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What services/tools are folks using for cross-platform file sharing?

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  • scottslowe@fosstodon.orgS scottslowe@fosstodon.org

    What services/tools are folks using for cross-platform file sharing? My household is cross-platform (wife is on #macOS, I have an old macOS system I keep around, and the rest of my systems are #Linux) and I don't foresee that changing any time soon.

    sam@neopaquita.esS This user is from outside of this forum
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    @scottslowe It depends! If you want to synchronize devices, Syncthing is a very good solution.

    But for sporadic sending files between devices, Localsend works incredibly well.

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    • scottslowe@fosstodon.orgS scottslowe@fosstodon.org

      What services/tools are folks using for cross-platform file sharing? My household is cross-platform (wife is on #macOS, I have an old macOS system I keep around, and the rest of my systems are #Linux) and I don't foresee that changing any time soon.

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      @scottslowe For single file sharing now and then: #LocalSend https://localsend.org/ - works on Linux, Android, iOS, Windows, Mac.
      For real folder sharing and syncing - #NextCloud.

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      • scottslowe@fosstodon.orgS scottslowe@fosstodon.org

        What services/tools are folks using for cross-platform file sharing? My household is cross-platform (wife is on #macOS, I have an old macOS system I keep around, and the rest of my systems are #Linux) and I don't foresee that changing any time soon.

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        @scottslowe USB flash drives.

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        • sam@neopaquita.esS sam@neopaquita.es

          @scottslowe It depends! If you want to synchronize devices, Syncthing is a very good solution.

          But for sporadic sending files between devices, Localsend works incredibly well.

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          @sam I am a current SyncThing user for my own devices, and I use LocalSend as well---probably a good idea to get LocalSend installed on my wife's Mac.

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          • cweiske@fosstodon.orgC cweiske@fosstodon.org

            @scottslowe For single file sharing now and then: #LocalSend https://localsend.org/ - works on Linux, Android, iOS, Windows, Mac.
            For real folder sharing and syncing - #NextCloud.

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            @cweiske I use LocalSend now for myself, but it's a good idea to get it installed on her Mac. I've also been looking at more self-hosting, so perhaps NextCloud is a good route there. Thanks!

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            • skysong@floss.socialS skysong@floss.social

              @scottslowe USB flash drives.

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              @skysong Not fancy, but it works! 😂

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              • scottslowe@fosstodon.orgS scottslowe@fosstodon.org

                What services/tools are folks using for cross-platform file sharing? My household is cross-platform (wife is on #macOS, I have an old macOS system I keep around, and the rest of my systems are #Linux) and I don't foresee that changing any time soon.

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                @scottslowe for occasional single files I'm using scp or rsync.

                But for more compatibility with the local #macos and #ios devices (and their users!) I'm also running a #samba server on a #raspberrypi. Remote access is not required here.

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                • scottslowe@fosstodon.orgS scottslowe@fosstodon.org

                  What services/tools are folks using for cross-platform file sharing? My household is cross-platform (wife is on #macOS, I have an old macOS system I keep around, and the rest of my systems are #Linux) and I don't foresee that changing any time soon.

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                  @scottslowe AFAIK MacOS does support NFS as well as SMB/CIFS. This said for sharing a couple of files from time to time I tend to use #localsend

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                  • scottslowe@fosstodon.orgS scottslowe@fosstodon.org

                    @skysong Not fancy, but it works! 😂

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                    @scottslowe Not only does it work, but it's also not beholden to third parties deigning to continue allowing access/service.

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                    • scottslowe@fosstodon.orgS scottslowe@fosstodon.org

                      What services/tools are folks using for cross-platform file sharing? My household is cross-platform (wife is on #macOS, I have an old macOS system I keep around, and the rest of my systems are #Linux) and I don't foresee that changing any time soon.

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                      @scottslowe A simple tool is #localSend
                      https://localsend.org

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