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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.
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- pCloud can transfer what you want, for example. If you sign up there, just select your Dropbox account and let the service do the rest. 😉
Transferring from any cloud storage to any other requires an intermediary server or service if you don't have the files local to re-sync them. I only have about 5TB of data, so I just let it re-sync to the new service.
In the past, I have piped a stream from dropbox cli over to the Google Drive CLI. It's a one line command after you get an API key and set up your credentials, and requires no local storage. I used an OVH server that I own as the intermediary, and it has a 500mb pipe that is not metered so was pretty quick and cheap. From your home computer will suck, and you will have problems if connection fails mid-way.
- Thank you NB3, for your excellent response. I assume you were able to "losslessly" transfer your data from DropBox to Google - or did you simply just point your source to Google and go from there? I'm going to need to move from DropBox to Google bypassing my source machines. I have a lot of data in DropBox that is no longer on a "physical" disk. This isn't due to some "jack-leg" Smart Sync; several of my physuca sources don't exist any more, but I reference data in DropBox from them. If you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear them! I already have a Google Drive account, so I'll just need to upgrade it to a business-level and go. Probably over this weekeknd. Again, thanks for the rapid and useful reply, NB3! Really appreciated!
I mentioned looking at other solutions in my previous posts a year ago, especially pCloud and Insync. I have been with Insync which uses my google drive for 4+ months now, and there are advantages compared to Dropbox. Storage from google is basically the same cost as dropbox, but now all my services are consolidated. Work and team sharing is much better, because I can use Google drive to search and organize, and it's crazy good. For instance, I can search inside my pictures. Insync also has the file filters that Dropbox does not, so I specify many app directories (node_modules, git, etc) that shouldn't be backed up, and it much more robust than dropbox. Really encourage you all to use a differnent solution than db.
- Like the rest in this thread, I really would like to see Selective Sync (or, in my case Smart Sync) added to the linux client port. I'd like to emphasize this request: Linux isn't just a "geek" OS choice anymore. Since mid 2018, Windows 10 has suffered security and operational faults more and more frequently. Starting in late 2019, many businesses are moving to Linux distros on staff desktop machines; and with the increasing market for US$100-$300 Linux laptops from Dell, Lenovo, Pine64 and other smaller brands, these are beginning to show up in real workplaces. Dropbox is the best commercial cloud storage that I've used. But I agree with other commenters here: If one of the other major commercial cloud providers offers a Linux client that includes "Smart Sync", I'm outa here.
Hi there!
I just wanted to add my name to the list of people who want smart sync on Linux. I just bought a 1 month subscription of Pro to try it out (I skipped Box and Google Drive because they completely lack Linux support) and I am saddened that Linux doesn't have smart sync.
With my approaching subscription renewal date, I started wondering WHY THIS IS STILL AN ISSUE? We pay to Dropbox since it works on Linux. But Dropbox continues to ignore us. Very tragic. Thanks to the guys above, I had some other options to check. Hope I can find a viable option and cancel my team subscription...
I recommended pCloud, but I actually ended up using "InSync" for Linux with Google Drive. I pay for Google's 2tb/year storage, and bought InSync's license which is one-time, and I find it has some advantages, including "Smart Sync"-like features (basically can upload to gdrive, then disconnect folder), and I can specify folders to sync. The thing I like best is that I get the advantages of searching with Google Drive, so I can search within photos which is crazy useful, and now my Gmail, Google Photos and Google Drive space is all consolidated, so I'm getting more of my money's worth. It's almost exactly what I need, and easy to work with regardless.
I am joining the complaints about the lack of availability of Smart Sync on Linux. Dropbox has just upgraded my plan to Plus, with a not negligible increase of the annual fee, and the main feature that has been added is not available on my operative system! It's a shame!
Thanks for showing pCloud.
As time passes by and DropBox still ignores Linux users (and companies using Linux) it is time to change. Not renewing this year.
Also pCloud has many more interesting functionalities as the family plan.
