state of file syncing software in 2020
tl;dr:
- Google Drive: Added a file on my phone two days ago, still not available on my Mac. Had to restart the app.
- Microsoft OneDrive: It seems to sync but clicking the menu bar item brings up a beach ball all the time, not really reassuring.
- iCloud Drive: Added 3 screen shots to a folder, one showed up on my iPhone. It’s been a few weeks, still missing two screen shots. Well.
13 years after Dropbox launched, Dropbox is still the only file syncing software which just works.
I excluded all self hosted syncing tools on purpose, I don’t want to do any maintenance work on servers. I just want my files to sync.