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... without using any variation of Syncthing.

My phone is usually on the same Wifi network as my PC, so some sort of auto-syncing via wifi would be great. Like how Immich syncs from the phone to my server, in an almost totally hands-off way.

What are the best non-Syncthing FOSS phone and PC file sync options these days?

Thanks!

ETA: Sorry, sorry, I should have explained: I no longer trust any variant of Syncthing. The wild chain of events last year left me completely questioning what was going on with that code base. I struggle with trust issues for FOSS software every so often and once I feel things have gone awry, I can't go back again. Plus, I really want to know about what's new and interesting right now.

Link to one conversation about Syncthing's events, if you are out of the loop:
https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/@surfhosting/115674236291033568

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Syncthing is almost always the best option. You'll have to explain what about it is unacceptable if you want the best alternative.

[–] djdarren@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago (7 children)

I've used SyncThing for over a year from Graphene to, well, any computer I have. But I've never been able to work out: is it possible to set ST so that it doesn't take up space on a device, like how cloud storage platforms do?

[–] Lemmert@reddthat.com 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

No, I currently use Syncthing to sync my documents and music folders between my devices. If there's something else, like the clips I make when playing with friends, the computer automatically syncs them to my Seafile instance with their sync client.

That way I can easily share the folder and check it on my phone using the app. If you don't encrypt the drive it will show up and be navigable in your files app, without taking space (at least if you use the stock gos files app)

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