Without scientific rigour I would guess that 70% of the sync attempts were successful. Unfortunately, Seafile is better with regard to syncing but like owncloud it will only sync successfully sometimes but not always. owncloud scales poorly, is a lot slower and less reliable. I wished that it tried to do less but that well enough but have to say that if you are really interested in syncing mostly it is clearly inferior to Seafile. The short story is that owncloud is a full-featured, includes a calendar solution and lots of other options beyond simple file syncing a la Dropbox. Owncloud and Seafile are very similar in what they achieve regarding the sync but differ in how they achieve it. It is simply too slow for my databases which are between 1 and 3 GB each. The problem is not so much the size but the number of files inside the database or syncstore. Git-annex has some really clever features but is not really up to the task. Syncing over Webdav takes a lot longer obviously, which wouldnвЂ™t be a problem if it was foolproof and successful every time.Д«ut sadly it isnвЂ™t, so leaving before knowing that the sync hasnвЂ™t crapped out for some reason turned out to be impossible.Дropbox was the best of the bunch but I wanted more control over my data so I havenвЂ™t tested extensively. The disadvantage of the latter solution obviously is that the local syncstore needs space locally which is a problem on the Macbook, on the other hand syncing locally happens almost instantly which makes leaving spontaneously a real option. Forgetting to push the button would be no problem as I could always VPN to the other computer to do so should it be needed.ДЄnd experimented with either syncing to a single syncstore over Webdav or syncing to a DTPO syncstore locally that was located in a synced folder. What I was envisioning was putting the Devonthink syncstore on my syncstore and pushing the Sync button before leaving for home and arrive home finding a fully synced DTPO database. Not to mention the constant worry about forgetting it. I had high hopes that I could make use of my server and finally retire the USB hard drive that needed plugging in, syncing after arriving at a workplace and before leaving again. I was really excited that DTPO offered syncing via Webdav as well as a dedicated sync store.

Task: to keep several databases on my office iMac and my home Macbook in sync.

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