[lug] large file management

Scott Kruger kruger at txcorp.com
Mon Mar 17 17:33:01 MDT 2014


On 3/17/14, 4:38 PM, Zan Lynx wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Davide Del Vento
> <davide.del.vento at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have a large number of fairly large files (spoiler alert: the
>> digital pictures of a lifetime). The collection is growing, mostly but
>> not only by append. I have three copies onsite, and would like to add
>> a forth copy offsite. Two of the copies are actively edited
>> (occasionally, but the frequency doesn't matter), and often appended.
>> The third (and forth) copy is just for backup.
> What about Bittorrent Sync? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_Sync
>
> I haven't used it myself, but it seems to be the thing these days.

Bit Torrent is *so* 2001.  Git Annex is where it's at :-)

https://git-annex.branchable.com

>
> I believe there's another one that lately came out and I heard good
> things about. Let me see if I can find it. AeroFS is it.
> https://www.aerofs.com/
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