[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Very short Survey - 1 question

[Drew King]

All,

*About how many Android users do we have out there?*

The Potpourri session this week will include the Syncthing software, 
which while it does work on Mac, Linux, and Windows, it also supports 
Android devices, phones, and tablets. (Including the Amazon Kindle) Yes, 
you can install Syncthing on a Kindle Fire HD too. Unfortunately, no IOS 
is not supported. There are file system issues preventing the software 
from running properly so that it works like it does on the other 
platforms. IOS devices do not have an application accessible file system 
the way desktop operating systems do. It was tried, and eventually canned.

Syncthing is for everybody that has data that they either don't want to 
sync to the cloud or there is too much data than will fit in a free 
cloud storage server.

Doesn't matter what PC OS you use. Syncthing is available in the Google 
Play App Store.

The reason I'm asking is Syncthing on Android pre-configures itself 
capable of backing up your pictures & screenshots folder, so it's ready 
to sync in one direction to any other device.

Google only provides you with so much space to upload and back up your 
pictures and videos. You can choose not to purchase additional cloud 
storage space if you don't want to, and archive your complete collection 
of videos and pictures to your computer. Then, back them up using 
whatever backup software you use for your computer. This way you can 
also keep your files at full resolution rather than compressing them to 
a smaller file on Google Photos.

Personally, I sync my media folder on my phone to Windows and Linux 
computers, so I have a complete up-to-date copy of all the photos I've 
taken. You can sync to one, or many devices. You're limited only by your 
available disk space.

Thanks,

More on Wednesday. We'll configure a new server and add it to my current 
installation.


Drew.


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Drew King
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