Rsync Advocacy
Comments heavily advocating for rsync as the superior, free, and time-tested tool for file synchronization, often questioning or dismissing alternatives like new services or tools.
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TOS e.g MB UX IMO tos.html IMAP github.com kowalczuk.eu EDIT rsync directory ssh files diffs imap just use linux snapshots google play
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We offer rsync for that purpose.
There's always rsync, you know...
how is it better/safer than manually using rsync?
if only they had rsync support...
You guys ever heard of rsync? It's awesome.
Why not just rsync? That's exactly what it's for!
Why can't you use rsync ? Curious on the use case for this if you don't mind elaborating.
I'd like to see a proper solution, rsync is not really great UX.
rsync was invented 25 years ago, why would anyone use Dropbox?
rsync is free why would anyone use anything /s