Oh. So it should be called Onesync?
Comment on Windows users keep losing files to OneDrive, and many don't know why
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2 days agoOneDrive is for syncing files across devices. It’s not a backup.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I disagree, it can easily be both. I pay for Google drive and don’t have the client on any of my devices except for my phone, and it’s replicated to my NAS. I use as a form of remote backup and not to sync files.
cmhe@lemmy.world 2 days ago
So like syncthing but you have to pay for it and requires a server. Seems useless…
If you want to sync while not all devices are online, just spend 50$ or something and get a RPI and put syncthing on it.
qevlarr@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Right, so how many files you have on your laptop do you also need on your phone? How many desktop does Microslop think the average person has? If cloud storage is actually only cloud syncing, is there a market?
macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Most of them. I use my files across my Windows laptop, desktop, tablet, and Windows 10 Phone. The syncing allows me to have access no mater what device I am on. Just because you don’t use this feature, does not mean it isn’t useful.
qevlarr@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That’s why I asked about the actual files. I know it’s cool to have the ability but really it’s typically only specific files, not every fucking thing you ever opened or saved. And please keep in mind people on Lemmy are not your average user. Most people have only a phone and a laptop, and creating a file is not typically done on the phone. So what is there to sync
mrslt@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Then it shouldn’t bitch at me about storage limits. Does it expect me to delete my shit again? All I’m hearing is OneDrive is better off being ignored entirely.
87Six@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
The problem isn’t one drive’s purpose, it’s that it’s so shoveled into windows that people that have no idea what it is use it accidentally then see files disappearing. It’s unintuitive shovelware with terrible UX, a dreadful combination.