What's a better sync between android and Linux? Syncthing or FolderSync or something else
What's a better sync between android and Linux? Syncthing or FolderSync or something else
Use cases:
- I need some files on my phone, e.g. tickets in PDF format.
- I want some files from my phone on my desktop, e.g. downloads i want to keep long-term.
- I need to clean up files no longer needed. I prefer to do this on a desktop file manager.
Syncing a folder seems logical, but how exactly? I'm considering syncthing (local network suffices), foldersync with ssh on local network, or nextcloud (prefer wifi only).
For 1, i need to find that folder easily.
For 2, it should be obvious how to safe to the sync'ed folder from any app. Bonus points when there is an option to include the Downloads folder or share from Androis apps.
Ideally the sync will happen as aoon aa bith devices are on the home wifi.
Maybe it's just cause I'm a bit more old school, but I simply plug my phone into my desktop for file transfers. It's fast, allows access to any folder on the devices, and requires basically no setup. I did use syncthing for a bit, but it's more convoluted compared to plug and copy. Especially if you're only looking to sync at home, hardline transfers suit your needs quite well.
Yeah, I use Syncthing for this.
You can add basically any folder, although unfortunately Android seems to have some stupid restriction on using the whole Download folder.
There is a share-menu entry for saving to Syncthing, although to be honest, I've never tried it.This is entirely optional, but I have it set up, so that my individual devices have a DNS name in my router and then I've told Syncthing to just connect directly to that DNS name without doing discovery or whatever. If you do just want it to sync in your local network anyways, this makes it a bit more reliable / quicker to find all participants.
Syncthing does sometimes stop running in the background, so I have to open the app to make it sync again, but as far as I can tell, this is yet another stupid Android restriction, not something another app can improve upon.
Maybe it's just cause I'm a bit more old school, but I simply plug my phone into my desktop for file transfers. It's fast, allows access to any folder on the devices, and requires basically no setup. I did use syncthing for a bit, but it's more convoluted compared to plug and copy. Especially if you're only looking to sync at home, hardline transfers suit your needs quite well.
I've been using megasync to move files around for years now
KDE Connect. It does much more than just let you transfer files back and forth.