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When will online-only files work on Linux?
I need to save space on my hard drive. Online-only files would be the perfect solution, but it still does not work on linux fedora.
When will we have this solution?
edugsdf wrote:
I need to save space on my hard drive. Smart Sync would be the perfect solution, but it still does not work on linux fedora.
When will we have this solution?
At the moment, Smart Sync is only available on Windows and Mac. Dropbox has made no announcement on its availability on Linux. They usually don't discuss timelines or upcoming features until they're reaady to announce them, so we likely won't know that it's coming until it's already here, assuming that it's coming at all.
Like everyone else has said !! What is telling to me is what is said in the Dropbox authored Article on how to use Smart Sync. At the top is a grey box that leads with this, "This feature is only available to users on Dropbox Plus, Family, Professional, or Business plans." So clearly Dropbox understands that is important information to share. But equaly important is highlighting which platforms support Smart Sync. Why the different treatment? Maybe because for the plan type, they hope it will get more paid user and for the OS it might cost them customers? Important information is importnt for all, to "bury" something important is not honest business.
Making a decision to not provide this feature on linux is one thing. But to treat linux users with such disrespect is another.
Unfortunately I use too much dropbox fornlooking to alternatives. I have however a partial solution. I use rclone to mount my dropbox on the cloud, so I can access the files in dropbox I am not syncing with my pc. Not as flexible as SmartSync, but it is a workable solution.
- RCLONE on Linux is saving Dropbox for me . I hope that Dropbox appreciates that utility.
I paid for dropbox for the last 6 years. After some investigation I realized that, for linux, dropbox is just like any other cloud service. Cancelled dropbox and currently using insync+gdrive, which is like 3 times cheaper.
Indeed. There are also other (cloud) storage services with functionality similar to smart sync that work well on Linux (and also somehow cheaper) so I switched from Dropbox 6 months ago and don't regret it.
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Adding also my voice here. It's unbelievable that this post was one 4 years ago and no developments until now.
- Such as?
Hi carp21,
Put in some web search engine (like Google) some related phrase (like "cloud storage" - you can play with different words, of course) and I'm sure you will find different cloud services providing such features (features that Dropbox refuses provide). 😉 Here I'm just trying to avoid advertise one or other. Of course don't expect the first one to cover your expectations (not all are different than Dropbox). Just evaluate them patiently.
Hope this helps.
I'm running a laptop at home with Ubuntu as I need to use Linux for some project work and I can't believe this post is 4 years old and is still not fixed.
My dropbox has 3TB on it so how am I meant to sync all of that......
Yes I understand I can use 'selective sync' but I want to see all the folders and files and then only be able to access ones which I choose on the fly.
I heard google + that app as one solution. Does anyone no if NextCloud can offer this feature on Dropbox as I feel like I am paying too much as it is for a 3-user Pro version....
I have just looked a bit more at 'rclone' and wondering how you are getting on with this @lformaggia
Do you still have the dropbox app installed for the files/folder you are syncing, and then use rclone mounted to your dropbox files that you don't want to sync ?
or do you use rclone for everything now?
After researching rclone for a bit, it will mount your whole dropbox (or a selection) into a folder within your Linux system that you can then browse the files locally through the home directory. The same as if the files were on a USB or external drive....
However, when it comes to working with these files, i'm assuming you can't open them directly from the remote dropbox folder? In practice what you have to do is copy them directly to a directory on your own hard drive, make any changes that you need and save them. Then copy/paste back the file back to the remote rclone directory, and then it will override the file on your dropbox and sync it for any other people also using it.....
Is this correct and a practical arrangement for sharing/editing/updating files on your dropbox when you have multiple team members, using multiple operating systems?
