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Dropbox's Jan 1st 2027 terms of service

63 points · 112 comments · simonebrunozzi

  1. ak39 · · focus · HN ↗
    Why hasn't anyone created a windows and mac client that git pushes changes to remote after file activities of local computer, and polls remote repo every 1 minute for changes to pull? I'd gladly pay for that. :-)
    1. jonny2811 · · focus · HN ↗
      i think that&#x27;s kind of what rclone is <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;rclone&#x2F;rclone" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;rclone&#x2F;rclone

      haven&#x27;t used it yet. i either back up my data with restic or sync it to other devices with syncthing, but those are tiny files (keepassxc dbs)

      1. Trung0246 · · focus · HN ↗
        Unfortunately rclone for some stupid reason is blocked on my corporate account :(
      2. dreamcompiler · · focus · HN ↗
        Rclone doesn&#x27;t support MacOS extended file attributes. Or it didn&#x27;t in the past anyway.
    2. nottorp · · focus · HN ↗
      I don&#x27;t think that will play well with binary files. Even as small as a PDF of a few pages?
    3. throwaway270925 · · focus · HN ↗
      No need for git, syncthing does exactly that (listening to file activity events in selected folders and syncing the change, with twoway sync if so desired) and its free!
    4. benhurmarcel · · focus · HN ↗
      Sounds like git annex assistant <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;git-annex.branchable.com&#x2F;assistant&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;git-annex.branchable.com&#x2F;assistant&#x2F;
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