#ubuntuone

Follow this process to set up Copy on Ubuntu. I was using 14.04. The folders I copy up to the cloud are outside the Copy folder, so there's some fiddling with Symlinks

Step 1: Get Copy from the website : www.copy.com/home/

Step 2: Unpack the zipped file: $ tar zxvf Copy.tgz -C $HOME

Step 3: In the unpacked folder there will be multiple versions of copy for x64 and x32 platforms. I'm running x64, so move that folder to where ever you want it to live. (I used ~/bin)

Step 4: In the x64 folder, run CopyAgent.

Step 5: CopyAgent will open a console. Log in and it'll start Copy running.

Step 6: I replicate bin, Documents and sketchbook. If they exist on the new machine, delete or move them from the Home folder as we'll be importing the replicated Cloud version.

If this is the first machine for this instance of Copy, move the folders to be replicated into the Copy folder at this step.

Step 7: Create symlinks from the Home folder to the Copy Folder. To do that for the sketchbook folder, the command will be: ~$ ln -s ~/Copy/sketchbook ~/ This can be done even if the sketchbook folder hasn't yet been downloaded from the cloud onto this machine.

Step 8: If the "Documents" folder was moved, we need to change it's location. Edit the file "~/.config/user-dirs.dirs"

As of June 1st 2014 Ubuntu 1 is turning off. Bummer. I'd been using it for some time and found that it worked really well for me. I use multiple machines at home, and my work just moved (mostly) seamlessly between each machine with out me even thinking about it.

So what to do? Google Drive with Insync seemed good. I think it has 15Gb of free storage, though I've seen articles refer to 25Gb. The cost of extra storage is very low. And it looks like Goole is in it for the long haul. But I already use Google for other stuff and didn't want to mix Drive with my home stuff. (Mixing different types of "Stuff" can be bad!)

Dropbox is a market leader, which is a plus. But they only offer 2Gb of free space and compared to Google, the extra space is expensive. It also has the limitation that everything needs to be in the Drobox folder. A big "No Thanks" from me.

Lots of folk seem to like OwnCloud. If you run your own always on, always connected server then it looks great. And if the server is hosted in some far off data center so there's no risk of local fire or theft or other data loss disaster, then all the better. But that doesn't work for me either.

Then I found Copy. Copy has 15Gb of free storage, which is expanded to 20Gb if you sign up via a referral link. Both you and the referee get an extra 5Gb for free.

But the best thing about Copy is that you can use symbolic links, or in Windows speak, short cuts. That means you install the client, create the copy folder somewhere convenient, but not in a folder you want synced to the cloud. Then create a symbolic link (create a short cut) for each folder you want synced inside the Cloud folder. That's it. It'll start syncing and, depending on the speed of your connection, if a short while you'll be done.

In Ubuntu, that means your documents, Music and Pictures folders can be left as they are, and still be synced. That's really the same as the Ubuntu One service worked. Perfect.

When I first set up Copy it seemed a little slow to Sync, once running it quickly completed and has been fine since. Copy also has a local peer service. So if multiple clients are on the same local network the sync traffic doesn't need to go via the cloud, which can really wind up the data usage counts for those ISP's that are somewhat limited in metered allowances.

There's a client for Windows, Mac and Linux, but pretty much all the Cloud services have that now.

All round Copy looks like it'll be a contender in the Cloud Storage space. I'm sure they'll be getting a lot of Ubuntu One customers over the next few months.

Tengo mi PC estacionario y mi notebook con Ubuntu 13 y utilizo Ubuntu One para mantener sincronizado lo que desarrollo en mi server local apache.

Despues de algunos cambios me encontre con el error de sincronización que aparece en la siguiente imagen.

Para resolver solo se deben escribir los siguientes comandos en consola:

u1sdtool --quit rm -rf ~/.local/share/ubuntuone/syncdaemon u1sdtool --start u1sdtool --connect

Y listo! :)

Guys,

What about sending large file > 50/100 MB via emails, its possible.

You can integrate your Thunderbird to store files on cloud and then actually the 20-30MB limit imposed by your server is gone.

How to do it:

Linux Users : Go to Edit -> Preferences -> Attachments -> Add

Mac Users : Find Preferences and rest is same!!

Now, you can add a Ubuntu One account there (be sure to register first at the Ubuntu One website, they give you 5GB free) or a DropBox account, which most people use.

For setting up Dropbox, go to Tools -> Add-ons and search for DropBox for FileLink and install it. After that's done, you can see these 2 accounts enabled in your Thunderbird. So, next time, whenever you want to send an attachment, at the bottom bar, it will ask you, if you want to send the file using FileLink or you can click the small down arrow next to the attach button showing you more options on how to attach the file. Select the appropriate account/storage suiting your needs.

I've been in Boston hacking on Ubuntu One Music Streaming[1] with two of my Web & Mobile teammates, Chad Miller and Jason Foreman. We only look beat down and forlorn.