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When will online-only files work on Linux?
I need to save space on my hard drive. Online-only files would be the perfect solution, but it still does not work on linux fedora.
When will we have this solution?
edugsdf wrote:
I need to save space on my hard drive. Smart Sync would be the perfect solution, but it still does not work on linux fedora.
When will we have this solution?
At the moment, Smart Sync is only available on Windows and Mac. Dropbox has made no announcement on its availability on Linux. They usually don't discuss timelines or upcoming features until they're reaady to announce them, so we likely won't know that it's coming until it's already here, assuming that it's coming at all.
dropbox client on linux is a show. with increased competition from apple, microsoft, and google.. i don't see why dropbox doesnt play to its (previously) cross-platform strength. Frustratingly, they're are gonna go down the path that box did and play the enterprise collaboration gig with shared docs, tools, etc. and end up in the same situation. sigh. And this is the company guido works for? yech. not gonna keep sending them my money if these shenanigans keep going.
- Hey Jane, I would like to know the status of this feature request because we are under a time-bound pricing plan of Dropbox and not getting this feature, in a way, is ultimately making me feel that I am not able to utilize all the features for what I am paying for. Please escalate the issue and let us know how many upvotes are required to end this wait!
Would it work using Wine?
Has anyone tried this?
Yes, please add smart sync for linux. Where is the upvote button?
- Jane
Dropbox Staff
Figured I'd leave a comment to show support for the thread: I'm a Linux-only, Dropbox-only, and new Dropbox Pro subscriber. Please give me access to all of the features that I'm currently paying for. ;(
Side note: congrats on the Python3 migration. Down with Python2!
Been tracking this thread for months. Very annoyed. Paid customer for at least 5 years, linux customer for 3.
Happy to report pCloud has a beautiful interface for linux and all the features of dropbox, including smartsync.
- I would like to reinforce what many and many users have been saying at this topic for many years. It is a shame that Linux's client does not have Smart Sync option. This should have been delivered together with Windows and Mac. I really can't understand what is happening to this service. Looks like it gets worse every day.
thanks nb3. i am currently evaluating pcloud, tresorit, and mega.
as a bonus, they all offer client side encryption as well.
- Sure, I vote for this. I have a pro plan and would love to be able to selective sync. I use it all the time on 50 computers at work and it's frustrating that it doesn't work on my own computer.
