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SyncingServices
Here comes a list of syncing services, I personally used in conjunction with JFileSync3, with some notes on them.
Drive on Web was just a small test scenario for me due to the very limited free space. But it offers WebDAV access and thus is very interoperable with clients other than the one provided by DriveOnWeb themselves.
I never tested any of the online syncing options of HiDrive but am heavily reliying on their scp and WebDAV options.
This product is one of the syncing options that think, it is not necessary to sync the files to mobile devices but only to desktop devices. So mobile users might want to avoid this to protect their mobile plan, really need to have the data in sync mobile, or are real remote users where there is not a network available in every situation (True for countries on planet earth. Didn't test this elsewhere.)
Box.Net is not really a file storage service but an integration point for many online applications. I only tested some of them and am now using their WebDAV backend for storage purposes with JFileSync3.
Well. It's SLOW. It's really SLOW. but it works reliably.
This product is one of the syncing options that think, it is not necessary to sync the files to mobile devices but only to desktop devices. So mobile users might want to avoid this to protect their mobile plan, really need to have the data in sync mobile, or are real remote users where there is not a network available in every situation (True for countries on planet earth. Didn't test this elsewhere.)
Usable as a backend for WebDAV with strong limitations due to file time handling.
Of course, when you need a lot of space for online storage and want to save money you come accross the mega service.
The one disadvantage using JFileSync3 together with mega is the missing WebDAV suppert (but it has a custom API).
It works fast, reliable, and provides decent status information about your synced folders.
This product is one of the syncing options that think, it is not necessary to sync the files to mobile devices but only to desktop devices. So mobile users might want to avoid this to protect their mobile plan, really need to have the data in sync mobile, or are real remote users where there is not a network available in every situation (True for countries on planet earth. Didn't test this elsewhere.)
Dropbox supports just one target folder to synchronize. On the other hand Dropbox supports Linux at the same level as the windows clients, so I was able to work around this with symbolic links.
Dropbox seems to be able to cope with the resulting long and strange file names produced by JFileSync3 in most situations. It seems to have troubles with certain file names I use.
Dropbox doesn't provide a WebDAV gateway but a custom API.
This product is one of the syncing options that think, it is not necessary to sync the files to mobile devices but only to desktop devices. So mobile users might want to avoid this to protect their mobile plan, really need to have the data in sync mobile, or are real remote users where there is not a network available in every situation (True for countries on planet earth. Didn't test this elsewhere.)
Just like dropbox Yandex Disk supports just one target folder to synchronize. On the other hand Yandex Disk supports Linux with a command line client, so I was able to work around this with symbolic links.
Right now I'm only using their WebDAV backend, which is not very fast but accepable. Yandex Disk seems to be able to cope with the resulting long and strange file names produced by JFileSync3.
This product is one of the syncing options that think, it is not necessary to sync the files to mobile devices but only to desktop devices. So mobile users might want to avoid this to protect their mobile plan, really need to have the data in sync mobile, or are real remote users where there is not a network available in every situation (True for countries on planet earth. Didn't test this elsewhere.)
Like dropbox, Google Drive is ubiquitous.
This product is one of the syncing options that think it is not necessary to sync the files to mobile devices but only to desktop devices. So mobile users might want to avoid this to protect their mobile plan, really need to have the data in sync mobile, or are real remote users where there is not a network available in every situation (True for countries on planet earth. Didn't test this elsewhere.)
Memopal is a service which I just tested and never integrated into every day use.
It provides a WebDAV backend and Linux support but is in its current shape perfectly untested with JFileSync3.
Once I got used to using online syncing for remote access and backup with the ubiquitous dropbox service, my dropbox was too small very soon.
At that time I found syncplicity a very good option - and it still is.
The JFileSync3 usage has one slight disadvantage: Syncplicity has (had?) path names limited to 255 characters. JFileSync3 issues warning messages in the log when this limit is reached. Additionally JFileSync3 has an option for the encryption to shorten encrypted file names by using more special characters to encode file names.
<encryption passphrase="VerySecretPassphrase" shorten="false"/>
Like SugarSync, Syncplicity oversimplyfied their GUIs starting with version 3. This made it impossible to freely select a destination folder for folders shared with you.
On the other hand it works fast, reliable, and provides decent status information about your synced folders.
I'm still using Syncplicity but due to lacking Linux and WebDAV support it moved to the "B" list.
One very big advantage of SugarSync is (was?) that their mobile clients really supported syncing and not only access. So you can really carry you file and use them offline, which is essential for real mobile users.
| Service | Linux Support | Decent Status Info | Mobile Sync | WebDAV | JFileSync3 Consideration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Shared | - | - | - | (+) | Filetime issues |
| Box.Net | - | - | + | ||
| DriveOnWeb | - | - | (+) | ||
| Dropbox | Full | + | - | - | |
| Google Drive | - | - | - | ||
| HiDrive | + | - | + | ||
| Mega | Full | + | - | - | |
| Syncplicity | - | + | + | - | |
| Yandex Disk | Command Line | - | - | (+) |