Cloud accounts
Cloud accounts: what they are
A cloud account is a copy that lives online. You sign in inside Keepfin, and Keepfin keeps its own folder there up to date.
Why inside Keepfin#
- Not everyone has a cloud app installed, and on Android cloud apps cannot be picked as a folder anyway.
- It works the same on Windows and Android. A PC and a phone signed in to the same account share one cloud copy, which is also how they can meet when they are never on the same network.
- Keepfin controls the transfers: big files go up in pieces and continue after a break, and every download is checked before it is used.
Which services#
| Service | What Keepfin can see |
|---|---|
| Google Drive | Only the files Keepfin creates itself. It cannot see anything else in your Drive. |
| Dropbox | Its own app folder and nothing else. |
| WebDAV | A folder on your own server (Nextcloud, ownCloud, a NAS or any WebDAV address). Keepfin uses the folder you name. |
It is still a copy#
Your Keepfin folder stays on your device. The cloud is a copy of it, in any of the three modes, so Keepfin keeps working with no internet and catches up later. Keepfin only touches its own folder in your account, which is called Keepfin. An existing folder made by a cloud app is used only if you pick it yourself.
Not a music source#
Cloud accounts keep your own files. Keepfin never uses them to get music or video.
The cloud app's folder is different#
If the cloud's desktop app is installed (for example a Google Drive folder on your PC), that folder can still be added as an ordinary copy folder. The cloud app then decides when files upload and which stay online-only. Keepfin warns you, because it needs real files on this PC, not online-only placeholders. A cloud account added inside Keepfin avoids that.
How it works#
How it works
Keepfin signs in through your browser using the service's own page, so it never sees your password. It asks for the narrowest access the service offers. Large files are uploaded in resumable pieces and checked with a fingerprint when downloaded. When a service limits how fast an app may work, Keepfin slows down and says so. Keepfin's library data inside the account is written as small checked files that are never rewritten, which keeps two devices from overwriting each other.