[jpalomaki]

Could this be the first step to migrate away from the folder sync? So eventually you would have just the virtual drive approach.

Not an expert here, but I believe the folder sync is technically more difficult to get right and there’s likely lot of edge cases that give you lots of trouble.

[daniel_iversen]

That seems plausible to me! I know at Dropbox we always spent a lot of time “playing nice” with the operating system while still providing a very deep and seamless integration. So much complexity and working with gnarly and changing APIs.

[ncann]

I'm curious, would you be able to describe some of that "playing nice" and the complexity of the API? Sounds like a good story time!

[blitzar]

I am pretty sure this is one of the last steps not first steps.

Been using this type of google drive for years now, mounts a virtual drive (with ability to always sync some folders locally + cache of contents).

I do miss the idea of my local copy being a backup of the cloud contents, and having to be a bit more thoughtful about syncing up chunks of documents and folders for being disconnected. Given how large the amount of data actually stored is, and how little gets frequently used, it makes life a lot easier.