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Filen cloud (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by root@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

What are your thoughts on filen? I don't seem to be able to find a community for them here, but it seems like a pretty solid up and coming company for secure cloud storage options.

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[-] ISOmorph@feddit.de 12 points 5 months ago

They've been around a bit now. Everyone seems to be pretty satisfied. Desktop app could use some improvements, which is already on their roadmap

[-] ruse8145@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 5 months ago

I've never seen anyone say they're dissatisfied. I've seen claims that lifetime plans are a bad business model and I've seen one of the owners say they are careful to limit them. Their apps suck but I use them as an off site archive for my most precious data and while I wouldn't let them be my only backup they have yet to cause me issues in several years.

[-] root@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I actually emailed their support asking about the lifetime licensing, and they did mention they calculate/ limit the lifetime licenses to be sustainable. I hope they are able to succeed and be around for a while with their price modeling. Maybe lifetime won't be for sale for much longer

[-] clark@midwest.social 10 points 5 months ago

I like them. You get 40GB for free, so that’s appreciative. Opening documents can take some time, especially on mobile, but I don’t have any major complaints generally.

[-] ashtrix@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It's good and I like the service but the mobile app could use improvements to auto upload

[-] root@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I've noticed this too. I have to open the app for sync to start happening. I raised this concern to their customer support and they quickly responded saying they'll pass it to the dev team. Fingers crossed they add a fix soon.

[-] Lemmchen@feddit.de 6 points 5 months ago

People complain that they won't respect their lifetime plans forever, but otherwise I haven't heard anything bad about them.

[-] root@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Oh interesting, was there a Q&A or something or just speculation?

[-] Lemmchen@feddit.de 2 points 5 months ago

Nah, that was public opinion on /r/datahoarders (I think) back when I still used reddit.

[-] TheSun@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago

Satisified customer here. Bought 2x lifetime plans for myself and my partner

[-] root@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Just bought 3 since they stack and I'm worried they won't be offered in the future XD

[-] trickster@infosec.pub 3 points 5 months ago

Film is a nice, up and coming company. I tried their services, all works. Client-side encryption is definitely a great feature. The downside for me was how the iOS app literally kills the battery.

[-] Harvest5634@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

You should use it. Strong E2EE and fully open source(unlike mega). Also bult-in notes and chats. 👍

[-] Bruhh@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Anyone know if Filen has an egress cost or limit?

this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2024
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