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minus-squareSayCyberOnceMore@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·19 hours agoThat’s a good point actually. If I could self-host a server that my devices were authenticated with and constantly backing up to (and geo-tracking), then that would be useful. Currently I have syncthing and no authentication with anyone/thing else.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·16 hours agoThis is a major reason I root, so backup apps like NeoBackup actually work. Then Syncthing keeps those backups in sync with a home machine. Lose my phone? No big deal, setup Syncthing on new one, let files sync, launch Neo, restore.
minus-squareSayCyberOnceMore@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoHmm, I’ll check that out… I’ve avoided rooting due to a botched cyanogenmod conversion (my fault not theirs) back in the day…
That’s a good point actually.
If I could self-host a server that my devices were authenticated with and constantly backing up to (and geo-tracking), then that would be useful.
Currently I have syncthing and no authentication with anyone/thing else.
This is a major reason I root, so backup apps like NeoBackup actually work.
Then Syncthing keeps those backups in sync with a home machine.
Lose my phone? No big deal, setup Syncthing on new one, let files sync, launch Neo, restore.
Hmm, I’ll check that out… I’ve avoided rooting due to a botched cyanogenmod conversion (my fault not theirs) back in the day…