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The main cloud services don't even work natively (GoogleDrive, OneDrive, iCloud) basically the only mainstream choice is Dropbox. I tried to use Google Drive in Mint, and it's a pain to get it to work, and usually it stops working after computer restarts.

Someone has a recommendation about how to handle these services?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Tresorit has a Linux client.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because it's a disproportionate amount of effort to natively support an extra OS (particularly one as fragmented as Linux), especially one with such a small userbase that largely isn't interested in using proprietary cloud services in the first place because of data privacy and security concerns.

Obviously not all Linux users are super worried about that stuff (I mean, I use Linux and have a google pixel), but on average the Linux userbase is way way more aware of that stuff than most users who just want their photos backed up without having to worry about it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They could easily provide a cli tool or a docker app (which would work on every OS).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Has anyone tried cryptpad.fr. I'm considering it, but I have yet to try it.

[–] jrandiny 2 points 1 year ago

Last time I tried, Dropbox has the best linux app. It even supports LAN syncing and integration with nautilus (ubuntu default file manager). However I need to move to onedrive because dropbox is just too expensive

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I use Google cloud with nautilus, and before that I used google-drive-ocamlfuse on my Chromebook with custom firmware. All this just so I don't have to use their stupid website.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I use kDrive and it works well with Fedora. Infomaniak, the company behind kDrive, is from my country, Switzerland. It uses a lot of renewable energy and the heat from their servers is used to heat buildings in my city.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
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