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@stacksofplates said in Storage question:
@Dashrender said in Storage question:
@stacksofplates said in Storage question:
@Dashrender said in Storage question:
Sharepoint has been integrated since at least Office 2013, if not Office 2010, so I don't consider that recent at all.
Sure all the other sync clients Box, DropBox, OD, ODfB (i.e. sharepoint), oC, NextCloud, etc are all similar sync clients, and they all suffer the same problems.
These solutions are not what Scott's talking about in this post
@scottalanmiller said in Storage question:
Going to a Windows Fileserver will step you "backwards" to a different era. You'll change how people work, introduce new (old) risks and give up some huge flexibility for remote workers. That's fine if the benefits outweigh those losses. But... what benefits did you see pushing you to that solution?
Now Scott mentions that introducing a Windows Fileserver will change the way people work - but no, not really. With the sync client those users work exactly the same as a Windows Fileserver - the files are considered local, or at least semi-local because the sync client syncs the files to a place on the system.
In fact introducing NextCloud WebDav or pure cloud would be the completely new introduction here. And if they use the sync client, there would be zero change from a user POV.
So assuming Scott is only talking about the new modern ways for filesharing, we have to limit ourselves to WebDav or browser interface.
JB - my comments were and continue to be about this, not about the sync client. That's definitely not modern and definitely has known issues.
Box and Dropbox also have Office integration.
I wonder - does it work through their sync client only though? or is it direct to the server, like it can be with Sharepoint?
The Box one now says works with any program. However, I can't try it since I don't have any Windows machines.
Interesting - So you have to be in the Box App to make that work - just like you have to be inside Word to use Sharepoint integration - OK Cool.
But as I already said - all of these direct access APIs are probably only a minor speed bump for hackers.. and they won't offer any long term protection...
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@JaredBusch said in Storage question:
Word and Excell do not like weddav. They prompt for credentials each time and refuse to open.
Cool, I didn't try this way specifically, but good to know it doesn't work, for knowledge sake.
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It works for me...
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@JaredBusch said in Storage question:
@brianlittlejohn said in Storage question:
It works for me...
not helpful. what works?
LOL exactly
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Assuming he's talking about WebDAV opening a file in Office 2013 or newer, direct to a URL - then my question is.. is there authentication required?
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@Dashrender said in Storage question:
Assuming he's talking about WebDAV opening a file in Office 2013 or newer, direct to a URL - then my question is.. is there authentication required?
How can there not be authentication required?
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@Dashrender said in Storage question:
Assuming he's talking about WebDAV opening a file in Office 2013 or newer, direct to a URL - then my question is.. is there authentication required?
Webdav... Yes, it asked for authentication if i opened the file through an office app, but just the first time. If i opened up by double clicking the file it didn't ask for anything. I'm running 2016 Office and Win 10.
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@brianlittlejohn said in Storage question:
@Dashrender said in Storage question:
Assuming he's talking about WebDAV opening a file in Office 2013 or newer, direct to a URL - then my question is.. is there authentication required?
Webdav... Yes, it asked for authentication if i opened the file through an office app, but just the first time. If i opened up by double clicking the file it didn't ask for anything. I'm running 2016 Office and Win 10.
That is not how I did it. I pasted the webdav URL into windows explorer and gave it my creds. See you did a different thing. Look at me screenshot
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@JaredBusch said in Storage question:
@brianlittlejohn said in Storage question:
@Dashrender said in Storage question:
Assuming he's talking about WebDAV opening a file in Office 2013 or newer, direct to a URL - then my question is.. is there authentication required?
Webdav... Yes, it asked for authentication if i opened the file through an office app, but just the first time. If i opened up by double clicking the file it didn't ask for anything. I'm running 2016 Office and Win 10.
That is not how I did it. I pasted the webdav URL into windows explorer and gave it my creds. See you did a different thing. Look at me screenshot
My bad... all your screenshots didn't load.
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Haven't read everything on this thread, but have one question. The OP says the problem with Dropbox is " (slow - downloading,uploadig - internet outage)."
If that's the only problem with the current solution, couldn't the answer be to improve the internet connection? That might not be the cheapest solution but I'd have thought it would be the most simple. I appreciate it might not be possible depending on the location.
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@brianlittlejohn said in Storage question:
@JaredBusch said in Storage question:
@brianlittlejohn said in Storage question:
@Dashrender said in Storage question:
Assuming he's talking about WebDAV opening a file in Office 2013 or newer, direct to a URL - then my question is.. is there authentication required?
Webdav... Yes, it asked for authentication if i opened the file through an office app, but just the first time. If i opened up by double clicking the file it didn't ask for anything. I'm running 2016 Office and Win 10.
That is not how I did it. I pasted the webdav URL into windows explorer and gave it my creds. See you did a different thing. Look at me screenshot
My bad... all your screenshots didn't load.
Just tried it your way, failed to open. same error. Could be permission issues on my desktop. I did not change any settings that were mentioned int he NC documents.
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What is stopping OP from creating a Nextcloud server and pointing to the internal IP, you guessed it internally? That should resolve any speed issues. Having a domain and SSL certification just makes the server more accessible, which is a positive. I don't see him mentioning WebDAV himself unless I missed that post.
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@wirestyle22 said in Storage question:
What is stopping OP from creating a Nextcloud server and pointing to the internal IP, you guessed it internally? That should resolve any speed issues. Having a domain and SSL certification just makes the server more accessible, which is a positive. I don't see him mentioning WebDAV himself unless I missed that post.
WebDAV, etc were all ways to try to provide a different solution.
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@Carnival-Boy said in Storage question:
Haven't read everything on this thread, but have one question. The OP says the problem with Dropbox is " (slow - downloading,uploadig - internet outage)."
If that's the only problem with the current solution, couldn't the answer be to improve the internet connection? That might not be the cheapest solution but I'd have thought it would be the most simple. I appreciate it might not be possible depending on the location.
Worth checking if nothing else.
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@Dashrender said in Storage question:
Assuming he's talking about WebDAV opening a file in Office 2013 or newer, direct to a URL - then my question is.. is there authentication required?
There would have to be. Unless it was just wide open.
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@Reid-Cooper said in Storage question:
@Dashrender said in Storage question:
Assuming he's talking about WebDAV opening a file in Office 2013 or newer, direct to a URL - then my question is.. is there authentication required?
There would have to be. Unless it was just wide open.
That's was I was trying to determine.
