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Any Linux desktop can do that via MTP (Google doesn't allow access as mass storage anymore)
Doesn't MTP require plugging in a USB cable? KDE Connect works wirelessly as long as your phone and computer are on the same network.
But I wouldn't use that for backups, I'd use rsync.
It would be really useful to have more client-side control over media storage. That way, I could better manage storage growth without wiping entire threads. For example, being able to see all media across chats, sort by file size, and optionally group by conversation would make it much easier to clean things up.
> It would be really useful to have more client-side control over media storage. That way, I could better manage storage growth without wiping entire threads. > For example, being able to see all media across chats, sort by file size, and optionally group by conversation would make it much easier to clean things up. I have good news for you: this already exists. On Android: Settings >> Data and Storage >> Manage Stor…
I even wrote a small Android app to do GDrive uploads of the encrypted backup file, watching the local backup directory for new files. (It broke with an Android version update and I haven't gotten around to fixing it.)
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Yes! That has been supported for a long while. At least on Android, go to Settings -> Chats -> Chat Backups. Set up a schedule and a passphrase and a folder, and it will export your chats every day. I do that and then sync that folder with another computer using SyncThing.
> I do that and then sync that folder with another computer using SyncThing. AFAIK SyncThing only monitors for changes between files with matching names, and Signal stores each backup with a separate (timestamped) filename. Are you storing every day's backup individually, or do you have some tool for deduplicating?
That also means that Syncthing can't do better than sending the full backup. But if you're syncing via wifi (e.g. at home) it's not really a problem anyway.
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Any backup that needs manual intervention is no backup.
Even automatic backups run at intervals to cause less server load. The article says you absolutely have to write down your restore key too (They say notebook or PW manager). It may seem obvious now, but I know most people will forget and be puzzled if their phone suffers physical damage. A lot about this has mandatory manual steps.
Yes, there are some people who will forget to do that, or just lose the restore key, but that's the security/usability trade off.
Backing up Signal on Android for free and offline was ~always possible. The app creates a multi GB backup file on the phone memory under the Signal folder that you can just copy out and back on a new phone. The file is encrypted with the passcode and the database can be extracted. https://github.com/bepaald/signalbackup-tools
It would be really useful to have more client-side control over media storage. That way, I could better manage storage growth without wiping entire threads. For example, being able to see all media across chats, sort by file size, and optionally group by conversation would make it much easier to clean things up.
Choice to always store media locally on the phone.
What I miss with most messenger apps: Archiving old stuff and offload it to a remote device.
Right now Signal is 8GB in size and doesn't stop growing.