Managing files in the Seafile personal cloud
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Sync your devices and collaborate with other users in your own personal cloud.
Cloud services have become a necessary evil. Most users have multiple devices and want access to the same data across all those devices. Gone are the days when a user was satisfied to move data between devices using USB drives.
Users now want data to move with them – and that means network-based storage, sync, and sharing. Several Internet services offer cloud-based file storage and synchronization, but some users don't want to risk throwing their data onto an unknown server and moving it across the Internet whenever they want access.
But, what if you could have the power of the cloud with the safety of on-site storage? Linux and open source tools like Seafile [1] can empower users to become the service providers and let them keep their data under their own control.
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