Guides
Migrate off Google Drive without downloading everything
The download-and-re-upload approach wastes days and quietly breaks Google's own formats. Here is a migration that avoids both problems.
5 min read
Guides from the dosya.dev team, page 3
Guides on file sharing, storage, and keeping your data private - from the team building dosya.dev.
Guides
Team file sharing: folders, roles and permissions
Shared drives decay into a mess nobody trusts. Here is a folder structure and permission model that survives people joining, changing role and leaving.
5 min read
Security
What a file audit log should actually record
Most audit logs answer the easy questions and go quiet on the ones that matter during an incident. Here is what a genuinely useful trail contains.
5 min read
Security
How to share sensitive documents securely
Contracts, medical records and identity documents need more than a link. Here is a practical ladder of controls and when each one is warranted.
5 min read
Security
Is cloud storage safe? A practical answer
Safety is not one property. Here are the four separate risks people mean by the question, and which ones cloud storage genuinely improves.
5 min read
Guides
Back up a Linux server to object storage with cron
A backup script takes ten minutes. A backup you can actually restore from takes more thought. Here is a setup with the failure modes handled.
4 min read
Guides
SFTP vs FTPS vs FTP: which should you use?
Three protocols with confusingly similar names and very different properties. Here is what separates them and how to choose without guessing.
5 min read
Guides
Using rclone with S3-compatible storage
rclone turns any S3-compatible bucket into something you can sync, mount or script against. Here is a working config and the flags that actually matter.
5 min read
Guides
How to map cloud storage as a network drive on Windows
Map cloud storage as a network drive in Windows 11 or 10 over WebDAV, fix the 50 MB file limit and reconnect problems, and know when to use something else.
5 min read
Guides
How to mount cloud storage as a drive on macOS
Finder mounts remote storage over WebDAV with no extra software. Here is the setup, the reconnect step, and the one default worth changing first.
5 min read
Storage
Why large uploads fail, and how resumable transfers fix it
A four gigabyte upload that dies at 96 percent is not bad luck. Here is what actually breaks, and why chunked transfers make long uploads survivable.
5 min read
Storage
Is cloud storage free? What free tiers really give you
Is cloud storage free? Most services offer a free tier of 2 to 15 GB. What free plans include, what they hide, and how to keep your cloud storage cost-free.
7 min read