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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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[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

i just have a simple shell script that uses rsync to upload my files to a server and have a termux shortcut on the homescreen, i just press it once in a few days

[–] confusedpuppy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I do something similar using only rsync. I've had nothing but headaches whenever I used automated file syncing programs. The bare bones aspect of just using rsync has made it a much more consistent experience.

I found using automated file syncing programs have too much complexity under the hood that just seems to lead to more time troubleshooting issues.

[–] VeganBtw@piefed.social 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Do you have any need to backup things on a mobile phone? What do you use if so? I'm trying to make everything simpler and I already use rsync on my desktop.

[–] confusedpuppy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago

There's a few things I backup from my phone.

  • Music downloaded from Seeker
  • Youtube audio downloaded from YTDLnis
  • Backups of Termux
  • Notes in plain text
  • Backups from certain apps that make their own backup data
  • Pictures that I have sorted and want to saved

I have an Android phone so I use Termux as a terminal emulator. I use ssh and passwordless keys to make transfers simpler and quicker.

Although this is closer to a backup process and not like SyncThing where it's syncing a folder between two devices. I don't believe rsync is capable of acting like SyncThing but I'm tempted to dig into rsync more and see if I can put something basic together one day.

[–] mmmac@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hoping you hit it with Borg backup before uploading anywhere!

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

this is my first time hearing about borg, is there anything it does that can improve my current setup? from a quick look it seems like it creates its own backup file while rsync works with raw directory structure.

[–] mmmac@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 months ago

I mainly use it to deduplicate, and for version history. Rsync - >Borg - > rclone to backblaze b2 bucket