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PSA: Don't use nextcloud's auto upload on the android app as a backup (lemmy.ca)

submitted 6 months ago by skiguy0123@lemmy.ca to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I recently noticed that my nextcloud instance was missing photos. I have the android app set to automatically upload my photos. When I need to clear up space on my phone, I make a separate backup (because I'm a paranoid SOB and hard drives are relatively cheap). I noticed that nextcloud auto upload missed about 10% of the photos. I'm not going to bash the nextcloud devs, as I recognize that I am using a free product and am owed nothing, but I'm making this post so others are aware of this risk. Apparently I'm not alone https://help.nextcloud.com/t/android-client-does-not-auto-upload-all-images/216849/14

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[–] mhzawadi@lemmy.horwood.cloud 45 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is a know issue that has a very long issue on github, it started for me when Google changed the rules on full file access. But the latest version of the app has been rock solid.

I ended up downloading all my photos to my laptop and doing a sync from there

[–] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What's the link to the issue? I'd like to follow its progress. Thank you!

[–] mhzawadi@lemmy.horwood.cloud 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

your in luck, as I couldnt find the issue when I posted.

But there is an update to this 👉 https://github.com/nextcloud/android/issues/15822

[–] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

Thank you! It seems the ongoing 3.35 version is reimplementing the auto-upload logic, so this is promising. It is still in RC stage, but hopefully will be stable soon.

[–] mranderson17@infosec.pub 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Weird coincidence that the exact reason for this thread is addressed in https://github.com/nextcloud/android/releases/tag/rc-3.35.0-01. RC2 was just released yesterday.

[–] mhzawadi@lemmy.horwood.cloud 1 points 6 months ago

Yes and no, there have been issues with the android app for a long time. Some of it was Google and some the way it would detect files, it just happens that I posted the GitHub issue.