Quickly transferring files between PC and phone

[darkassassin07@lemmy.ca]

I keep a fairly close eye on my DNS traffic; it still does crash reporting through Crashlytics (which I just block), but that's about it.

[arkhive@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Another +1 for it here. Use it multiple times a day between Linux, MacOS, android, and iOS.

[dbkblk@lemmy.world]

For links, I use Pocket (you can use Wallabag, but I find the interface not efficient at all).
For files, you can sync a folder with syncthing (but you only switch it on when you want a quick sync, otherwise keep it off for battery). If you just want to put some file on your phone, install FTP server (free) from F-droid and switch it on when you need it. Use Filezilla or any file browser (if on Linux) to exchange your files. Remember to switch the server off once finished, because FTP is not a secure protocol.

[bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de]

There should be clients for other DEs. I know there's a Gnome specific one and I think there's an independent one as well.

[chillpill@lemmy.world]

KDE Connect as another uas suggested.

Only buggy issue I have is that I use a VPN on my phone to access my local network when away from home. I have the VPN set up with Hairpinning so I don't have to disconnect from the VPN while at home which occasionally causes issues on my steam deck as the version of KDE Connect on the steam deck does not appear to have an easy way to connect to device via IP. On my desktop and laptop I run Pop!_OS and use GS Connect which gives me an option to connect to device via IP so I have less issues with my phone just randomly not appearing on those computers.

[bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de]

I use Cx file explorer and mount my PC via sshfs in there. It's closed source but it supports a whole bunch of protocols including samba, ftp and webdav. And it can launch a webserver on your phone to offer the phone's files. But sshfs is the most convenient for me.

[hperrin@lemmy.ca]

I use QuickDAV and OwlFiles.

[hendrik@palaver.p3x.de]

Kdeconnect

[happinessattack@lemmy.world]

+1 KDE Connect. File transfer works great on Android, Linux, and even on Windows 10/11! Clipboard sync is also a game changer; super easy to copy and paste across devices.

[mangopenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Yeah for large folders and stuff probably better to use SFTP or WebDAV

[d_k_bo@feddit.org]

https://github.com/andyholmes/valent/

[eisfrei@lemmy.world]

I didn't see it mentioned yet, so I'll throw warpinator in the ring.

Clients are available for Linux, Windows, Android:
https://warpinator.com/

[lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml]

I love localsend.

Works on Linux, Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac. It is basically an OS agnostic Airdrop.

It's FOSS, so you can go to the Github and build from source for OpenBSD, but I have no idea if that would work.

[reddwarf@feddit.nl]

+1 Love LocalSend!

[reddwarf@feddit.nl]

You got some good replies and I personally am enamored by LocalSend, it is worth checking it out.

However, there is a simple way if a) you use whatsapp and b) the devices involved have access to whatsapp.
This involves not just sending files but you can send text and whatever whatsapp supports and you'll have a history of these chats should you need to have them later again. Probably possible with other platforms but I use whatsapp so that is what I setup for information transfer to myself.
The thing you want to do is create a chat group, add a friend for a very brief moment, remove said friend again after they accepted, enjoy your private group where you can dump any and all info into and pick up from wherever you have whatsapp available. The trick is to invite a friend for a couple of seconds. If you create a group you are automatically in it but you cannot use it until you add someone else, then it becomes active and useable. The fact that you end up alone in that group does not make it unavailable again. Weird but it works.

[vext01@lemmy.sdf.org]

Dart (the language it's written in) doesn't work on BSD, so sadly that's out of the question for now.

[vext01@lemmy.sdf.org]

Hah. Nice hack!

Also, I love red dwarf.

[lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml]

Dang, that's too bad. Hopefully one day!

[jtskulk@lemmy.world]

I use SyncMe which synchronizes smb shares to your phone. It's great once you have it set up, but it does take a little setup. Gotta have shares and whatnot.

[vext01@lemmy.sdf.org]

This is super-cool, just a shame it's unmaintained.