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This seems so absurd to me. Literally 99% of anything I've ever wanted about a remote storage option has always been about having automatic storage of the photos and files on my everyday devices, but being able to selectively remove things when I'm out of space **without losing them.**

And every single time I try to get another app or service that fixes this, I'm just certain that somehow I'm stupid and just can't figure this out and everyone else MUST have the solution. There's just got to be a button sitting there that fixes this. And yet every single time I waste hours or end up being told I need to pay for X or setup a huge NAS machine (which I've already done and is equally unreliable).

I just cannot comprehend how this is such a difficult problem. And I don't know why anyone wants to have a fully synced folder with all actions and deletions on their carry/work device with a home server or backup? Does everyone else just use this for 5 Gb max worth of personal pictures and never need anything more than that?

Dr. Hax 2y ago

I want to have many of my files with me for when I am working offline. I also want to be able to delete things while offline and not have to delete it on the server side when I get back online, because I'm not going to remember all the files I moved or deleted.

I do not have enough storage on my laoptop to hold all my files, so I only sync a subset of folders. If I ever run out of space locally, I just uncheck the sync on a large, not-currently-used folder. The files are deleted locally and remain on the server and I have my free space.

For things that I download and want to keep a copy of, but the folders they go in are not synchronized, they just sit around on disk until I go through and upload them via the web UI. There is a risk of data loss here, but I have that covered by my backup systems, which I seldom use, but it's really important when I need them.

So that's how I use cloud storage for files. It's not going to fit everyone's needs, but maybe you can see if there is something there that might help you.

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