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Curious if anyone knows what Dropbox will do about SmartSync. KAuth extensions are likely out as of 10.16, and the Endpoint Security extensions don’t let you block a reply for more than 60 seconds, so you can’t dynamically page in large files anymore.

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The new FileProvider API supports something like smart sync: placeholders for files that live in the cloud and download on demand.

OneDrive does this without requiring a kernel module.

They have access to a kernel module and entitlement that only they have access to, com.apple.fileutil - and Apple has said they aren't giving out any more entitlements for it.

I would bet hard cash that it'll be out as of 10.17. Almost every major vendor is done, and the ones that aren't have a 2020 OKR (or equivalent) around this.

> more than 60 seconds, so you can’t dynamically page in large files anymore

certain vendors with legacy engines they've ported 10 years into the future are in trouble. But, assuming a 10.17 release, which they've worked out with apple? They'll be fine, mostly.

Fine how?

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