_razvan

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by _razvan 10y ago
Syncing outside folders to Dropbox used to be such a pain because symlinks/junctions don't sync changes as they happen (you need to restart Dropbox each time in order for it to sync changes) so that's why we built Boxifier. D
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by _razvan 10y ago
The kernel extension implements Dropbox Infinite.
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by _razvan 10y ago
The accessibility features of the OS are used by Dropbox to implement the Dropbox Badge / Project Harmony feature.
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by _razvan 10y ago
Dropbox does this because it uses the accessibility features of the OS in order to implement the Dropbox Badge [1] / Project Harmony. [1] https://www.dropbox.com/help/7672
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by _razvan 10y ago
The long term game for Dropbox is in having businesses outsource storage to them. While consumer cloud storage is a tough market (due to it being a race to the bottom), the vision of getting businesses of all sizes to replace their legacy f
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by _razvan 10y ago
From a first look on Windows, this is implemented with NTFS sparse files [1] and a file system minifilter. The sparse files act as placeholders so that you can browse your entire Dropbox structure. When you access a file, the minifilter see
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by _razvan 11y ago
> Having to save them in your Dropbox, or having to move them to your Dropbox afterward, turns out to be a massive friction. This also bothered me so I looked for a solution. As much as I love Dropbox, I still have data stuck on extern
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by _razvan 12y ago
That's exactly how it works. For files which are not part of the Dropbox folder it adds no visual indicator.
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by _razvan 12y ago
What happens here is that Windows Explorer asks Dropbox whether it should display a green or blue icon for a file. It does this for all files, including those outside of the Dropbox folder. Full analysis here: https://news.ycombi
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No, Dropbox is not stealing your files(medium.com)
22 points by _razvan 12y ago|5 comments
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by _razvan 12y ago
The big difference here is the principle of least privilege[1]. We could have built Boxifier so that it requires you to login into Dropbox and get back an access token to be used by Boxifier with the Dropbox API. If someone wanted to get ac
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by _razvan 12y ago
1) With symlinks Dropbox doesn't sync the changes you make to those folders until you restart it. With Boxifier, changes are synced in real-time. 2) If the target of the symlink is not available/not found then Dropbox will delete
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by _razvan 12y ago
1) Yes, file exclusions are definitely on our roadmap. 2) For now folders sync as subfolders of the Dropbox\Boxifier folder, but we've been receiving this feature request so that you can pick where your outside folders will be synced i
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by _razvan 12y ago
Hi Sergio, Not for now, but we're working on a solution for this. I'll let you know when it is available.
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by _razvan 12y ago
One of the reasons is that I've seen it as a common practice with other software I used. For instance, the demo version of Traktor Pro 2 DJ-ing software closes itself after 30 minutes. We've also set a high quality bar for us with
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by _razvan 12y ago
Sure. It adds a file system virtualization layer under the Dropbox desktop client so that folders outside of Dropbox are seen by the Dropbox client as part of the Dropbox folder. Boxifier monitors those folders for changes, aggregates the c
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by _razvan 12y ago
Could you please try Boxifier and let me know how it works for you? I would appreciate it.
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by _razvan 12y ago
Hi there, Razvan (author) here. I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox. It currently works on Windows. Haven't finished the website yet, just the app. A little background on the app: I wanted to backup my external drives to D
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Show HN: I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox(boxifier.com)
59 points by _razvan 12y ago|27 comments