Services/methods for syncing files?

**maruchan** · March 23rd, 2006

I would like to set up some sort of resource for accessing some of my files remotely, regardless of what operating system I'm using. Are there free services out there that allow this? The idea is, I'd like to have certain files that I can access anywhere, preferably with a more seamless access method than FTP, i.e., you can see the files in Nautilus or Windows Explorer, etc.

Thanks for any advice.

**s|k** · March 23rd, 2006

Originally Posted by maruchan

I would like to set up some sort of resource for accessing some of my files remotely, regardless of what operating system I'm using. Are there free services out there that allow this? The idea is, I'd like to have certain files that I can access anywhere, preferably with a more seamless access method than FTP, i.e., you can see the files in Nautilus or Windows Explorer, etc.

Thanks for any advice.

Yahoo! Briefcase
Yahoo! Email
Gmail

come to mind right away. I use all three, because you never know when one or two will poop the same day your PC dies and your academic career dies a quick death and you end up divorced homeless and dying from typhoid.

They don't 'sync' the files or actually access your desktop obviously.

**maruchan** · March 23rd, 2006

Well, thanks for those. Is there a way I can have one or all of these services show up as a filesystem on my computer that I can just open up and dump files into/out of?

Thanks.

**majikstreet** · March 23rd, 2006

yeah gmail you can.... gmailfs anyone?

windows: http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm
linux: http://richard.jones.name/google-hac...ilesystem.html

**tgoose** · March 23rd, 2006

Originally Posted by majikstreet

yeah gmail you can.... gmailfs anyone?

windows: http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm
linux: http://richard.jones.name/google-hac...ilesystem.html

Is it possible when this is mounted as FAT32 for both Linux and Windows computers (and OS X, i guess) to read and write to it? I can't get it working in Ubuntu and don't have any other machines to test on at the moment but it could be just what I need.

**Iandefor** · March 23rd, 2006

A more appropriate solution for the OP may be Samba. Windows, Linux and OS X all have SMB support.

**s|k** · March 23rd, 2006

You know in windows I was able to add a network folder for ftp accounts. I could use it just like any other folder on my drive except when saving within applications. Does gnome have this?