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Jerry,
Would you consider MegaSync as an alternative to Dropbox for the LL distros Based in NZ they offer 50GB of secure cloud storage for free and have linux options.. Trialling it now as Dropbox storage offers limited "free"capacity by modern standards.
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I'd have to know more about them before answering that. Market share, cross-platform, how it interfaces (if at all) with Thunar, XFCE etc etc.
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There are other robust solutions that don't specifically depend on the OS provider per say. E.g.: Syncthing or even Nextcloud.
I personally prefer Syncthing because it doesn't require a middle-man provider and the installation is pretty straight forward; your files are synced only within your own computers (those you install syncthing on) never storing anything off of your own devices. Nextcloud does require a box to act as a server though and there is initial configuration and some maintenance from time to time.
Irrespective, these are both solutions inclined towards putting yourself in control of your data and it could be a nice learning experience if you have the time to dig into them.
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06-26-2017, 05:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-26-2017, 05:10 PM by newtusmaximus.)
https://github.com/meganz/MEGAsync
https://mega.nz/sync
In your neck of the woods so you might be able to do due diligence more easily.
https://mega.nz/contact
Reason for suggesting is that I frequently have to transfer large folders ( 100s MB) with clients/colleagues - and often their Dropbox data capacities are not big enough . Hence I have been looking for an alternative.
Currently trialling it with one client at their suggestion. They are on Windows , I , of course, am on LL
Hope this helps
2006 - HP DC7700p ultraslim Desktop Intel 6300 cpu 4GB Ram LL3.8 64bit.
2007 - Fujitsu Siemens V3405 Laptop 2 GB Ram LL3.6 32bit. Now 32bit Debian 9 + nonfree.
2006 - Fujitsu Siemens Si1520 Laptop Intel T720 cpu 3GB Ram LL5.6 64 Bit
2014 - Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook E754 Intel i7 4712MQ 16GB Ram LL6.6
2003 - RETIRED Toshiba Satellite Pro A10 1 GB RAM LL2.8 32bit