Show HN: Boxster - A better Dropbox client
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#2Tell us more! How does it work? One Boxster folder, with different sub-folders for each account?
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#3Unfortunately, there is no Linux client, so it is not a better Dropbox client for me.
And they did not indicate it was Windows only (with Mac support coming soon) until I signed up.
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#4Unfortunately, there is no Linux client, so it is not a better Dropbox client for me. And they did not indicate it was Windows only (with Mac support coming soon) until I signed up.
From the front page of the website:
Starting with Windows, we let you access any file on any provider, all with a single login. Support for Mac, mobile and the web coming soon!
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#5Unfortunately, there is no Linux client, so it is not a better Dropbox client for me. And they did not indicate it was Windows only (with Mac support coming soon) until I signed up.
We're working on the Mac and Linux clients at the moment; if you sign up, we'll invite you to the beta once they're ready ;)
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#6The logo reminds me a lot of the Trillian IM client logo (which IIRC is itself taken from something?)
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#7Tell us more! How does it work? One Boxster folder, with different sub-folders for each account?
It actually exposes multiple removable drives (with independent drive letters) which can than be interacted with, just like a USB drive.
On top of that, we add a cache which minimizes interactions with the various provider APIs so it feels local, even though we're actively making calls over the internet in the background.
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#8It's way more than a simple dropbox client, it's a integrator of those all cloud storages out there. Pretty useful, have been looking for something like that.
One downside is that there is no Linux version planned (right?).
One thing: "Your first 2 accounts are absolutely free!". What 2 accounts exactly means? Is it linking 2 accounts of those services (like Google Drive and Dropbox)?
Another: on the pricing page, "Perpetual updates" is a pro of getting a paid subscription. How limited is the free version in terms of upgrades?
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#9typo on your front page: "We even supports"
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#10What does this do? Does it map Dropbox and Google Drive to network drives on Windows (the image indicates so)? Is it a webapp? I'd love to see a more detailed explanation somewhere before signing up.