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While I'm waiting for the Linux desktop client for Proton Drive . . . does anyone have any experience with Filen?

https://alternativeto.net/software/filen/about/

https://tosdr.org/en/service/6820

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[–] Libb@jlai.lu 6 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Using them. Quite decent if a little bare bone. I wish for their notes app to be leaner to use but beside that it does exactly <hat it tells. Also, I quite like that, unlike so many clouds, I don't have to move all my files and folders to a 'filen' folder, it can sync as many folders as one needs, even on external drives.

If you can, wait for their Black Friday deals, prices are fine but they're even better then. They also offer more options for lifetime plans if you're more interested than in monthly sub.

When creating you're account, try to get an affiliate link before creating the account, as you will get double the free storage to begin with (20, instead of 10GB) and if you later decide to sub to/purchase a plan you have to keep that extra storage as a bonus. In case you need one, here is my affiliate link so you or anyone else using it can get the extra 10GB—and, nope, I won't get anything out of it anymore, as I already did get all I was promised (up to 3x10GB more free storage), and yep, I did keep them l when I upgraded to one of their lifetime plan ;)

[–] Boxscape 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Did they halt their referrals?
Tried your link and it doesn't seem to do anything.

[–] Libb@jlai.lu 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Clicking the link should not say anything special when you land on the page (which is rather dumb) but once you create your account you should get double the base free storage (20 instead of 10). I don't recall them announcing any change in that policy.

[–] Boxscape 1 points 1 day ago

Clicking the link should not say anything special when you land on the page (which is rather dumb) but once you create your account you should get double the base free storage (20 instead of 10). I don't recall them announcing any change in that policy.

Usually, clicking such links takes you straight to the form, with the URL modified with a referral tag. But clicking your link just takes me to the top page, which is why I wondered 🤔

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