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I use git to sync code.

Do you use it for images, too? Maybe using a large file extension. Dropbox syncs around 2TB of random files successfully, and it seems like that is not something git it very good at (judging by game developers using Perforce or others to share files).

I am always open for recommendations to replace Dropbox. Even Gdrive (one of the most obvious alternatives) choked on performing the initial sync (of 2TB) last time I tried.

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If, a big if, you don't need version control, rsync will do. It can handle any imaginable amount of data and it can work over ssh or for local file syncing. It is much, much faster than other solutions too.

It is my main tool to manage things that aren't code, and I give myself the ability to go back to older files or undelete things in a KISS manner by having multiple rsync destinations that are used in rotation.

Git LFS for large files. Or you may need to use a dedicated service designed for syncing so much data

I’m surprised dropbox handles those well. Unless things changed the free tier still has a <1TB storage limit. But it goes to show much it “just works”

Thanks. I am talking about a paid Dropbox and Gdrive plans.

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