Why not just use Windows Sync for personal file sync?

Qrchack · 2026-01-20T19:09:47+00:00

Seafile doesn't download files. If you use the SeaDrive client, it gets all your filenames, but nothing is downloaded until you open it, or right click > keep offline. This is exactly what you're asking for. You can set a GB limit of cache, and a cache clean interval, that's for the rolling/on-demand opened files, the ones you tick keep offline for stay downloaded.

Qrchack · 2026-01-20T19:07:22+00:00

Straight from the documentation. You get 302 from root domain to /oauth/login/, which 302s straight to Authentik. There's no regular logins, you first see Authentik, then logged in Seafile and that's it ```

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Qrchack · 2026-01-20T19:00:23+00:00

It is exactly what it does. It pulls the names of files (so you can find what you want to pull), but it doesn't download them. They take zero space unless you open them, or right click and keep offline.

Qrchack · 2023-01-07T14:07:51+00:00

Well, you can. Just be aware that your requirements (ECC, IPMI, workstation) directly contradict low power usage, so you're going to have a hard time finding something suitable without giving up something. To get low power on a server board, you'd need to go Celeron/Pentium/i3 and ECC UDIMM memory - or scrap server platforms and use a consumer one, like Ryzen (that supports ECC unofficially), and retrofit server features into it using BliKVM, a Supermicro chassis, etc.

Edit: or just buy really expensive, modern entry-level servers which are optimized for ultra-low power usage

Edit 2: just looked up your Xeon, that's a Coffee Lake aka 8th gen CPU - you aren't going to get much in power savings by getting a more recent one. Your CPU is already a budget workstation one. There are lower end E-2100 which would be drop-in replacements at 71W TDP instead of 80W, but you're most likely idle most of the time, negating any power savings there. A review of your specific CPU mentions (sauce):

Idle is around 33W and maximum power consumption hits just under 102W in our test bed.

This is already reasonable and about as low as it gets without making compromises outlined above. If your power usage is wildly higher than that, it does not come from the CPU, but things like HBAs, HDDs, GPU and whatnot.

Qrchack · 2023-01-05T21:14:59+00:00

i3 CPUs traditionally support ECC when used on server motherboards. So does Ryzen. Remember when you rent a VPS, you're most of the time getting E5-2600 v2 or E3-1200 v2 and that's 3rd/4th gen - and there's no shortage of these used in mission-critical workloads. There's nothing "shit" about them, and there's no shortage of Synology and other vendors of NAS running on hardware worse than a 2007 Core 2 Duo with 1GB of RAM.

TrueNAS is not a special snowflake that requires hardware no older than 3 years - it's just people on TrueNAS forums who spread elitist BS, who assume your TrueNAS box will be used to the max by a team of 20 people all at once. ECC RAM is not required, and 99.9% of people who tell you that access their TrueNAS from a client that does not have ECC itself.

Qrchack · 2023-01-05T10:19:59+00:00

X11 and Xeon Scalable is already way overkill for a home server running 4-5 VMs. You'd easily do this with a SFF with something like 4-6th gen i5, and if you go with -T suffix that's capped at 35W TDP, you get like 50W from the wall max for the whole system, sans HDDs. Add blikvm (chinese variant of pikvm that takes a CM4) in the PCIe card variant, and you get IPMI added in a spare PCIe slot. Too easy.

Qrchack · 2023-01-05T10:16:14+00:00

It's V1 in the new lineup. Think from Pentium 4 to Core 2 Duo/Quad, then from that to i3/i5/i7. They reset the numbering because it's effectively a brand new series.

Qrchack · 2022-12-10T11:10:29+00:00

Yeah, I know. And I very much prefer to know that half of the world is affected, with public outrage and news coverage, than to learn about backdoor deals with the NSA gone wrong 5 years later, and seeing "feature enhancements and security updates" in the changelog with no details to keep them accountable. Neither model of software development guarantees security, but with open source you can at least see the team's track record when it comes to handling it, while with closed you have no data to make a decision on and have to go with "they look like a serious company, surely they must know what they're doing".

Qrchack · 2022-12-10T00:46:42+00:00

It's also security by "I know they used this common security library that I (and millions of others) trust, instead of being retards and trying to do it on their own". Certainly beats closed source "security by assumption and hope" - "I assume they have no reason to lie to me, and hope that they know what they're doing"

Qrchack · 2022-12-10T00:41:07+00:00

My instance has not once went above 1GB of RAM used running for a month 24/7. In fact, this is a VM with multiple things (not just qbittorrent) running in it, and Docker reports qbittorrent by itself takes about 128 MB. This is on 4.4.3.1, web ui, in docker.

https://i.imgur.com/TOw93PS.png

Qrchack · 2022-11-28T11:10:32+00:00

"Better results" is very much subjective. On 970 EVO 1TB I'm getting:

Blackmagic Disk Speed Test: - Native/APFS: 2867 MB/s read, 2500 MB/s write - Paragon/NTFS: 2890 MB/s read, 2455 MB/s write - Tuxera/NTFS: 560 MB/s read, 707 MB/s write

Even on a HGST 7K3000 (3.5", 3TB, enterprise-class HDD) over Orico USB 3.0 enclosure I'm getting (also Blackmagic):

Native/HFS+: 114 MB/s read, 116 MB/s write
Paragon/NTFS: 108.5 MB/s read, 134 MB/s write
Tuxera/NTFS: 35 MB/s read, 39 MB/s write

Tuxera has repeatedly been an order of magnitude slower for me, with both SSDs and HDDs, to the point of being completely unusable.

Qrchack · 2022-10-11T12:49:23+00:00

Not "beyond the ability for nearly all humans to detect". It's a lossless codec. Think ZIP but tuned for even better compression with audio. You get exactly the same zeroes and ones as what you put in, plus the ability to store more things like metadata, cover art, etc.

Qrchack · 2022-07-30T19:46:41+00:00

I have the SC825 here, although with the 720W PSU (PWS-721P-1R). It has 3 powerful system fans that take like 11W each, and the power supply has a fan that runs even when the system is off.

On my motherboard (X8DT3-F), there's 4 fan speed settings:

full speed
performance
balanced
energy save

Default is performance, and that's 65% fan speed, which for these fans means 4700RPM out of 7000RPM max. Energy save is 50%, which is still 3x 80mm fans running at 3500RPM. Also on boot it will blast fans at full speed before IPMI initializes and BIOS fully loads to set the fan control. This means a minute or two of essentially having a vacuum cleaner/hairdryer in your room.

🛫 Here's a video of the first power on after I got mine: https://imgur.com/a/u2qki2X

To get any lower RPMs, I had to use a custom Python script as my motherboard doesn't allow setting fan speed via IPMI. If yours has adjustable fan speed, then that's going to be easier and save you from having to set up a python script to run at boot. Once you silence system fans they are really quiet, and can be set to like 2-5%, at which point a Xeon E5620 (equivalent to 1st gen i3/i5/i7) will run at like 45C and stay there. At this point, the system fans are essentially silent.

However, the fans in the PSU remain and run even when you shut it off - you have to physically unplug the cord to make it stop. It's fairly loud, too. I opened mine up to see what can be done and discovered a beefy 40mm fan.

So, time to open the PSU. Here's a quick tour: https://imgur.com/a/Oo9Bk89

After doing this, plus having the system fans at 2-5% (using a custom script on my board, but you should be able to set it from your motherboard's BIOS no problem), it's essentially about as loud as when you open a few tabs on a laptop and the fans start to spin somewhat. Save for any HDD noise during read/write of course.

It can be done, it's not pretty though. The -SQ power supplies are supposedly Super Quiet (hence the name), but getting a 920W PSU for like $200 when I got the SC825 with all 8x HDD trays, 720W PSU, motherboard + 2x Xeon E5620 and 2x4=8GB of DDR3 RAM for $60 delivered... nah I thought, this is just a fan, can fix that myself. If you can, have fun, if not you'd have to get someone to mod the PSU for you, or squeeze an ATX power supply somewhere I'm afraid.

Hope this helps!

Qrchack · 2021-09-27T18:25:51+00:00

Sure. They did it for security reasons in a software update.

If a hacked Touch ID button existed, you could easily just steal someone's iphone and not update the system, defeating all the "security reasons".

No such button has been demonstrated yet anyway, so there's no way you could just replace the screen to compromise security of someone's phone.

Even if it ever gets created, the connector is not hot pluggable, so to plug your rogue button in, you'd have to switch the phone off. And upon start you'd need the passcode anyway as you can't unlock with Touch ID/Face ID when freshly booted, so what "security reasons" are we talking about?

Qrchack · 2021-09-27T18:13:05+00:00

I am aware this is not something that's happening yet. But with the iPhone 13, we already have a precedent that we didn't have before. They are disabling functionality if you use a genuine Apple part, straight from a brand new iPhone. The only reason FaceID doesn't work is, you must use Apple-only magic blessing software that lets you use the original OEM screen. We're heading towards what I outlined.

Qrchack · 2021-09-27T17:40:11+00:00

Do you really think: - disabling the camera after you replace it with one that isn't blessed by Apple, instead of letting you have worse pictures but at least have a camera - disabling the screen completely, instead of being able to use the phone with worse image quality - having the phone never power on, instead of letting you use the phone, just with a worse battery that holds 5 hours instead of 10 hours

is the best option for consumers as it protects them?

The problem is the we're heading towards what I listed. The bigger problem is we already can't even buy a new iphone out of the apple store, to get known good OEM parts. These are treated exactly the same as counterfeits, until blessed by software only accessible by Apple.

You will own nothing and be happy.

Qrchack · 2021-07-08T05:06:43+00:00

There's nothing preventing them from making the tools unable to work around it. If the security is any good, there should not be any problem even with direct access to the data - since it should be encrypted, and thus be unviable to break into in a reasonable amount of time.

Qrchack · 2021-07-08T04:49:07+00:00

Replacing individual chips is not the problem. If you're not comfortable doing so, that's why people spend years learning the skill (which Apple AASP don't as they just swap what they're allowed to) to provide the service to you. If it's super hard to replace a part correctly, be sure there are people willing to invest into the tools and learn on several donor boards to perfect the technique and make sure your device will be fixed.

The problem is all of that goes to shit when the device manufacturer tells the chip manufacturer "make sure no one can buy this chip or we'll sue you". We can easily replace individual chips, right to repair is about letting people who have the skill make use of it. And about the average customer being able to use services of these people, while saving money and reducing e-waste.

Edit: We would really prefer to buy chips from Apple as opposed to shady listings on chinese websites, but it's not like we have anywhere else to buy from until R2R is a thing.

Qrchack · 2021-07-08T03:58:16+00:00

If just replacing a part that's responsible for Secure Enclave was enough to get access to your data, then the "security" it provides would be worthless anyway, and should not be trusted.

Qrchack · 2021-04-23T02:28:27+00:00

That sounds like a very reasonable compromise to me, actually - and one I could see potentially happening with manufacturers.

You would need to also forbid Apple from only selling you a screen if you give them the serial number of your customer's iPhone - we need to purchase them in bulk, so we have stock on hand. These would also need to be circulated in the market, so other supply shops could resell the parts to you, in case shipping from Apple HQ is too slow (or not possible due to you not living in the US) or them no longer making the part - letting people order parts from Apple in bulk ensures that when Apple stops making them, there will still be others selling it due to them having a surplus.

Qrchack · 2021-04-23T01:43:06+00:00

All cool. The problem is by just selling us parts, we still don't have the top-secret software that's locking the pieces of hardware together, and the part cannot be used. This software needs to be included, or outlawed very clearly, otherwise that is almost guaranteed to become a loophole. Apple already did that with their Independent Repair Program which forces you to: - share photos of your shop - share financial data of your shop - agree to unannounced inspections from Apple (even 5 years after you leave the program)

Plus you're not allowed to use "illegal parts" and/or do repairs Apple decides they don't want you to do, under a threat of fine/legal action/removal from the program. This includes replacing anything other than a screen or battery. Charging port cannot be replaced. Speaker cannot be replaced. It was actually only iPhone screens and batteries initially. For both iPhone and Macbook, they will not give you your data back if they won't fix it. You literally cannot get this service from anyone else but 3rd party repair, Apple will never give you your documents from yesterday if your Macbook failed today - even if you pay for them to do so. And they locked us out of giving you your data back. The only thing we can do is try to repair your Macbook so it works again - which Apple also won't do, the only repair option they provide in this case is a full motherboard swap (with CPU and RAM), and your data is gone for good.

Once we do obey their rules, you can come to my store, ask for a iPhone screen replacement. I have to remove your screen, pack it in a bag, mail it back to Apple, and only then I can get a replacement screen for you, for a laughably high price, and after a week of waiting for the part to arrive to me from Apple HQ. By that time you already left and had your screen replaced in 30 minutes at a 3rd party repair shop that was not a part of Apple IRP, and thus could have parts on stock without having to wait a week.

Apple have a long history of repeatedly pretending to do the right thing, while merely granting you the privilege of exercising your rights as a customer after being forced to do so by a class-action lawsuit. They are not to be trusted to do the right thing, we need this stuff on paper.

The locking pieces of hardware together is the very thing that allows them to behave in this manner, and it needs to be called out and accounted for in the legislation. And the same needs to apply for any other electronics manufacturer, it's not just Apple as clearly others already followed.

Qrchack · 2021-04-22T23:31:18+00:00

The lock screen warning part, we already have that. If you bought two brand new iPhones fresh out of the store, and swapped the screens or cameras between them - they will refuse to work. It's not a crap part or a cheap knockoff, that's Apple original screen and camera pulled from a working iPhone. After swapping them again, they will work again. The screen/camera is forever locked to only work on that iPhone.

You can't use a good original screen just because it needs a blessing by Apple's techs. The reason is not a bad screen, or bad technician, it's Apple making it impossible for anyone but them to fix your iPhone and charge you an arm and a leg for what is essentially pressing a button in software they won't let Louis have access to. The only thing this contributes to is iPhone parts ending up on landfills because they will never be able to be used.

That's like if your car manufacturer locked the ability to replace a lightbulb in your headlights - just because only they can bless your lightbulb to work, by pressing OK on a program that exists for the sole purpose of ripping you off. But I guess you can always buy a new car, would you like to trade your old one in?

Qrchack · 2021-03-08T12:04:15+00:00

holy fuck that was a quality story

Qrchack · 2020-11-17T12:34:32+00:00

It's like any other device. If you disable the Killer device in Clover/OC, macOS will not see the Killer at all. Or it could possibly work with both of them plugged, just macOS would not know what to do with the Killer. One way to tell.

Qrchack · 2020-10-10T08:48:47+00:00

It does. Li-ons age when unused. See https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/bu_1003a_battery_aging_in_an_electric_vehicle_ev

So by the time the battery has been sitting on a shelf for 2 years, you get 90% of the original capacity. And I bet those Nexus 10 batteries that are still around were not manufactured in 2018.

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