--- title: I replaced Dropbox with Syncthing, and file sync finally... description: A personal account of switching from Dropbox to Syncthing for file synchronization across multiple devices. Syncthing's peer-to-peer architecture eliminates... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-replaced-dropbox-with-syncthing-and-file-sync-finally-stopped-feeling-like-i-was-borrowing-someon-gryuwuwbl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I replaced Dropbox with Syncthing, and file sync finally stopped feeling like I was borrowing someone else’s computer | daily.dev og:description: A personal account of switching from Dropbox to Syncthing for file synchronization across multiple devices. Syncthing's peer-to-peer architecture eliminates... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-replaced-dropbox-with-syncthing-and-file-sync-finally-stopped-feeling-like-i-was-borrowing-someon-gryuwuwbl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/GrYuwUWBL.png og:image:alt: I replaced Dropbox with Syncthing, and file sync finally stopped feeling like I was borrowing someone else’s computer og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I replaced Dropbox with Syncthing, and file sync finally stopped feeling like I was borrowing someone else’s computer **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal account of switching from Dropbox to Syncthing for file synchronization across multiple devices. Syncthing's peer-to-peer architecture eliminates device limits, storage caps, and monthly subscription costs. Key features highlighted include the introducer feature for easy device onboarding, Receive Only mode for replication mirrors, file versioning, and combining Syncthing with Tailscale to create a self-hosted offsite backup server. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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