OneDrive Placeholders Are Returning
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JB makes a good point. Do you need syncing? If you do, then you have to do what needs to be done to make it work. And clearly in this case, making it work does not save you from cryptoware.
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@JaredBusch said
Do not mix up the point of products, FFS.
Who is mixing up the point of products?
I am not using OneDrive for backup, nor am I suggesting it.
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@BRRABill said in OneDrive Placeholders Are Returning:
@JaredBusch said
Do not mix up the point of products, FFS.
Who is mixing up the point of products?
I am not using OneDrive for backup, nor am I suggesting it.
No, you stated that you refuse to use it because it does nothing to prevent crypto from affecting the files.
It is a file sync program that has nothing to do with preventing crypto.
So your entire premise of not using it is not valid.
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@JaredBusch said
No, you stated that you refuse to use it because it does nothing to prevent crypto from affecting the files.
It is a file sync program that has nothing to do with preventing crypto.
So your entire premise of not using it is not valid.
OK, so I went back and read what I wrote. You are correct in interpreting what my words actually said. What I mean to say is ... I do not use it to sync. My main concern/reason was to not have data locally on my machine, rather than anything to do with crypto- stuff.
I use it without syncing, and it works perfectly for me. Could I sync, and then add the extra step of backing those files up, sure. But it is working fine for me as-is. Would I like a "file structure" on my local PC that works like the way you can easily access OneDrive like the Office apps do? Sure.
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@BRRABill said in OneDrive Placeholders Are Returning:
@JaredBusch said
No, you stated that you refuse to use it because it does nothing to prevent crypto from affecting the files.
It is a file sync program that has nothing to do with preventing crypto.
So your entire premise of not using it is not valid.
OK, so I went back and read what I wrote. You are correct in interpreting what my words actually said. What I mean to say is ... I do not use it to sync. My main concern/reason was to not have data locally on my machine, rather than anything to do with crypto- stuff.
I use it without syncing, and it works perfectly for me. Could I sync, and then add the extra step of backing those files up, sure. But it is working fine for me as-is. Would I like a "file structure" on my local PC that works like the way you can easily access OneDrive like the Office apps do? Sure.
Why not get that baked into your applications then? Anything else is just a bandaid. Sadly, today we need a lot of bandaids.
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@Dashrender said in OneDrive Placeholders Are Returning:
@BRRABill said in OneDrive Placeholders Are Returning:
@JaredBusch said
No, you stated that you refuse to use it because it does nothing to prevent crypto from affecting the files.
It is a file sync program that has nothing to do with preventing crypto.
So your entire premise of not using it is not valid.
OK, so I went back and read what I wrote. You are correct in interpreting what my words actually said. What I mean to say is ... I do not use it to sync. My main concern/reason was to not have data locally on my machine, rather than anything to do with crypto- stuff.
I use it without syncing, and it works perfectly for me. Could I sync, and then add the extra step of backing those files up, sure. But it is working fine for me as-is. Would I like a "file structure" on my local PC that works like the way you can easily access OneDrive like the Office apps do? Sure.
Why not get that baked into your applications then? Anything else is just a bandaid. Sadly, today we need a lot of bandaids.
I agree.
Which is why I am hoping for the functionality.
Which is why I even started posting in this thread.
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@BRRABill said in OneDrive Placeholders Are Returning:
@JaredBusch said
No, you stated that you refuse to use it because it does nothing to prevent crypto from affecting the files.
It is a file sync program that has nothing to do with preventing crypto.
So your entire premise of not using it is not valid.
OK, so I went back and read what I wrote. You are correct in interpreting what my words actually said. What I mean to say is ... I do not use it to sync. My main concern/reason was to not have data locally on my machine, rather than anything to do with crypto- stuff.
I use it without syncing, and it works perfectly for me. Could I sync, and then add the extra step of backing those files up, sure. But it is working fine for me as-is. Would I like a "file structure" on my local PC that works like the way you can easily access OneDrive like the Office apps do? Sure.
Connect to it via WebDav. This is built into Windows 7 and 10 without any additional steps. No files on the local machine, although you still would run into the crypto issues.
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@coliver said in OneDrive Placeholders Are Returning:
@BRRABill said in OneDrive Placeholders Are Returning:
@JaredBusch said
No, you stated that you refuse to use it because it does nothing to prevent crypto from affecting the files.
It is a file sync program that has nothing to do with preventing crypto.
So your entire premise of not using it is not valid.
OK, so I went back and read what I wrote. You are correct in interpreting what my words actually said. What I mean to say is ... I do not use it to sync. My main concern/reason was to not have data locally on my machine, rather than anything to do with crypto- stuff.
I use it without syncing, and it works perfectly for me. Could I sync, and then add the extra step of backing those files up, sure. But it is working fine for me as-is. Would I like a "file structure" on my local PC that works like the way you can easily access OneDrive like the Office apps do? Sure.
Connect to it via WebDav. This is built into Windows 7 and 10 without any additional steps. No files on the local machine, although you still would run into the crypto issues.
I'm going to JB this one - that's just a bandaid to what Bill wants.
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@Dashrender said in OneDrive Placeholders Are Returning:
@coliver said in OneDrive Placeholders Are Returning:
@BRRABill said in OneDrive Placeholders Are Returning:
@JaredBusch said
No, you stated that you refuse to use it because it does nothing to prevent crypto from affecting the files.
It is a file sync program that has nothing to do with preventing crypto.
So your entire premise of not using it is not valid.
OK, so I went back and read what I wrote. You are correct in interpreting what my words actually said. What I mean to say is ... I do not use it to sync. My main concern/reason was to not have data locally on my machine, rather than anything to do with crypto- stuff.
I use it without syncing, and it works perfectly for me. Could I sync, and then add the extra step of backing those files up, sure. But it is working fine for me as-is. Would I like a "file structure" on my local PC that works like the way you can easily access OneDrive like the Office apps do? Sure.
Connect to it via WebDav. This is built into Windows 7 and 10 without any additional steps. No files on the local machine, although you still would run into the crypto issues.
I'm going to JB this one - that's just a bandaid to what Bill wants.
True, but it's closer the what he wants then the local sync client.
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@coliver said in OneDrive Placeholders Are Returning:
@Dashrender said in OneDrive Placeholders Are Returning:
@coliver said in OneDrive Placeholders Are Returning:
@BRRABill said in OneDrive Placeholders Are Returning:
@JaredBusch said
No, you stated that you refuse to use it because it does nothing to prevent crypto from affecting the files.
It is a file sync program that has nothing to do with preventing crypto.
So your entire premise of not using it is not valid.
OK, so I went back and read what I wrote. You are correct in interpreting what my words actually said. What I mean to say is ... I do not use it to sync. My main concern/reason was to not have data locally on my machine, rather than anything to do with crypto- stuff.
I use it without syncing, and it works perfectly for me. Could I sync, and then add the extra step of backing those files up, sure. But it is working fine for me as-is. Would I like a "file structure" on my local PC that works like the way you can easily access OneDrive like the Office apps do? Sure.
Connect to it via WebDav. This is built into Windows 7 and 10 without any additional steps. No files on the local machine, although you still would run into the crypto issues.
I'm going to JB this one - that's just a bandaid to what Bill wants.
True, but it's closer the what he wants then the local sync client.
Compared to what? WebDav if I understand it correctly is similar to a SMB mapped share. If the desire is to have an application front end to data that can't be easily gotten through is the goal, I don't see how WebDav is any better? OneDrive non sync'ed basically is WebDav, at least in function, again, assuming I understand the way it all works.
