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Computers as I used to love them

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Re: Computers as I used to love them

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Post by 0x0nyandesu »

josefrichter wrote: post #109
ubermonkey wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Dropbox (and iCloud) are meant more for cloud file storage than pure device-to-device synce Device to device sync was literally the value prop for Dropbox when it launched > 10 years ago. That's why I started using it. Dropbox does now allow a more cloud-native file system / cloud backup usage pattern, but its roots are absolutely "keep my files in sync across several computers."

That was 10 years ago. Yes, I also started using it because of that. These days the the more important feature (at least for me) is being able to offload rarely used files from my drive. SSDs in MacBooks are still crazy expensive.

Way to take my thing and ruin it then be like "shut up it's old"

Re: Computers as I used to love them

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Post by stjohnswarts »

arepublicadoceu wrote: post #114
salamandersauce wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I loved Dropbox. If they had a reasonably priced plan with like 50GB I would have subscribed in a heartbeat but they claimed it was impossible to do so all they offer now is like 2TB for $20 CAD a month which is far more than I need or want to pay. Then they neutered the free plan to 3 devices and I've mostly stopped using it.

The truth is: you’re not the customer that Dropbox wants. Not offering reasonable storage for a reasonable price is a way to keep users that they don’t want away from their service. Just like 1Password. They are extremely non subtle in pushing users that want local vault away from their customer base.

I didn't know 1pass had changed. Glad I ditched them for Bitwarden a few years back. However I think bitwarden makes their backend complicated enough to scare off casual users of it like me who thought about hosting their own backend :) .

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Post by rizalp »

foodstances wrote: post #120
square_usual wrote: post #49

I love syncthing as much as the next guy on here, but this article feels very much like "why doesn't this square peg fit my round hole?!" Dropbox (and iCloud) are meant more for cloud file storage than pure device-to-device synce. I couldn't go to a less tech savvy friend and say, "Oh, you use Dropbox for backups? Here, use syncthing instead!" For one, most people don't have multiple computers they want to keep in sy…

Startup idea: provide cloud backup service through Syncthing. End users install Syncthing and then add a remote host provided by your company that is bound to their account. That instance just keeps a copy of everything it receives on some cloud infrastructure. Slap a web interface and some modest data retention on it to recover files.

Here's hoping storage vendors (Backblaze, Wasabi, etc.) take note and sees this as worthwhile opportunity!

Re: Computers as I used to love them

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Post by toastercat »

stjohnswarts wrote: post #137
toastercat wrote: post #134

Just want to come in here to say that Syncthing solved my note-taking app "problem" that I've been bothered with for years. I want my notes as plain text files (or Markdown files to be specific), and I'd like to sync them with my phone. I'd also like to use the text editor of my choice to edit said text files. Cool, I just install Dropbox on my desktop, sync the files, and edit the files with Sublime Text. Oh but huh…

how do you handle images? This is why I use obsidian since it essentially manages images and keeps track of them for you.

I don't; as I mentioned, I only keep notes as plaintext files. Although there is nothing stopping me from just dropping image files in my notes folder.

Re: Computers as I used to love them

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Post by 999900000999 »

rTX5CMRXIfFG wrote: post #136
999900000999 wrote: post #128

I don't get the point of this. When I drop all my files in my OneDrive folder, there's no confusion on what I'm getting. I'm getting a fully managed backup solution. I'm not getting complete control, or the ability to do strange superuser stuff. I have no interest in managing my own backup servers, I have no interest in installing my own sync up tools, I want a multi-billion dollar company to run it. There's no way t…

> There's no way to get around it, either. Even if you want to roll your own, you're still ultimately using AWS or another cloud provider. You don’t seem to have read the article. It expressly states there that Syncthing uses disk storage. And you’re strangely proud about not getting this whole thing and wanting a multi-billion dollar company to do it all for you, but you’d be first to cry muh freedome muh human righ…

I did read the article, presumably most people would sink their files to some cloud provider like AWS. You might have an EC2 instance which periodically syncs with your local files.

https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-insise5hc6mm2

It's just what it is, so let's say AWS suspends your account, for some mysterious reason. You'll lose access to your EC2 instances

Re: Computers as I used to love them

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Post by bodge5000 »

369548684892826 wrote: post #108
bodge5000 wrote: post #88

Somewhat off topic, but does anyone have any recommendations for personal cloud storage. I've heard good things about Syncthing, but thats for syncing, not for storing. Preferably something as simple and easy to use/setup as possible. I want to use it mostly for storing old projects, I don't want it to be a project.

rclone is very good. Choose any cloud storage provider, and then run it through a nightly cronjob or whatever. https://rclone.org/

Oh sorry, should've been clearer, I'm not looking for backup (I'm currently using backblaze for that), just general storage.

Re: Computers as I used to love them

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Post by bodge5000 »

k4rli wrote: post #99
bodge5000 wrote: post #88

Somewhat off topic, but does anyone have any recommendations for personal cloud storage. I've heard good things about Syncthing, but thats for syncing, not for storing. Preferably something as simple and easy to use/setup as possible. I want to use it mostly for storing old projects, I don't want it to be a project.

Google One (Drive storage) is one of the cheapest (if not the cheapest) I think. Paying just 1.99 for 100GB monthly.

How does it compare to dropbox? I'm happy to pay a bit more

I'd rather avoid Google if I could so I don't get further locked-in with them, but its a minor issue, and if they do end up being the best whilst keeping out my way then that sounds like a good deal to me

Re: Computers as I used to love them

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Post by bodge5000 »

awiesenhofer wrote: post #106
bodge5000 wrote: post #88

Somewhat off topic, but does anyone have any recommendations for personal cloud storage. I've heard good things about Syncthing, but thats for syncing, not for storing. Preferably something as simple and easy to use/setup as possible. I want to use it mostly for storing old projects, I don't want it to be a project.

Hetzner offers hosted Nextcloud instances starting at 3.45€/m for 100gb: https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share

I have heard good things about Nextcloud, so this may be a winner. Cheers!

Re: Computers as I used to love them

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Post by jodrellblank »

Wait wait, syyncthing joins you into a cloud and sends your data to/through random people?

Why would anyone trust that, over paying Apple or DropBox to send your data only to Amazon S3? How long before "oops, for years anyone who joins the Syncthing mesh has been able to request your data and nobody noticed until now"?

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