1/5/2024 0 Comments Expandrive alternative mac![]() ![]() ![]() The whole macOS File Provider project is an off-shoot of the iCloud drive and iOS file provider projects, but with one key component they’ve added called the replicated extension that has an apple-blessed extension to APFS called “FPFS” (presumably file provider FS) that can intercept read/writes/etc to these on-disk placeholder files and download content (and thumbnails!) on demand. It’s a pretty cool framework, but pretty new (and a little raw).īox/Google/Dropbox/Microsoft will all eventually be using it, but the rollout has been slow. File Provider apps are userspace extensions that work with with placeholder files and on-demand hydration of remote files by the system via APFS. It’s a pretty big departure from the macFUSE style interfaces we've been using for years now. It’s basically a technology that enables something like Dropbox Smart Sync (project infinite) built directly into macOS fully managed by APFS. ![]() The replacement for apps like Google & Box Drive (and everyone else) is their new File Provider framework ( ), which they quietly launched but didn’t publicize at all. Just keeping it a little quiet right now since it’s not 100% done. This is the primary reason these Google/Box/etc aren’t shipping M1 versions of their software.īut that’s okay, they’ve got something better they’re working on. This is a terrible and unfriendly model for users (by design). On M1 machines any third party kernel extension requires a reboot into recovery mode, lowering the security settings, and then finishing the install. Third party kernel extensions on macOS are on the way out. I run ExpanDrive (We use a derivative of macFUSE ( ) on macOS. It's the future of native cloud storage on macOS. Hey all! This is something we've been working on for a while now. ![]()
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