| Walt Mankowski via plug on 4 Apr 2022 18:57:47 -0700 |
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| Re: [PLUG] Alternatives to Dropbox on Linux |
Yes, thanks, I know how Dropbox works too. This is the way it was working for me too until a few weeks ago, when suddenly it stopped. On Mon, Apr 04, 2022 at 09:47:15PM -0400, Fred Stluka via plug wrote: > Walt, > > Yeah, I've never used the online-only mode. I always keep local > copies of all shared files on all of my devices (laptops, phones, > etc.), and just let Dropbox keep them in sync. > > Whenever I add/modify/delete any local file in my Dropbox > folder tree on any of my synced devices, it automatically updates > the other devices. Usually within a second or 2, so I never have > to worry about jumping from device to device and editing > anywhere I want. It just works. > > If I ever DID manage to edit the same file in 2 places before the > sync happens, it would show a conflict and allow me to resolve > it. That hasn't happened in at least 5-8 years though, so I don't > even remember what it looks like any more. I just remember > that it was very obvious and very easy. > > I also use Dropbox for sharing files with other people. I have > about a dozen different Dropbox subfolder trees configured > for sharing with a dozen small groups of friend and colleagues. > Whenever any of us adds/modified/deletes a file, it is synced to > all of the devices of the rest of us in that group. > > For more info on how I use Dropbox, see: > - http://bristle.com/Tips/Internet.htm#dropbox > > --Fred > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Fred Stluka -- http://bristle.com -- Glad to be of service! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > On 4/4/22 9:01 PM, Walt Mankowski via plug wrote: > > Oh wait, there *IS* an option to make an entire directory available > > offline! > > > > Never mind, I'm good now. Thanks to everyone who made suggestions. > > > > Walt > > > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2022, at 8:54 PM, Walt Mankowski via plug wrote: > > > Fred, > > > > > > I'm running the latest versions of both Dropbox and macOS. This is a > > > description of the problem I'm seeing: > > > > > > https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/macos-12-monterey-support > > > > > > They describe a workaround for single files, but nothing for an entire > > > subdirectory which is what I need. My entire gnucash directory appears > > > as 0-byte files. > > > > > > Walt > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 04, 2022 at 08:47:50PM -0400, Fred Stluka via plug wrote: > > > > Walt, > > > > > > > > Dropbox works fine on my MacBook Pro with macOS 12.3. > > > > > > > > I've been using DropBox for just over 10 years. Never a problem. > > > > I upgraded from macOS 11.6 to 12.3 about 2 weeks ago and it's > > > > still working fine. > > > > > > > > Maybe check whether you need to upgrade to a newer version > > > > of DropBox? > > > > > > > > --Fred > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Fred Stluka -- http://bristle.com -- Glad to be of service! > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > On 4/4/22 7:56 PM, Walt Mankowski via plug wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > I've been a Dropbox user for a long time, and I've been paying > > > for extra > > > > > storage for the last 5 years or so. I bounce around between > > > Linux, Mac, > > > > > and Windows, and I need to have my directories synced between all 3 > > > > > platforms. > > > > > > > > > > This has worked great for a long time, but it seems Dropbox was using > > > > > some undocumented features on macOS. Apple closed these holes in > > > version > > > > > 12.3 (which came out a few weeks ago) and now wants everyone > > > providing > > > > > this kind of service to use a new API. Even though this was > > > announced a > > > > > year ago, Dropbox still hasn't implemented it and so it's no longer > > > > > syncing directories to macOS. > > > > > > > > > > They had *ONE JOB*… > > > > > > > > > > I'm sure they'll fix if eventually. In the meantime I'm willing > > > to look > > > > > into alternatives, but as far as I know none of their major > > > competitors > > > > > (iCloud Drive, One Drive, Google Drive, Box, etc.) have Linux clients > > > > > that integrate into the filesystem as seamlessly as Dropbox does. > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any alternatives they can suggest? I don't need any > > > > > bells and whistles. All I want is Dropbox's functionality from > > > 15 years > > > > > ago -- a single drive that quietly and automatically syncs files > > > between > > > > > Linux, macOS and Windows. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > Walt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > > > > > Announcements - > > > http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > > > > > General Discussion -- > > > http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > > > > Announcements - > > > http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > > > > General Discussion -- > > > http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > > > Announcements - > > > http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > > > General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > > Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > > General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug