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Curious if anyone knows what Dropbox will do about SmartSync. KAuth extensions are likely out as of 10.16, and the Endpoint Security extensions don’t let you bl
by hemancuso 7y ago
Curious if anyone knows what Dropbox will do about SmartSync. KAuth extensions are likely out as of 10.16, and the Endpoint Security extensions don’t let you block a reply for more than 60 seconds, so you can’t dynamically page in large files anymore.
- jinushaun 7y agoThe new FileProvider API supports something like smart sync: placeholders for files that live in the cloud and download on demand.
- Mister_Snuggles 7y agoOneDrive does this without requiring a kernel module.
- hemancuso 7y agoThey have access to a kernel module and entitlement that only they have access to, com.apple.fileutil - and Apple has said they aren't giving out any more entitlements for it.
- pronglelord9 7y agoI would bet hard cash that it'll be out as of 10.17. Almost every major vendor is done, and the ones that aren't have a 2020 OKR (or equivalent) around this. > more than 60 seconds, so you can’t dynamically page in large files anymore certain vendors with legacy engines they've ported 10 years into the future are in trouble. But, assuming a 10.17 release, which they've worked out with apple? They'll be fine, mostly.
- hemancuso 7y agoFine how?
- pronglelord9 7y agoFine in that they have 3Q of time to migrate