/ifuse/issues/58

Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by renonce »

aborsy wrote: post #20

Best sync software in my view. The only downside is that there is no good iOS app. I think the developers made the right decision focusing the software on peer to peer sync (i.e., not expanding to nearby “cloud features”: backup, photos, videos, office, etc).

> there is no good iOS app

There is. Check out Mobius Sync - it’s as fast as PC on foreground and supports background syncing (albeit slower). You do have to pay a little but it’s worth the cost and you get it forever. I use it routinely to sync all my files on PC on the go.

Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by renonce »

aborsy wrote: post #37
riceart wrote: post #22

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What’s wrong with möbius sync?

Not available in my region!

Which region are you using? I’m not sure with the case in other countries, but in China we buy Apple accounts for several CNY ($1~$2 in US dollars) to bypass region restrictions.

Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by withinboredom »

est31 wrote: post #121
withinboredom wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple has a “files” app that lets you access your “home directory” on the phone. It def has “just there for storage” space. It’s literally the best way to access/delete some log files.

That directory doesn't work with Möbius Sync however. It gives an error when you try to set it as the local path for sync. Also, I can't figure out how to access that from Linux via ifuse: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/ifuse/issues/58

You might need to build ifuse from source or email your package manager to update it. For sync, they likely need to just update their library.

Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by kwhitefoot »

ubermonkey wrote: post #120
devsda wrote: post #104

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Toys or not, they are incredibly powerful devices that are very much locked down for some arbitrary reasons. Any sort of basic interaction outside of their own ecosystem even through established standards and protocols is made difficult or impossible. Case in point, I wanted to transfer a pic from an Android phone to an IPhone and was surprised to find that ios doesn't allow bluetooth file transfer! It is completely…

>Any sort of basic interaction outside of their own ecosystem even through established standards and protocols is made difficult or impossible. Weird. I interact with ALL SORTS of other systems via established or even proprietary protocols using my iOS devices. >Case in point, I wanted to transfer a pic from an Android phone to an IPhone and was surprised to find that ios doesn't allow bluetooth file transfer! This i…

> via messaging or email. That works beautifully. In neither case is a third party service required

The third party is the mail server and the internet.

It's still ridiculous.

Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by ubermonkey »

kwhitefoot wrote: post #125
ubermonkey wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Any sort of basic interaction outside of their own ecosystem even through established standards and protocols is made difficult or impossible. Weird. I interact with ALL SORTS of other systems via established or even proprietary protocols using my iOS devices. >Case in point, I wanted to transfer a pic from an Android phone to an IPhone and was surprised to find that ios doesn't allow bluetooth file transfer! This i…

> via messaging or email. That works beautifully. In neither case is a third party service required The third party is the mail server and the internet. It's still ridiculous.

LOL. Whatever.

This is the kind of thing Android people complain about, but it never comes up for iOS people. Sharing a photo from a computer involves plenty of "third party" actions, too; it's just not a big deal. It's simple and intuitive.

Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by shayaknyc »

ubermonkey wrote: post #120
devsda wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Toys or not, they are incredibly powerful devices that are very much locked down for some arbitrary reasons. Any sort of basic interaction outside of their own ecosystem even through established standards and protocols is made difficult or impossible. Case in point, I wanted to transfer a pic from an Android phone to an IPhone and was surprised to find that ios doesn't allow bluetooth file transfer! It is completely…

>Any sort of basic interaction outside of their own ecosystem even through established standards and protocols is made difficult or impossible. Weird. I interact with ALL SORTS of other systems via established or even proprietary protocols using my iOS devices. >Case in point, I wanted to transfer a pic from an Android phone to an IPhone and was surprised to find that ios doesn't allow bluetooth file transfer! This i…

>>Case in point, I wanted to transfer a pic from an Android phone to an IPhone and was surprised to find that ios doesn't allow bluetooth file transfer! > >This is the kind of thing that Android people like to complain about, but the complaint is based in a failure to appreciate that iOS doesn't work like Android.

I'm going to have to disagree with you here. Airdrop is basically the same thing as Android's Quick Share/Nearby Share, utilizing BT to find and pair devices, and then perform a direct wifi transfer of data. AndroidAndroid works no problem. iOS/MacOSiOS/MacOS no problem. Hell, I can even do this between Android devices and Windows/Linux machines. But AndroidiOS/MacOS - FOR NO GOOD REASON other than to keep them separate for capitalist reasons (doesn't matter what excuse you give it, brand differentiation, brand protection, walled-garden security - they're all excuses at the end of the day).

>There's only very limited interaction with the file system in iOS. This is by design.

In response to that, Apple can very easily extend the functionality over the API-layer to allow the sharing of, AT LEAST, photos and videos between Android and iOS/MacOS devices without having to worry so much about this issue. No need to give direct filesystem access.

Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by lloeki »

celsoazevedo wrote: post #116
lloeki wrote: post #108

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> it can't work in the background I could care less about that, I just want it to appear in Files.app ... but it's not available in the iOS FR app store (is it available anywhere but in the US app store?), so, deal breaker.

Those are two of the reasons I use Android. - Syncthing is available in the Play Store. If it wasn't, I could use F-Droid or simply download the app from Github. - It works in the background and it has access to my folders. I can take a picture and few seconds later it's on my PC without having to change or move anything. Not saying that iOS is bad, but I felt tied when I had to use it. It's not for me.

I just found out it's a regulation from France regarding encryption (mostly declarative paperwork), so it's not an Apple App Store thing. Seems like Apple's App Store enforces it, but maybe not Play Store? And so either it may be published but may not be in compliance with regulations, or SyncThing did the paperwork but Mobius Sync did not.

https://github.com/MobiusSync/MobiusSync/issues/27#issuecomm...

Apparently Blink hit the same snag, which was resolved.

https://github.com/blinksh/blink/issues/355

Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by dataflow360 »

Obscurity4340 wrote: post #77
em-bee wrote: post #49

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which tool besides syncthing can do automatic backups of my phone? by automatic i mean copy photos and other data to a second device of my choosing as soon as they are created. the primary use for syncthing on my phone is to make sure data is backed up immediately. i have yet to find an app that has the resilience and flexibility of syncthing for this purpose. apart from that the primary issue i have with syncthing i…

iMazing can perform wifi-based backups and there is an included tool (iMazing mini I believe) that hangs out in the menu bar running in the background to perform scheduled backups. Requires iPhone and Mac tho.

* iMazing is also available for Windows
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