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		kmfrk on Jan 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: Dropbox now requires access to contacts f... iCloud Drive is actually pretty decent now, except it seems to be completely random when it wants to sync files on Windows. Even so, it can still easily cover 50% of use cases for Dropbox.

PhantomGremlin on Jan 16, 2021 [–]

It's also "completely random" as to when it wants to sync files from MacOS to iOS. So at least it's consistent that way. :)

It is often instantaneous for files to sync from my Macbook to my iPhone. Other times it takes many hours. I haven't found a GUI option to force a sync.

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