Free Dropbox Client Maestral Will Eventually Stop Working

[H_D]

Despite all problems with the App in recent times («no internet connection» bug) I still like Dropbox a lot. Almost seamless finder integration, much faster and reliable than iCloud, relatively fine-grained control. I'm not sure LAN-Sync is back, but that is due to Apple (as is the stupid new location in the library, basically Cupertino kneecapping the competition. Being able to check a file on the go, have backup of the current project files etc... I still haven't quite found a replacement yet, although there is some competition. I liked «paper», but most of the tangential stuff DB offers is not for me, really. Maestral is a very nice piece of software, but I always preferred the original app, despite it being wrapped in Electron... it just works more seamlessly with finders etc.

 

[kirbyrun]

Has anyone tried using Mountain Duck as their Dropbox client? Just wondering. I really like Maestral, but I curious if Mountain Duck could replace it.

 

[josehill]

Dropbox's standard client does try to shoehorn too many functions into one bucket. I don't find it to be a problem on my M1 Air, but it can be a burden on Intel machines. Having said that, it has been rock solid for many years in my experience, both using the business and personal editions.

If you're interested in self-hosted approaches, you can investigate solutions like OwnCloud and NextCloud, to start.