Virtual Files beta for macOS discussion thread #6267
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When using the macOS VFS Beta I get a notification to upgrade. Should we upgrade? |
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I'm pretty sure it's better ignoring it... |
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This will replace the beta with the latest version of the default client, more clarification here and here |
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The upgrade is safe to do, though -- you won't incur any data loss. |
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More clarification on the main post, point 4:
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Hello, and thanks @claucambra for creating this thread.
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Well, I'm testing The beta3 hotfix 1 and now the previews are correctly loaded everywhere in the vfs! |
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Hi, how to enable File Provider? Virtual files plugin is still 'suffix' here. Files have .nextcloud suffix. I have set 
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To clarify, this was my mistake, will provide a "macOS VFS Beta" branded client soon |
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Emmm.... I installed Beta 3 hotfix 1, and there is no entry in sidebar. So weird. (I already restarted the nextcloud client and finder) 
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Did you modify the configuration file for the macOS VFS Beta? This will be separate from the default client's |
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Yes, I modified /Users/username/Library/Preferences/Nextcloud macOS VFS Beta/nextcloud-macos-vfs-beta.cfg. |
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Could you try killing Finder and restarting it? (or restarting the computer?) If neither helps, feel free to send over the debug archive so I can see what is going on |
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Hi all, I have updated the download link for the VFS Beta and added some important details to the main post -- please read in full and try the updated package! EDIT: Just updated the link with a new release including a hotfix for an issue with the sidebar entry not appearing |
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No worries, I have posted a link for VFS Beta 3 (hotfix 1) in the main post :) |
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I can confirm now it works! 👍 |
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I don't know if it's for the macFileProviderModuleEnabled=true flag that I was previously missing, or if you did some magic under the hoods, but this build rocks! |
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Question: is the new build single-account only? |
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I had the same issue even with the beta 3 hotfix 1 (build 19170) installation. BTW, thanks for all the work @claucambra . |
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Hi all. Anyone having issues with I'm unable to do In my case, it seems inconsistent with its own man page.
I also tried "enumerate" with no luck. |
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I have VFS Beta 3 (hotfix 1) running nicely :-) The issue at #1337 (comment) is also resolved for me. All are showing correct dates. Query now for me is how to make a file or folder available online only if it has been downloaded before or has been newly added? Same question as raised here #1337 (comment) |
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That's one of the next things to come. Just for the records, it's called "eviction", while the download action is called "materialization" in FileProvider's vocabolary. |
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Hi all,
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I just want it to be super reliable! ROCK solid. If it can be AS reliable as iCloud, I will be SO happy |
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This seems to work well so far! One thing I've noticed that hasn't been mentioned here yet: It looks like moving files inside the virtual filesystem causes their content to be reuploaded. They appear correctly moved inside the Nextcloud web UI before the uploading has finished though. |
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Sometimes upon renaming or moving files (seen this at least with files that are already locally downloaded) they can also disappear from the local drive. You can make them reappear with Edit: this seems to happen when renaming and then modifying the file in some way (for example, opening it in Preview which updates the modification time for some reason) |
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Installed the hotfix, still not showing up in the sidebar... What I've tried so far:
When I run |
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Looks like we have some very interesting new stuff coming up... is it already testable @claucambra ? |
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I assume you're referring to #6351 You can certainly build and test this yourself, but since this PR has not yet been reviewed and merged I would caution against using it for any day-to-day use. Once it's merged into the master branch we will likely do a new version of the VFS beta for you all to test. :) |
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@claucambra do you have the installer for this new version? If you have, can you provide it to us? I would like to test this version. |
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The config UI has not been released yet, the current beta is linked in the main post |
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It is so unfortunate that I'm not capable to build it by myself. I'll wait for it to be released. |
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Hi all, But when the share starts to become more active, generating push notifications, the FileProviderExt process starts to eat up 96-98% of one core (Apple M1) and Finder becomes unresponsive. You have to wait much longer before Finder opens an unmaterialized folder. Sometimes half a minute, sometimes a minute, sometimes even more. The same holds for previews and file materialization. |
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I see there's a new branch under development named "file-provider-fast-init-sync", perhaps the reaction to push notifications will also benefit from the new code... |
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Just adding some info to the above. |
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Hi! I heard the weather forecast today, they said a new beta is coming... is that true @claucambra ? 😄 |
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Good morning! I saw the pull request, I'm eager to put my hands on a new beta! Are there more changes due before it happens? |
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No more changes expected unless we encounter any major bugs, my intention is to push a new beta release as soon as the PR is merged :) |
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... and after that, I'd vote for the locking features if they aren't already implemented in the upcoming beta. They are really needed for safe team-working. |
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Hi all, I hope next week we'll finally see a newer version for the FIleProvider client 🤞 |
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Check #6656 :) |
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I've opened a new and related discussion here: #6530 Feel free to leave thoughts :) |
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I would have one quick question about the upcoming Virtual Files support for macOS, as I have seen this problem with other cloud solutions that use the Apple API: Will file permissions also be uploaded (i.e. will I be able to store an executable and use it on other Macs)? I know this works with iCloud and Dropbox for instance. |
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Hi all, I have opened a discussion thread for our upcoming stable release of macOS virtual files: |
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Hello,
I'm opening this thread to gather feedback about the File provider-based VFS beta since discussion is still being held in a now-closed issue.
Please feel free to leave any feedback here :)
The latest version of the macOS VFS Beta (3) can be found in the link below:
Nextcloud macOS VFS Beta 3 (hotfix 1) download
A couple of details (please read these):
The macOS VFS Beta is still a beta! We are providing it publically in order to gather feedback and bug reports, but we do not recommend you use it on production instances! This is an entirely new sync engine that has not been rigorously tested and is under active development. Use at your own risk!
The macOS virtual files system is specific to macOS (based on native File Provider APIs provided by Apple) and different from the VFS implementation that is stable on Windows and experimental on Linux (based on .nextcloud files).
File Provider-based virtual files folders are accessible through the "Locations" section of your Finder sidebar.nextcloud-based VFS implementation is still accessible by settingshowExperimentalOptions=truein your Nextcloud client configuration file, but is explicitly unsupported and untested, and will likely be disabled in the future on macOS.The
File Providermodule is not enabled by default, as it is still experimental -- even in the VFS Beta package. Please setmacFileProviderModuleEnabled=truein your Nextcloud configuration file to enable it, and restart your client if it is running to make the change take effect.If you installed the VFS Beta distributed as
Nextcloud-stable-3.10-fileprovider.pkg-- which will show up in your applications as just "Nextcloud" -- we recommend you allow all ongoing synchronisation to finish and to then upgrade to the latest version of the stable client, either through the update prompt or by downloading the latest stable package manually. This will return your normal "Nextcloud" application to the stable version. To test the VFS Beta please install the latest "macOS VFS Beta" package distributed near the top of this, which will install a separately-branded version of the Nextcloud client that will not interfere with your stable Nextcloud application (this will show up as "Nextcloud macOS VFS Beta" in your applications)Beta Was this translation helpful? Give feedback.
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