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submitted 5 months ago by Gonzako@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

I just had to email me a file I got sent to my phone and I feel unable to accept this as the better solution.

What you do guys use for inter-device communication?

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[-] talkingpumpkin@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

For files I use syncthing (also for music/photos/notes/etc... syncing files is IMHO the way to go wherever applicable).

For sending links to my PC (eg. articles linked from podcasts' notes) I used to rely on firefox sync, but I'm starting to distance myself from Mozilla so I am gonna experiment with wallabang.

For sending small notes to myself (stuff that I want to sort or act upon when I get to my PC), I'm using signal's "note to self" but I'm investigating alternatives because signal doesn't mark such messages as unread and so sometimes I forget I've sent some.

[-] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Yep. For folders where I want access quick access to everything in the folder, SyncThing is best.

Starting to dabble with KDE Connect for one-off file transfers where SyncThing is overkill

[-] talkingpumpkin@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

where SyncThing is overkill

I just have a dedicated shared folder between my phone and desktop and drop oneoff stuff there (it's also easier to script this way)

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