[Leaplist] discussion - ways to share/access data

[Jason Boxman]

Dan Cherry wrote:
> I use multiple computers, and would be interested in various ideas and 
> viewpoints on storing files (if you use multiple computers to share files).
> 
> I'll throw some things out on the table to see what others think.
> 
> For starters, I use a small home network, with a small server, and work 
> primarily on a desktop and a laptop (about 50-50).  Other family members 
> access some of the shared data, as well.
> 
> I like to take my /home/user directories, and get as much of the 'data' files 
> (documents, images, audio, etc.) isolated from the 'config' files as 
> possible.  (facilitates accessing the documents from different machines).
> 
> I also like to isolate wip from completed work - the completed work (such as 
> images, audio files, pdfs, bin files and downloads) get moved to a /share 
> area
> 
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> So, for those of you who use multiple pc's, what have you found that works 
> best for accessing your document files?  

I have found nothing I particularly love thus far.  I have big stuff, 
like VMs, on my /home, so I keep it locally.  I don't have the bandwidth 
to export it over NFS and keep any reasonable performance.

I centralize all mail via IMAP.  That's about the only part of the 
problem that's been well solved for ages now.

I've seen a few interesting solutions using git as the backend store, 
but they're all fragile.

I just stick entirely read-only shared stuff, like photos, on another 
NFS share.


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