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by mediocregopher 4593 days ago
Hey everyone! One of the Cryptic founders here. We'll be around to answer any questions anyone may have, so let us know what you think!
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I'm a happy user of Tarsnap. Why should I consider this solution? Also (playing devil's advocate for a moment) what's the best reason you can give for me to just keep using Tarsnap?
I've never personally used tarsnap so take everything I say with a grain of salt here. But Cryptic offers a much easier experience for the average user, being that it's entirely in-browser and not cli-based. We also give users the ability to share their files with others through the browser, which I don't think is as straightforward with tarsnap.

To play the devil's advocate, if you're already a happy user of tarsnap then you (like me, in fact) are probably quite comfortable on the command-line, and may even prefer it. As of right now Cryptic doesn't have a command-line utility, although building one is definitely on our radar! But until then you may find it more comfortable. Thanks for checking us out though!