← Back to context Comment by dwedge 4 days ago Not trying to be snarky but what is offline dropbox more than a directory? 7 comments dwedge Reply atrus 4 days ago Syncthing? I'm taking 'offline' to mean 'not requiring the internet', which means you can have plenty of computers! dwedge 4 days ago I use seafile for this. Some people dislike that it has proprietary storage but you can backup from a fuse mount pprotas 4 days ago Samba share?Old technology still works, even if it is old! axelthegerman 4 days ago Works so great on new devices like smartphones. Except not.And so easy to set up on a home computer. Except it's not always on and doesn't come with backups.I'm not saying S3 is where it's at but might need a bit more than just Samba. Or maybe you don't but people who need Dropbox do. 2 replies → pluc 4 days ago Samba, rsync, sshfs, even fusefs... but there's seemingly nothing that can keep your files yours across your own devices without extensive hacking/setup, suspicious EULAs, MitMs, etc. We can build it, but normies can't
atrus 4 days ago Syncthing? I'm taking 'offline' to mean 'not requiring the internet', which means you can have plenty of computers! dwedge 4 days ago I use seafile for this. Some people dislike that it has proprietary storage but you can backup from a fuse mount pprotas 4 days ago Samba share?Old technology still works, even if it is old! axelthegerman 4 days ago Works so great on new devices like smartphones. Except not.And so easy to set up on a home computer. Except it's not always on and doesn't come with backups.I'm not saying S3 is where it's at but might need a bit more than just Samba. Or maybe you don't but people who need Dropbox do. 2 replies → pluc 4 days ago Samba, rsync, sshfs, even fusefs... but there's seemingly nothing that can keep your files yours across your own devices without extensive hacking/setup, suspicious EULAs, MitMs, etc. We can build it, but normies can't
dwedge 4 days ago I use seafile for this. Some people dislike that it has proprietary storage but you can backup from a fuse mount
pprotas 4 days ago Samba share?Old technology still works, even if it is old! axelthegerman 4 days ago Works so great on new devices like smartphones. Except not.And so easy to set up on a home computer. Except it's not always on and doesn't come with backups.I'm not saying S3 is where it's at but might need a bit more than just Samba. Or maybe you don't but people who need Dropbox do. 2 replies → pluc 4 days ago Samba, rsync, sshfs, even fusefs... but there's seemingly nothing that can keep your files yours across your own devices without extensive hacking/setup, suspicious EULAs, MitMs, etc. We can build it, but normies can't
axelthegerman 4 days ago Works so great on new devices like smartphones. Except not.And so easy to set up on a home computer. Except it's not always on and doesn't come with backups.I'm not saying S3 is where it's at but might need a bit more than just Samba. Or maybe you don't but people who need Dropbox do. 2 replies →
pluc 4 days ago Samba, rsync, sshfs, even fusefs... but there's seemingly nothing that can keep your files yours across your own devices without extensive hacking/setup, suspicious EULAs, MitMs, etc. We can build it, but normies can't
Syncthing? I'm taking 'offline' to mean 'not requiring the internet', which means you can have plenty of computers!
I use seafile for this. Some people dislike that it has proprietary storage but you can backup from a fuse mount
Samba share?
Old technology still works, even if it is old!
Works so great on new devices like smartphones. Except not.
And so easy to set up on a home computer. Except it's not always on and doesn't come with backups.
I'm not saying S3 is where it's at but might need a bit more than just Samba. Or maybe you don't but people who need Dropbox do.
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Samba, rsync, sshfs, even fusefs... but there's seemingly nothing that can keep your files yours across your own devices without extensive hacking/setup, suspicious EULAs, MitMs, etc. We can build it, but normies can't