File sharing
Stop emailing attachments: what to do instead
An attachment is a copy you no longer control, multiplied by every inbox it reaches. The case for links, and how to make the switch painless.
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Kaya F.
Founder, dosya.dev team. 14 guides.
Storage
External hard drive vs cloud storage for backups
The drive is cheaper right up until the click of death. Where each option genuinely wins, and the two-copy setup that beats either one alone.
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Guides
A practical Google exit strategy for your files
Leaving an ecosystem is a project, not a download. A sequence for getting your files, photos and documents out of Google without losing anything.
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Privacy
What EXIF data reveals, and how to share photos safely
Every phone photo carries where and when it was taken. What EXIF metadata includes, which services strip it, and how to share on your terms.
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Security
File versioning: the undo button for ransomware
Encryption malware overwrites files, and sync faithfully uploads the damage. Version history is what turns that day into an inconvenience.
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Guides
Backup vs sync: the difference that costs people files
Sync mirrors your mistakes as faithfully as your files. Where backup and sync genuinely differ, and why the answer is usually both.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Storage
Egress fees: the cloud storage cost nobody quotes
Storage is priced per gigabyte stored. The bill that surprises people is per gigabyte read. Here is how egress works and why it punishes success.
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Guides
How to send large video files without losing quality
Messaging apps silently re-encode video and destroy detail. Here is how to send footage untouched, and what each format actually weighs.
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