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potofsoupSo, I got a Backblaze B2 account after I read absolutedestiny's how-to, but I'm usually too lazy to navigate to the website and find the folder to upload. So today I went exploring for other methods. There's the usual bevy of FTP options. But at the bottom of that page, there's Dropshare, and after some poking around, I think I like using Dropshare the most. (Downside: it is a one-time $30 purchase after a 7 day trial.)
But here's what's cool about Dropshare -- basically, I can just drag whatever file into the little icon on the top of my menubar, and
(a) it'll automatically upload to the server of my choice (including Dropbox, Google Drive, and also your own server)
(b) it'll automatically copy the file link to your clipboard so that you can just paste it wherever
And if you've got a bunch of files to drag from, it's really easy to just grab the link:
Plus it has features to directly screenshot-and-upload, which is Pretty Rad.
Anyway, I'd really prefer that there is a free alternative, but this is something that I'm willing to shell out money for. Especially if I can use it to connect to my own server and basically not have to fire up FileZilla all the time.
After you install Dropshare, you can create a new connection. Select Backblaze, and then it asks for this info:
You find the bucket ID in the deets of Backblaze B2 here:
And then you click on the "Show Account ID and Application Key" link.
That takes you to this:
You'll have to click the button to generate a key if you haven't yet.
Anyways, once it's set up, dragging files and getting links is super easy. It also has a quick-and-dirty annotation system built in (which I used to circle the stuff above!), as well as a video / gif screen recording system.
Worth $30? Maybe??? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(I do really like that it's not subscription like everything else is these days.)
But here's what's cool about Dropshare -- basically, I can just drag whatever file into the little icon on the top of my menubar, and
(a) it'll automatically upload to the server of my choice (including Dropbox, Google Drive, and also your own server)
(b) it'll automatically copy the file link to your clipboard so that you can just paste it wherever
And if you've got a bunch of files to drag from, it's really easy to just grab the link:
Plus it has features to directly screenshot-and-upload, which is Pretty Rad.
Anyway, I'd really prefer that there is a free alternative, but this is something that I'm willing to shell out money for. Especially if I can use it to connect to my own server and basically not have to fire up FileZilla all the time.
After you install Dropshare, you can create a new connection. Select Backblaze, and then it asks for this info:
You find the bucket ID in the deets of Backblaze B2 here:
And then you click on the "Show Account ID and Application Key" link.
That takes you to this:
You'll have to click the button to generate a key if you haven't yet.
Anyways, once it's set up, dragging files and getting links is super easy. It also has a quick-and-dirty annotation system built in (which I used to circle the stuff above!), as well as a video / gif screen recording system.
Worth $30? Maybe??? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(I do really like that it's not subscription like everything else is these days.)
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Date: 2019-01-27 04:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-01-27 05:12 am (UTC)It's a one time charge for Dropshare 5 -- basically if they come out with Dropshare 6, then you'd have to pay for that, or maybe an upgrade or w/e, but they're not going to force you to upgrade, etc. It's like how software used to work, basically.
Although -- I've been poking around a bit more and connecting to your own server is a slightly larger hassle than expected -- they don't support FTP (yet?), and so you need to have SSH access to your server. Which I think I do, I just have to figure it out.
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Date: 2019-01-27 09:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-01-28 08:44 am (UTC):) I sent their help desk a question and they replied within the hour with a solution -- the company is apparently literally 2 people, so I feel pretty good about supporting them, especially since it's a product that I intend to use lots. (It's already made my image use on DW much more streamlined, and I figured out how to link to my server, too. :))