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Questions about cloud-based storage and online storage services such as SkyDrive, Dropbox, Jungledisk, Ubuntu One, and others.

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Onedrive sync folders and files without downloading them in Ubuntu 23.04

After a few years I have installed Ubuntu again and I'm trying to configure it to my liking. I own a Microsoft account with 1 TB cloud storage. I've installed the Onedrive client on Ubuntu but it ...
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Mounting OneDrive without Microsoft Account

I am trying to mount a OneDrive so that we can easily back up data files to a cloud server. Our databank is somewhat large (10TB) so we wanted to store it on our lab's OneDrive. I followed the ...
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is there a utility similar to dropbox/google drive that you can choose multiple folders?

All Dropbox competitors I've tried have the same problem, they only sync one main local folder (all other folders must be inside), is there any utility that you can choose multiple folders on OS to ...
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Box Cloud Storage - Ubuntu

Using this resource I have installed ExpanDrive 7 since earlier methods of connecting to Box appear to have been deprecated. Problem is that ExpanDrive is not FOSS... https://www.expandrive.com/...
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Backup system and restore onto new machine

Hosted Virtual Computer Streaming via NoMachine OS: Ubuntu MATE 20.10 x86_64 Kernel: 5.8.0-44-generic Packages: 2576 (dpkg), 9 (snap) Shell: bash 5.0.17 DE: MATE Theme: Ambiant-MATE-Dark [GTK2/3] ...
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How do I create partition using gparted or fdisk?

I was trying to create a partition using gparted but it wasn't allowing me. I logged in through root user and when I tried to create a partition, it won't let me. And when I tried fdisk, I was able to ...
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How to configure access to Yandex Disk with GUI?

I'm using Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS and want to set Yandex.Disk (cloud storage web-service like Google Drive) here to be accessed from GUI. How should I do this?
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How do I back up to iDrive?

I have purchased a subscription to back up my Linux Mint and Ubuntu systems to i-Drive. I need the iDrive script and instructions for online Linux backup.
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Why does Google Drive in Ubuntu show additional files compared with the web app?

I see way more files in my mapped Google Drive dir in Ubuntu compared with what I see when I use the Google Drive web app. These extra items are also not in my "Shared with me" folder in the web app.
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Online accounts with Amazon Cloud Drive

"Online accounts" includes nautilus-backed cloud drive support for google drive. This is very handy. Is there an equivalent plug-in to provide support for Amazon cloud drive?
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Which cloud provider can be mounted with EncFS?

I remember that Ubuntu One could do that back in the days when it has storage features. Dropbox just syncs are folder with it Linux client. When using Google Drive with Grive2 it should be possible ...
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Box Sync using Storage Made Easy, anyone?

Box.com does not make a sync client for Linux, which of course is a PITA. Ubuntu forums have several threads on the matter, and the solution suggested by most is to mount the box cloud storage as a ...
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Using deja-dup with GSuite or Onedrive

My university provides me with a Google Gsuite account with unlimited Google Drive space and a Microsoft Office 365 account with plenty of Onedrive space. Is it possible to use one of these as ...
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Which cloud storage clients are supported by Ubuntu? [closed]

Dropbox.com has only a business solution if you want more storage Mega.nz does not seem to support two-factor authentication for high security Looking for alternatives which support Ubuntu clients ...
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How to add local storage space to nextcloud/owncloud data pool without using the external storage app?

I'm using Nextcloud on Digital Ocean, and I've added a 100GB volume to the droplet in question. However, the step that I'm having some trouble quite figuring out is how to get Nexcloud to use the ...
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How can I see images from my ftp server on Ubuntu, directly from browser in the form of a gallery?

I have Ubuntu installed on AWS running an FTP server. Images are uploaded continuously to the FTP server. Is it possible to view the images directly in the form of a gallery? Could I use Ubuntu's ...
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Protect local copy of file from server-side deletion

For several cloud storage providers, when you use the desktop application, your local copy of the files is synced with the 'online' version (actually stored on cloud provider servers). This means ...
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Ubuntu one storage - Is there any chance to recover at all?

My hard drive broke. I had some backup on Ubuntu One, but now it is closed. The link "contact Ubuntu One shutdown support" does not work. How can I get in touch with people who were in charge of File ...
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Use Backblaze online backup with Ubuntu

I've read good things about Backblaze but unfortunately they don't seem to support Linux/Ubuntu. Is not supporting Linux by Backblaze maybe not providing a nice GUI and it is still possible to use it ...
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Uninstall Copy.com from Ubuntu 12.04 [closed]

I have installed the cloud storage program, "Copy" and want to uninstall it. How do I do that?
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dependency not satisfiable fuse-utils

I have looked around and the answers for dependency problems seem to be specific but I am sorry if this has already been answered. I am trying to install storage made easy desktop client but when I ...
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Downloading the whole content of my storage into another computer

my laptoo was stolen, so I'd like to download the whole content stored in Ubuntu One into another laptop. Is is possible? I can only find the option to download single files.
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Should I use ZimageZ in Xubuntu xfce to store my screenshots? [closed]

xfce4-screenshooter is offering to upload your screenshots automatically to zimagez.com but how long will they keep your screenshots there? See this article about the tool on webud8.org If it is not ...
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What is the proper way to setup an Ubuntu OpenStack instance to run MySQL?

I am attempting to create an Ubuntu instance on an OpenStack Cloud. However, the basic images don't allow for a large root (/) partition nor would that be common when deployed to public clouds. I ...
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Ubuntu One client not showing correct Usage

I am using Ubuntu Studio 12.04 although I have noticed the same in other 12.04 variants. The dashboard of Ubuntu One says that I have used up 25Gigs of my 25Gigs storage subscription. I am nowhere ...
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jungledisk fails with libnotify error

Has anyone had success getting the jungledisk application to work under Ubuntu? I installed it from the .deb file provided by jungledisk. The install goes fine, but I can't get the "jungle disk ...
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