Privacy-Friendly Way to Manage Multiple Cloud Storages?

johnsmith244303

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to find a privacy-respecting way to manage multiple cloud storage accounts (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.) without constantly switching apps.

Main concerns:

Avoiding unnecessary data tracking
Minimizing permissions exposure
Keeping control centralized

I came across a tool that connects multiple cloud services and lets you manage/sync files from one interface, but I’m unsure about privacy implications.

Would love your thoughts
Are there any privacy-first solutions for multi-cloud storage?
Or is self-hosting still the best route here?

Johnnyloans

johnsmith244303

Hello, I did a search and found these:

RSAF - https://github.com/chenxiaolong/RSAF
Made by a very helpful GOS member @chenxiaolong
Rclone based

Round-sync - https://github.com/newhinton/Round-Sync
Rclone based

rclone supports these backends:
https://rclone.org/#providers

schklom

In some small tests, I haven't seen any weird traffic destinations from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.android.foldersync.lite, and its functionality is really good for syncing to many cloud providers.

Naracuda

+1 for RSAF, with it you can keep your data encrypted in cloud. So you'll see your data decrypted as usual, but cloud providers will see them encrypted.
Also you can combine several cloud providers into one virtual storage (mega+gdrive+pcloud=45Gb for free)

schweizer

I recommend FolderSync.
It manages two way syncing. Means you can either tidy up your pictures on the server or do the same on the mobile and it will catch up. You can also upload backups from messenger apps to the cloud and delete them locally after successful upload.

But honestly if tracking is an issue you should avoid the big tech companies.