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Dropbox removing external disk support for Mac users
In case anyone's unaware... if you're a Mac user storing your Dropbox on an external drive, you'll shortly lose that ability.
https://talk.tidbits.com/t/dropbox-drops-support-for-storing-files-...
No one who actually understands data management would call a Synology NAS backed up to IDrive a âclever experiment.â This setup is just a lower priced version of what major corporations are doing with their data every day, and what you yourself claim to be doing with your Apple-provided internal drive backed up to Dropbox. And FYI I still benefit from being able to use Time Machine as you keep mentioning, my TM backups are just created on my NAS, then backed up to the iDrive, so I have incredible redundancy built in.
Either way, please note that my post very clearly did not say my way was THE ONLY way, I made it clear that it was just an option for people to consider.
And finally, I question your technical experience on this issue. You keep talking about editing/transporting 8k video etc. I am working with 8k/12k EXR files in a high-end VFX pipeline so I know all too well how these files behave and what the workflow is/should be. And you do NOT need 3,000MB/s reads to edit 8k video. Period. Many raw 8k formats top out at about 250MB/s and most professionals using 8k are working with proxies when their workflows require more than a few streams. I have never felt any throughput limitation working with massive EXR sequences directly from my NAS and its 900MB/s read speed.
So honestly that just leaves the cable. Well, not sure what to say on this. Most people are working at a desk, so the idea of attaching a cable to their machine just isnât that problematic. You make it sound like itâs some risky, cumbersome, inconvenient thing to deal with. How is your machine connected to your external monitor? A cable. Not a big deal. Not risky. Not inconvenient. And because Synology Drive has Dropbox-like features you can sync files locally if you need to work remotely.
Anyway, to each their own. Iâm not here to convince anyone to do things my way. Iâm just trying to provide people with viable options.
beenyweenies I still believe I was perfectly clear. Let's take another example with large Kontakt music libraries, which can reach up to 150GB. Even with the best external SSDs from SanDisk, which are supposed to be super fast, there's a noticeable lag compared to the MacBook's internal drive. This matters a lot in my line of work, especially for tasks like processing machine learning models, where disk speed directly impacts efficiency and performance. I don't have time for slow drives. But apparently you do have time to waste.
As for your comment, "my TM backups are just created on my NAS, then backed up to the iDrive, so I have incredible redundancy built in," I see your point. However, to me, it sounds like a spaghetti setup - tangled and not straightforward.
And regarding the monitor connection, when you say, "You make it sound like itâs some risky, cumbersome, inconvenient thing to deal with. How is your machine connected to your external monitor? A cable. Not a big deal. Not risky. Not inconvenient," I must clarify. I wasn't talking about risk; I was emphasizing the inconvenience and redundancy. Yes, I have an Apple Studio Monitor, and yes, connecting it is an option. But it's just that - inconvenient. My setup is minimalist, with just my high-end M3 and the Apple Studio Monitor. No wires, no mess.
Furthermore, it seems like you might not fully grasp the complexity of my work, which is a whole different ballgame. It appears we're not quite in the same league, and frankly, your understanding seems to be at a fifth-grade level, which really disqualifies you from making further comments on this matter.
