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by lloeki 3274 days ago
> However I hear the client is flawless and can sync files partially which is significant when it comes to large files.

Yes, Dropbox is one of the rare ones that handle rsync-style rolling checksum syncing.

It’s also the only one to sync FS-specific xattrs properly (like hidden extension on MacOS). Google Drive fails on both points.

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One issue is that it gets slow when there are a lot of files.