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mickey 2008-07-13 05:23 PM

Free WebDAV: www.box.net doesn't work, host it yourself
 
I've heard hints about the free basic account at box.net.

Once signed up, I can use the Finder's Connect to Server command, specify [url]http://www.box.net/dav/[/url] as the url, [email]username@domain.foo[/email] / password, and it's mounted.

When I specify [url]http://www.box.net/dav/[/url] plus un/pw to OF Mac 102746 I get a 500 (internal server error) value.

This also happened when I tried my WebDAV-enabled 1and1.com account.

??

inshushinak 2008-07-13 09:21 PM

WebDAV works fine for me.
 
WebDAV is hard and lots of services, especially free ones or out of the box shared hosting, won't support the full standard, which is murky in any case.

I got OF working on my MBP and new iPhone in about 5 minutes using Concentric -- set up a dedicated user in my account just for OF (so I didn't have to give the iPhone access to anything else), set that user up with write access to one dir under SSL, and pointed both MBP and iPhone there. Voila! Synchronization, and surprisingly low delay to keep things up to date.


[QUOTE=mickey;40597]I've heard hints about the free basic account at box.net.

Once signed up, I can use the Finder's Connect to Server command, specify [url]http://www.box.net/dav/[/url] as the url, [email]username@domain.foo[/email] / password, and it's mounted.

When I specify [url]http://www.box.net/dav/[/url] plus un/pw to OF Mac 102746 I get a 500 (internal server error) value.

This also happened when I tried my WebDAV-enabled 1and1.com account.

??[/QUOTE]

mickey 2008-07-13 10:08 PM

Progress report. OF/Mac gets back a 500 error. Through Goliath, which itself gets an error, I see that the following files are created

OmniFocus.ofocus
-- OmniFocus.ofocus
---- OmniFocus.ofocus
------ OmniFocus.ofocus
------ 00000000000000=oGWK-aUWZD2+kQEr2O2cdqX.zip
------ 20080714055906=kQEr2O2cdqX+pMssXBEosom.zip
------ 20080714055918=pMssXBEosom+bkVrI6iH88x.zip
------ pqnbRZ4kJaR.client
-- 00000000000000=oGWK-aUWZD2+kQEr2O2cdqX.zip
Each time it fails it looks ilke it puts an OmniFocus.ofocus folder in the deepest one and populates it with four or five files.

OF/iPhone reports "Unable to read document. Unrecognizable file name "2008....zip"; should contain a date separator instead of '='. [Cancel]

I was hoping to test thing on 1and1.com, my ISP, but I'm hitting some problems and they're not being seriously helpful. They're trying, but while WebDAV is supported I suspect nobody's ever mentioned it to them.

If someone at OF wants to ping me for some direct testing with 1and1, please do so.

afternoon 2008-07-14 06:58 AM

When I tried box.net, I got a 404 initially. I have a folder called Documents, and the correct url turned out to be [url]https://www.box.net/dav//Documents[/url]. Anything without the 2 slashes results in a 404.

Unfortunately, I get the following error message:

Unable to synchronize database with server.

Unable to read document.

No root transactions found in “[url]https://www.box.net/dav//Documents/OmniFocus.ofocus/”[/url].

When the drive is mounted through Finder, no files are present in the directory.

physicistjedi 2008-07-18 01:51 PM

I'm still getting 500 "Internal server error". A .ofocus file is created but neither iPhone nor my Mac can read it back.
Is there anybody who succeeded with box.net or any other free service (if it exists)?

Best,
pj

Smhearty 2008-07-18 06:01 PM

I found that the best way to sync with WebDAV for free is to set up a WebDAV server on your mac. I followed the excellent instructions at [url]http://manas.tungare.name/blog/2008/07/10/howto-setup-webdav-on-mac-os-x-leopard-for-syncing-omnifocus-to-iphone/[/url]

physicistjedi 2008-07-18 08:21 PM

[QUOTE=Smhearty;41626]I found that the best way to sync with WebDAV for free is to set up a WebDAV server on your mac. I followed the excellent instructions at [url]http://manas.tungare.name/blog/2008/07/10/howto-setup-webdav-on-mac-os-x-leopard-for-syncing-omnifocus-to-iphone/[/url][/QUOTE]

I agree, but my only computer is a laptop which does not stay on all the time and I will want to pull the list when it is not. Since box.net is apparently the only free service, I hope Omni people will focus on box.net compatibility. I am actually a little bit disappointed because I paid for advertised WebDAV synchronization and I am even OK for being a paying beta tester, but the software is not working at all for me to start testing. Sigh!

physicistjedi 2008-07-18 08:27 PM

With the latest revision I am getting a more detailed error:

The box.net server returned "internal server error" (500) in response to a request to "MOVE /dav/OmniFocus/OmniFocus.ofocus/ksgwyxjGM_e.client-write-in-progress-d9wD8TgKCXn".

atomicpirate 2008-07-30 02:05 AM

[QUOTE=Smhearty;41626]I found that the best way to sync with WebDAV for free is to set up a WebDAV server on your mac. I followed the excellent instructions at [url]http://manas.tungare.name/blog/2008/07/10/howto-setup-webdav-on-mac-os-x-leopard-for-syncing-omnifocus-to-iphone/[/url][/QUOTE]

I followed those directions; however when I attempt to sync in OmniFocus to the local WebDAV server on my laptop, I get this error message:

Unable to perform WebDAV operation.

The 10.0.1.200 server returned "internal server error" (500) in response to a request to "MKCOL /webdav/OmniFocus.ofocus-copy-in-progress-g49xRZXFaXh".

atomicpirate 2008-07-30 02:23 PM

[QUOTE=atomicpirate;43070]I followed those directions; however when I attempt to sync in OmniFocus to the local WebDAV server on my laptop, I get this error message:

Unable to perform WebDAV operation.

The 10.0.1.200 server returned "internal server error" (500) in response to a request to "MKCOL /webdav/OmniFocus.ofocus-copy-in-progress-g49xRZXFaXh".[/QUOTE]

OK actually I lied. I didn't set the permissions as specified in step 6 the first time around (guess I was sloppy in my rush to get it working early this morning) and once I followed that step and restarted apache, things worked fine!

pumpkinwhite 2009-01-13 08:36 PM

List of free webDAV sync providers
 
I learnt of this service from these forums itself. However it was buried inside a thread. Swissdisk ([url]www.swissdisk.com[/url]) provides 50MB of free online storage and supports webDAV. For people who just want to use it for syncing omnifocus the space seems to be more than enough. From the website it seems to be a professional and reliable service, storing data in encrypted format.

[B]10/19/2009 Update from Omni: Looks like SwissDisk has had a hardware problem which resulted in a loss of customer data. More info in [URL="http://forums.omnigroup.com/showpost.php?p=68516&postcount=27"]this post[/URL] later in the thread.[/B]

A saw a lot of people recommend bingodisk, which costs $20 a year. Granted, that it provides more online storage, but not everybody needs that much space. And for people like me who already have paid for online storage, but their host doesn't provide webDAV, it's a perfect solution. There are so many posts in these forums asking about a free webDAV service. Was wondering why swissdisk hasn't been mentioned more.

I have an imac, a macbook and an iPod Touch synced via swissdisk, and so far its working like a charm. Beats setting up your own webDAV server on your home mac (I didn't want to leave my imac on all day everyday just for OF sync).

Brian 2009-01-14 04:19 PM

Thanks for this idea; I'm going to go ahead and sticky this thread. (I edited the title of the thread to make it more general.)

[URL="http://www.sharemation.com"]Sharemation[/URL] is another free WebDAV provider that I know customers have had success with.

Brian 2009-01-16 03:52 PM

There was some confusion about whether swissdisk was free or not; it was proven that it was, so I removed those posts to keep the thread simple. :-)

mmb 2009-01-31 12:10 PM

myDisk.se ([url]https://mydisk.se/[/url]) provides free 2GB webDAV accounts.

They have 5GB accounts for 50Euros/year.

greensgod 2009-01-31 01:17 PM

SwissDisk for OmniFocus WebDAV
 
[quote=pumpkinwhite;53666]Swissdisk ([URL="http://www.swissdisk.com"]www.swissdisk.com[/URL]) provides 50MB of free online storage and supports webDAV. For people who just want to use it for syncing omnifocus the space seems to be more than enough. From the website it seems to be a professional and reliable service, storing data in encrypted format.[/quote]

[URL="http://www.swissdisk.com/"]SwissDisk[/URL] is also [URL="http://swissdisk.com/corporate/"]run by[/URL] [URL="http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/708"]Ben Collins, the Ubuntu kernel hacker/maintainer[/URL]. That's enough credibility for me. I'll be surprised if they ever have significant downtime or data loss.

(Of course, who knows whether they're financially viable or will be around in five years. But for OmniFocus syncing and document attachment, that doesn't matter for me. Plus, given .Mac's track record, I'm not so sure MobileMe will be around in five years either...)

No affiliation.

greensgod

Jo* 2009-02-04 02:52 AM

1 Attachment(s)
For german users of OmniFocus:

GMX Free email account with webdav works. At GMX it's called "MediaCenter".

Contrary to open the GMX webdav-server in the finder, as explainded in the [URL="http://faq.gmx.de/datenverwaltung/mc/8.html"]GMX-helpfiles[/URL], for syncing OmniFocus with the webdav-server don't use

[QUOTE][url]https://mediacenter.gmx.net[/url][/QUOTE]

but instead use

[QUOTE][url]http://mediacenter.gmx.net[/url][/QUOTE]

See screenshot...

Upon pushing the "Sync jetzt" button, the OmniFocus data will be synced with the GMX webdav-server, ready to be synced with other Macs, devices, etc...

Jo

gustavmega 2009-03-02 09:41 PM

[QUOTE=Jo*;54678]For german users of OmniFocus:

GMX Free email account with webdav works. At GMX it's called "MediaCenter".

Contrary to open the GMX webdav-server in the finder, as explainded in the [URL="http://faq.gmx.de/datenverwaltung/mc/8.html"]GMX-helpfiles[/URL], for syncing OmniFocus with the webdav-server don't use



but instead use




See screenshot...

Upon pushing the "Sync jetzt" button, the OmniFocus data will be synced with the GMX webdav-server, ready to be synced with other Macs, devices, etc...

Jo[/QUOTE]

Hello,

could you please take a screenshot of your GMX MediaCenter, as the entries that look like?



Grüße aus Berlin,

G.M.

pagliere 2009-04-16 10:53 AM

swissdisk working nicely
 
Just a note to let folks know that I recently switched from having my sync server be my MacBook Pro to using WebDAV via swissdisk. It was extremely easy.

After creating my free account at [url]http://www.swissdisk.com[/url], I simply set my Mac to sync to:
https://disk.swissdisk.com/user_name/
and my iPhone to sync to use "Advanced(WebDAV)" and the "location" to the same URL.

Poof. I no longer have to worry about creating a network on my Mac so that I can sync my iPhone to its server via WiFi.

To avoid my iPhone going right into sync-ing and slowing me down, I turned off its auto-sync. I simply do it manually when it is convenient for me. When I am near WiFi somewhere, the sync is fast, and when I'm not my 3G sync varies in time, but is never intolerable.

Life is good. Benefits, with no costs.

Ol!ver 2009-07-22 02:41 PM

What is Swissdisk like for speed ? I use MobileMe currently and it's very slow.

whpalmer4 2009-07-22 04:47 PM

[QUOTE=Ol!ver;63187]What is Swissdisk like for speed ? I use MobileMe currently and it's very slow.[/QUOTE]
What do you define as "very slow" in this case? I just set up a SwissDisk free account and set OmniFocus to use it. My database runs about 2.5 MB normally, and I've got a DSL line that runs about 4.8 Mb/s down 0.5 Mb/s up. Both MobileMe and SwissDisk seem limited by line speed.

Are you keeping your database pruned and compacted? If you have more than 150 zip files, you'll probably have an adverse effect on your sync performance.

Ol!ver 2009-07-22 10:42 PM

[QUOTE=whpalmer4;63207]What do you define as "very slow" in this case? I just set up a SwissDisk free account and set OmniFocus to use it. My database runs about 2.5 MB normally, and I've got a DSL line that runs about 4.8 Mb/s down 0.5 Mb/s up. Both MobileMe and SwissDisk seem limited by line speed.

Are you keeping your database pruned and compacted? If you have more than 150 zip files, you'll probably have an adverse effect on your sync performance.[/QUOTE]

On my 8MB down 1MB up line, syncing over MobileMe takes about 30 secs. Considering the size of the files I thought that was a bit long.

whpalmer4 2009-07-23 01:07 AM

[QUOTE=Ol!ver;63243]On my 8MB down 1MB up line, syncing over MobileMe takes about 30 secs. Considering the size of the files I thought that was a bit long.[/QUOTE]

8 megabyte/s or 8 megabit/s?

The zip file count really does matter, both in the number of file operations that need to be done and how many transactions the sync code needs to rummage through to get everyone in sync. Even a smallish file can mean a lot of processing, and it isn't simply a matter of how long does it take to transmit the data from one end to the other. In any case, SwissDisk is free for the 50 MB size (plenty large for OF's needs) and easy to set up, so you can do a careful comparison for yourself, if you can devise a methodology. My guess is that there will not be a substantial difference.

rdr 2009-07-23 10:58 AM

Swissdisk, ah, brilliant!
 
Just followed the advice in this thread and tried SwissDisk. The free option is more than enough for my OmniFocus syncing needs. It works brilliantly, so much better than the Bonjour option I was using which was flakey, at least for me.

Thank you guys for this advice.

-- Robert

defilmj 2009-09-01 07:14 AM

www.swissdisk.com appears to have changed
 
Well my experience is not so peachy. I was very happy with bingodisk.com
but they were sold off. I tried swiss disk.

With one domain, for some reason I never received the confirmation email.
I sent in a note to support, and never received any response.

I created another account using another domain I own. I used a password
generator as I normally do (1password), and created the account and'
activated it. However on activation for some odd reason the process cleared
my clipboard and the login profile was not created in 1password.

Hence I looked on the site for a "FOrgot your password" to retrieve a missing password... there is no such option. :confused:. How about a password reset option? Not there! :( The management is supposed to be the lead developers on Ubuntu?? Well, I suppose I have been happy with fedora core, Debian, and have no use for yet another distribution so I can't comment on it, but if the support is a bad as swissdisk.com, I suspect it is not very robust.

I could set up a simple webdev server on my dual Fios 20Mup/20M down,
or 100Mbs Up/Down Optimum online on my Juniper 5GS firewall DMZ, but
it seems easier to sync with an outside webdeb server for simply, tiny Omnifocus than have to put a hole in my firewall that don't exist except for IPSEC VPN connectivity.

Can anyone recommend a paid service other than swissdisk.com? I see all the accolades for swissdisk.com here and my more recent experience is zero starts out of 5. Yes, I did want to try the free 50MB, but planned on upgrading to the 100mb at $3/mo. I am a believer that if you find a service useful, you should pay for it. I do so with freeware and shareware, but with swissdisk.com I can't even get to the free trial. :mad:


Thanks
Mark

whpalmer4 2009-09-01 08:47 AM

Mark, I just successfully signed up for a free Swissdisk account in response to your posting. It took about 2 minutes from start to mounting the volume. Maybe your email provider is intercepting their messages? From what you've reported, and the experiences of myself and others, I don't see any more reason to believe the "unresponsive losers" hypothesis than the "overzealous spam filter" hypothesis as an explanation of your inability to communicate with them by email.

As for forgetting your password and not having the option to retrieve it, here's what it says on the customer support page:
[INDENT]Please note that we cannot give you your password. If you've forgotten it, you cannot access your storage space. As a last resort, you can request that we reset your password, so that you can login to your account. We can also erase and restore a new SwissDisk storage for you, but we can NOT retrieve your old files for you. Losing your password is as good as losing the combination to an unbreakable safe. There's nothing we can do to help you with this.[/INDENT]
They provide encrypted storage, with an encryption key provided by you, so it's not too surprising that you can't get your data back if you lose your key...but from your description, you don't have any data to lose yet. Get your password reset and move on. I've had, and seen others have, difficulties of comparable magnitude with Omni and its products; surely you wouldn't suggest that we should have all immediately given up on them?

I have no affiliation with Swissdisk other than as an occasional user of their free service. It doesn't matter to me at all whether or not you use their service. I do think they may be getting an unfair swipe from you here.

I don't use 1passwd, but find that creating a password elsewhere (like Keychain Access), saving it in my secure password storage, and only then pasting it into the form to set up an account is a method less likely to result in being confronted with a password demand for which I don't have the correct answer.

defilmj 2009-09-01 10:40 AM

I am only stating that MY interaction with support, which has yet to happen, was not as "speedy" or "excellent" as others have described.

Your statement is that "You shouldn't have a problem". Agreed. But if you do, based on my experience, don't expect help right away. It is not "speedy". As for excellent, well once/if I am contacted and my problem is resolved, I can comment on quality. I still have a few more domains
I own, I guess I can try another domain I own...

My main concern is what if you need some type of support?
I don't know my work flow can wait 48, 72, or more hours
for a response... :(

Chris 2009-09-01 12:07 PM

I upgraded to 1.7.1 from 1.6.1 today and can no longer sync via swissdisk.com. I get the following error:

Unable to perform WebDAV operation.

The disk.swissdisk.com server returned “internal server error” (500) in response to a request to “PROPFIND /myusername/OmniFocus.ofocus”.

The thing is, I can't connect via the web, either, I get the following error:

Server error!

The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. Either the server is overloaded or there was an error in a CGI script.

If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.

Error 500

Can anyone else access their swissdisk accounts?

whpalmer4 2009-09-01 01:23 PM

[QUOTE=defilmj;65847]I am only stating that MY interaction with support, which has yet to happen, was not as "speedy" or "excellent" as others have described.[/quote]
And not to put too fine a point on it, but we out here in forum land still don't know if the lack of return email is because they haven't sent any...
[quote]
My main concern is what if you need some type of support?
I don't know my work flow can wait 48, 72, or more hours
for a response... :([/QUOTE]
Uh, and if you have a problem with OmniFocus, what then? Do you have Ken's cell phone number? No one is answering the tech support phones on the weekend. Maybe you don't encounter bugs on Friday nights, but I think Brian and his ninjas can assure you that I do :)

My suggestion would be to make a practice of working on one device or another, such that you always have (at least) one with a complete, up-to-date copy of your data. Then if your service provider goes out, you can simply switch to Bonjour with a ad hoc wireless network, or a trial account with someone providing webDAV service, and regenerate your setup from the device that had the latest bits. If you make a couple of changes on one machine, some more on another, and yet others on the iPhone, all without syncing everything up, it will be more of a headache to jump ship either temporarily or permanently.

whpalmer4 2009-09-01 01:58 PM

[QUOTE=Chris;65851]

Can anyone else access their swissdisk accounts?[/QUOTE]

Yes, I was able to mount my account from the Finder, and to do a sync with OmniFocus. I'd send that support request in, rather than wait around to see if it goes away on its own. You can be the tie-breaker on the "good service/bad service" dispute :D

Chris 2009-09-01 02:38 PM

It's funny, because I'm home now (where I haven't upgraded OF), and I can access my account through the web. I'll have to see what the situation is at work tomorrow.

defilmj 2009-09-01 02:44 PM

[QUOTE][QUOTE=whpalmer4;65859]And not to put too fine a point on it, but we out here in forum land still don't know if the lack of return email is because they haven't sent any...[/QUOTE]

Well, I am getting all test mails through the IEEE and ACM domains,
which really just forward to my own domains. I control the DNS and SMTP, IMAP servers in these domains, so if it were my mail service I would know about it as all the domains are on my dedicated server in "The Planet" Dallas4 Data center on RHE OS. This server is not running HTTP services.
I suppose I could simply push WebDAV in the .conf file and run a webDAV server on my server. That is something I hadn't thought of, and I think that is my solution. Thanks for pointing me down an obvious path I completely missed. ;)

[QUOTE]
My suggestion would be to make a practice of working on one device or another, such that you always have (at least) one with a complete, up-to-date copy of your data. Then if your service provider goes out, you can simply switch to Bonjour with a ad hoc wireless network, or a trial account with someone providing webDAV service, and regenerate your setup from the device that had the latest bits. If you make a couple of changes on one machine, some more on another, and yet others on the iPhone, all without syncing everything up, it will be more of a headache to jump ship either temporarily or permanently[/QUOTE]

Agree, primary image is on the MBP which is backed up nightly. As for Bonjour local, I work in a secure facility where running any WIFI network will get you immediately terminated and walked out the door by armed security. All 802.11x protocols are continuously scanned for it. So turning WIFI on is not an option. I can access an external WebDAV server since my MBP is on a Verizon 3G Broadband connection but not connected to the infrastructure in any way. So my backup will be I have to work off my MBP as a master until I can get my server back up if it crashes. Thanks for the tips and inadvertently leading me to a fairly simple WebDAV solution that works for me. :cool:

whpalmer4 2009-09-01 03:06 PM

If you're happy with the results, I'm happy! :)

cjs226 2009-09-03 05:26 PM

So far, swissdisk es bueno!
 
Put me down as another (soon to be) ex-mobileme subscriber who's migrated to [url]http://www.swissdisk.com[/url].

lolajl 2009-09-14 05:13 AM

[QUOTE=defilmj;65822]
I created another account using another domain I own. I used a password
generator as I normally do (1password), and created the account and'
activated it. However on activation for some odd reason the process cleared
my clipboard and the login profile was not created in 1password.[/QUOTE]

Go back into 1Password, and look at "Password History". That's where the program keeps a running tab of all the passwords that you created via this program, along with info for which site the password was created. I had the same situation like yours and was directed to this section.

PeterVermont 2009-09-17 01:43 PM

Free WebDAV with 2GB -- works with Zotero
 
MyDrive free account includes 2GB of WebDAV storage which works with Zotero

MyDrive [url]http://www.mydrive.ch[/url]

Other free webdav providers have problems that interfere with using them for Zotero ([url]www.zotero.org[/url] -- terrific free citation/reference/document manager).

GMX.com has 1GB free but a limit of 1000 files per folder which killed me.
Boxnet.com -- couldn't authenticate -- maybe user error...
iDisk.se -- has explicitly blocked Zotero access for free users.

RiverKeeper 2009-10-16 11:29 AM

@PeterVermont: I'm going to try it as SwissDisk seems to be down for way too long here. I'm also enticed by MyDrive working with Zotero. I'm in dissertation-land, and to be honest, struggling to really wrap my arms around Zotero. Of course, now that my topic is a bit more clear and I'm not randomly searching for topic ideas/clarity, I should revisit it.

Does MyDrive have some sort of direct link to Zotero? I've also been using Safari over Firefox recently, and I'm not sure if Zotero works that way. How are you using it?

Thanks!

Buzdjow 2009-10-19 08:01 AM

Swiss Disk down
 
Hi All, may I suggest that pointing people towards SwissDisk is not a good idea right now- they have had 'problems' of a catastrophic nature, which have not been resolved for some days now. This is the email I received:

Attention SwissDisk Users,

We regret to inform you that due to an unplanned and unforeseen catastrophic hardware failure caused by multiple simultaneous events the engineering staff was unable to restore the SwissDisk file server to it's previous status.

During this unfortunate time SwissDisk management extends our apologies to anyone who may have been adversely effected by this random occurrence.

To prevent any future outages SwissDisk management has signed a contractual service agreement with a $40B company. For the first time this will enable SwissDisk to provide our customers with a 99.95% service level agreement. SwissDisk users will enjoy the peace of mind that comes with access to a truely world class, internationally deployed, multi-million dollar, extremely resiliant storage infrastructure and internet network.

Swissdisk management has decided that during this downtime that they will spend considerable resources to migrate the SwissDisk system onto this secure, fail safe, state-of-the-art platform. The New SwissDisk will have virtually unlimited redundancy powered by one of the most respected and reliable modern storage architectures in the world.

Use of these powerful network resources combined with the security of the propietary SwissDisk software will provide SwissDisk users with unparalleled reliability, safety and security for their data.

SwissDisk Management would like to extend the following offers to our customers:

To all customers with free accounts, please watch the [url]www.SwissDisk.com[/url] home page for updates for the release of "The New SwissDisk" service. Truely reliable, free secure storage is coming!

To all SwissDisk customers with paid accounts, we will be offering 6 months free service with double the secure storage space on "The New SwissDisk".

Please note, due to the unplanned outage all accounts will be required to re-register.

The entire SwissDisk team would like to say thank you to all our customers for using SwissDisk. Further we are very sorry for the interruption in service and hope that you will continue to believe, as we do, in the security and privacy that a SwissDisk account offers.

Sincerely,
SwissDisk Management

dwayneneckles 2009-11-27 11:57 AM

bingodisk is shutdown but
as an alternative,
i just signed up to [url]www.squeaksoft.com/cart[/url]

FatalError 2009-12-14 12:50 AM

MyDrive.ch
 
Did anybody manage to set this up with MyDrive.ch? I tried but failed partly.

Setting up the syncing works. Events get updated from and to the iPhone/Mac and vice versa via WebDAV.

The problem comes with the iCal-Calendar-subscription. The events don't appear there at all.

Any help would be appreciated.

David4GTD 2009-12-17 05:49 AM

SwissDisk Not all it is stacked up to be
 
I set up a SwissDisk Account and it worked like a charm for a week - now I get this error message

The disk.swissdisk.com server returned “internal server error” (500) in response to a request to “PROPFIND /davidutts/Omnifocus/OmniFocus.ofocus”.

My Iphone will not sync either and when I try to sign in on swissdisk's site - it says it can not find my user name and password (I wrote them down and was using it to sync. - so I did not forget it).

Not sure what the issue is - we need something from Omni on this - even if it costs a nominal feel. Will try Disk.se and see what happens.

David

Fireproof 2010-01-13 05:38 AM

[QUOTE=David4GTD;70871]I set up a SwissDisk Account and it worked like a charm for a week - now I get this error message

The disk.swissdisk.com server returned “internal server error” (500) in response to a request to “PROPFIND /davidutts/Omnifocus/OmniFocus.ofocus”.

My Iphone will not sync either and when I try to sign in on swissdisk's site - it says it can not find my user name and password (I wrote them down and was using it to sync. - so I did not forget it).

Not sure what the issue is - we need something from Omni on this - even if it costs a nominal feel. Will try Disk.se and see what happens.

David[/QUOTE]

I was getting the same error. I had to re-setup my account and then everything worked again. Not sure what the root cause was but that fixed it.

Speireag 2010-01-31 01:43 PM

So, I've been syncing over my LAN at home or at work or wherever. But I thought, "It would be kinda cool to be able to sync from anywhere I have a cell signal. I'll try it."

On the iPhone end, it was reasonably painless, but slooooooow.

On the MacBook end, it was also reasonably painless, until it got to the end of the progress bar, and then it sat there forever or until I quit the application. After that it would sync, but it was still slow. Though not as slow as the iPhone.

The iPhone was even slow on my LAN, which connects to the world via satellite.

I'm back to syncing via LAN, which works fine for me.

Years of syncing woes have made me leery of changing anything once I get a working solution. At least this time I was able to switch back with no difficulty.

Recently, I started using Evernote. I know that they provide their own server, but even so, it's very fast, no matter what network I'm on, even on non-3G cell. It just goes. When I tried MobileMe I instantly had duplicate calendar events and other problems. I backed out, fast, and gave up on cloud synchronization from everywhere.

I'm not a programmer, though I'm not tech unsavvy, either. Why can't more programs work like Evernote?

-Speireag.

carlsson 2010-02-03 05:53 AM

Have created a swissdisk account and set up sync from my Mac and iPhone. Works like a charm.

BUT - Do I still have to initiate the sync manually (or upon starting the app)? Is there no way to have the database *pushed* between the iPhone, Swissdisk and my Mac? Like iCal does with Google Calendar?

Reading some other threads about this I understand that Push is not available for third party app's. I still ask though, because I may have missed something...

:confused:

whpalmer4 2010-02-03 07:45 AM

The desktop app automatically syncs at startup, one minute after you make a change, hourly thereafter, and when you quit. These intervals are adjustable via the Terminal if necessary, but for most people there should be no need to do so.

The iPhone/iPod Touch app has a setting called Auto-Sync which controls whether or not the corresponding behavior is active. With Auto-Sync on, you get a sync at startup, a minute after a change, and hourly thereafter if you leave the app running (no sync on quit). With Auto-Sync off, the only syncs that take place are when you tap the Sync button.

There is no way to get live database updates to the iPhone/iPod Touch if the OmniFocus app is not running.

CaptPicard 2010-02-09 05:41 PM

MyDrive.ch for me, for now because Bonjour syncing does not work properly
 
SwissDisk.com? But based in Vegas? Not a single German word on their website whatsoever? hmmmm...
Nope, this does not smell like Swiss cheese fondue to me.

I am going to evaluate MyDrive.ch, I just started using that and it works like a breeze. It all feels a bit slow at first glance, but I do not have any reference, and for the OmniFocus app it probably should be just right. And hey... it is totally free up to 2GB !! :D

I also configured the iPhone and yep, it syncs to the database like a charm.

So in short:
- Go to [url]www.mydrive.ch[/url] and create your lovely real Swiss based 2GB webdrive
- In OmniFocus, go to Preferences, select the last of the 5 choices "Advanced"
- Enter the address: [url]https://webdav.mydrive.ch[/url]
- Press Synchronize, and enter the mydrive username/password combination
- On the iPhone OmniFocus app, it is just as straightforward, select WebDAV
- Use the same address: [url]https://webdav.mydrive.ch[/url]
- Enter the mydrive username/password combination, and the syncing can begin :)
- Alternatively you can add the drive in the Mac Finder, select Go, add the same address.

rmorelli 2010-02-17 07:10 PM

[QUOTE=greensgod;54512][URL="http://www.swissdisk.com/"]SwissDisk[/URL] is also [URL="http://swissdisk.com/corporate/"]run by[/URL] [URL="http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/708"]Ben Collins, the Ubuntu kernel hacker/maintainer[/URL]. That's enough credibility for me. I'll be surprised if they ever have significant downtime or data loss.
greensgod[/QUOTE]

As someone who used Linux as my primary OS for almost 10 years before switching to Mac, my reaction is the opposite. The Linux people are very good at hype, but my experience was that Linux boxes were by far the most unreliable of any I've ever used over many years of using a wide variety of systems. I used many distros, and I never found one that had a respectable level of reliability.

I know the Linux culture inside and out and I know why so many people think Linux is so reliable. However, it's a different kind of "reliability" than Mac users expect. It certainly is NOT reliability in the sense that shipping products work as expected almost all the time and data loss and down time are rare. Part of the reason Linux users regard their systems as reliable is that they tolerate major disruptions and failures as a normal part of a system's operation, and they don't count them as real failures if they can be fixed by spending, say, a few afternoons reading mailing lists and applying patches.

Bottom line is, while greesgod may be surprised if SwissDisk has significant downtime or data loss, I'll be surprised if it DOESN'T. It will NOT be reliable in the expected sense. I'm not trying to start a flame war and I won't respond to any post that reaffirms the reliability of Linux. I just wanted to post an alternate point of view to balance the common (and I believe false) claim that Linux is reliable.

sterlingcurrency 2010-02-21 06:36 PM

[QUOTE=CaptPicard;73025]SwissDisk.com? But based in Vegas? Not a single German word on their website whatsoever? hmmmm...
Nope, this does not smell like Swiss cheese fondue to me.

I am going to evaluate MyDrive.ch, I just started using that and it works like a breeze. It all feels a bit slow at first glance, but I do not have any reference, and for the OmniFocus app it probably should be just right. And hey... it is totally free up to 2GB !! :D

I also configured the iPhone and yep, it syncs to the database like a charm.

So in short:
- Go to [url]www.mydrive.ch[/url] and create your lovely real Swiss based 2GB webdrive
- In OmniFocus, go to Preferences, select the last of the 5 choices "Advanced"
- Enter the address: [url]https://webdav.mydrive.ch[/url]
- Press Synchronize, and enter the mydrive username/password combination
- On the iPhone OmniFocus app, it is just as straightforward, select WebDAV
- Use the same address: [url]https://webdav.mydrive.ch[/url]
- Enter the mydrive username/password combination, and the syncing can begin :)
- Alternatively you can add the drive in the Mac Finder, select Go, add the same address.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for sharing about the availability of these free webdav servers - I was facing the possibility of subscribing to mobile me for no other purpose than to sync OmniFocus while away from my home / office wifi networks, or spending an extra few hundred dollars a year to add that functionality to my website server. I've signed up for a mydrive account and am in the process of my 1st sync - hopefully this puts paid to the flaky problems I've had with bonjour syncing and is a painless way of syncing on the road. I do a good degree of GTD processing / organizing via my iphone while in transit, it'll be great to be able to sync as soon as I hit the ground at my destination each trip!

tim.jeffries 2010-03-18 12:29 PM

Moving away from Sharemation
 
Just thought I'd share that I've moved away from Sharemation's free service as it was incredibly patchy (often I couldn't connect or sync at all) and it was also limited to 5mb which meant I'd often run out of space for the trash ... painful.

I've just setup mydisk.se and it's working very well so far. 2GB of storage should also keep me going for a while ... that's a lot of tasks.

carlsson 2010-03-18 01:09 PM

I thought I should share my experience as well;

I have been using Swissdisk for two months now without a problem.

Seems like there actually are some good free services available. :)

mabalick 2010-05-26 02:19 PM

Another person who was about to sign up with mobileme because my web hosting service (lunarpages) doesn't support webDAV. I went with mydrive.ch and so far so good. It took all of about 30 seconds to make it work.

I figure if it all goes to hell, then no big deal. The databases are backed up on my computer and the worst that can happen is I lose a days worth of omnifocussing.

I used keychain access to create a password for me and have it saved there so as to not forget it and never be able to retrieve it.

Homesick 2010-06-20 03:14 PM

MyDisk is the solution here
 
Hi all!
My first post ever, just wanted to flag for MyDisk WebDAV which is a great solution for me, having the Omni Focus installed on my two laptops and on the iPhone. It works just flawlessly and besides 2GB free space it gives you a subdomain option for whatever you want to host, a homepage, webgallery etc.
Great support as well.

CaptPicard 2010-06-22 05:30 AM

Hi Homesick,
According to the site of mydisk.se you can test one month for free. If I understand it correctly, after the first month the minimum annual fee is $5. Still not a lot, but perhaps valuable info for the "Freddy Freeloaders" among us... :x)
I like the hosting features they include!

steinitz 2010-07-09 11:45 PM

[QUOTE=CaptPicard;73025]I am going to evaluate MyDrive.ch, I just started using that and it works like a breeze..[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the pointer and the instructions CaptPicard. I confirm that MyDrive.ch works well for OmniFocus sync and the 2Gig is a plus. I have been using MobileMe and MyDrive.ch seems just as "quick".

I also tried SwissDisk but was concerned about the 50meg limit for the free account. The speeds seemed similar, MyDrive possibly having an edge.

MyDrive.ch - recommended.

Steve

dbfowlersf 2010-08-04 06:21 PM

BingoDisk changing to Strongspace @ 140% price increase
 
Been using BingoDisk without problem over past 2+ years, but got notice today they'll be migrating accounts to Strongspace - more storage included but the price is going from $20/yr to $3.99/month. :mad:

Think I'll be shifting to MyDrive for free

dbfowlersf 2010-08-04 06:43 PM

Update: Strongspace does not support WebDAV
 
[QUOTE=dbfowlersf;82691]Been using BingoDisk without problem over past 2+ years, but got notice today they'll be migrating accounts to Strongspace - more storage included but the price is going from $20/yr to $3.99/month

Think I'll be shifting to MyDrive for free[/QUOTE]

UPDATE: Strongspace is moving away from WebDAV support it seems - here's the comparison from the Strongspace site:

[I][COLOR="DarkOrchid"]Joyent's Bingodisk service is being merged into Strongspace and there are a few major differences to keep in mind.

*Strongspace supports SFTP instead of WebDAV. You can log in and access your files using any SFTP client such as WinSCP, Transmit, Filezilla, Cyberduck and many many more!

*Strongspace supports Rsync to let you easily backup data to Strongspace.

*Strongspace comes with a free copy of the ExpanDrive SFTP client to mount your Strongspace account just like a USB drive. This is much faster and more stable than doing so with WebDAV. Install the latest version of ExpanDrive, connect to your Strongspace account and you will be automatically licensed.[/COLOR][/I]

jacky2010 2010-08-09 03:31 PM

Try www.DriveHQ.com, which supports WebDAV and FTP
 
Try [url]www.drivehq.com[/url]. We support both WebDAV and FTP.

visit:
[url]http://www.drivehq.com/mapdrive/[/url] and
[url]http://www.drivehq.com/ftp/[/url] for more info.

[url]www.DriveHQ.com[/url] is one of the first few companies offering cloud storage, Cloud IT and cloud server hosting services. It is now offering the version 5.0 service. For more info, please visit: [url]http://www.drivehq.com/[/url]. DriveHQ basic service is free.

ciprol 2010-09-09 06:40 PM

[QUOTE=CaptPicard;73025]I am going to evaluate MyDrive.ch, I just started using that and it works like a breeze. It all feels a bit slow at first glance, but I do not have any reference, and for the OmniFocus app it probably should be just right. And hey... it is totally free up to 2GB !! :D[/QUOTE]

Just tried this and it's not looking good. I could do an initial sync with the sync file deposited, but then re-syncs would fail consistently with the error message "Unable to read document.

Unrecognizable transaction file name “[some file name].zip”."

Oh well.

ciprol 2010-09-09 07:04 PM

[QUOTE=jacky2010;83066]Try [url]www.drivehq.com[/url]. We support both WebDAV and FTP.[/QUOTE]

Just tried your free service and I encountered the same problem as the post above using Omnifocus v1.8. Able to make the initial sync and file creation then wasn't able to re-sync due to inability to read the sync file.

ciprol 2010-09-09 07:25 PM

Ok, SwissDisk.com's service worked for me. No ideas why mydrive.ch and drivehq.com couldn't work. Sounds like some form of dark art. :confused:

a11en 2010-09-24 06:25 PM

Guys, thanks for the comments on Swissdisk.com! Fantastic service!! Worked in less than 5 minutes- painless! Thank you!

michaeldhopkins 2010-10-26 05:16 PM

I tried box.net/dav and it was unbelievably slow. I switched to Swissdisk and it is working very well for me. FYI.

Ken Case 2010-11-14 05:18 PM

If you're looking for a free way to sync OmniFocus through the cloud, I recommend our [URL="http://sync.omnigroup.com/"]Omni Sync Server[/URL].

robertovalerio 2011-02-09 06:23 AM

Well, Box.net does not offer free WebDAV access anymore. So anyone looking for a free WebDAV server can try CloudSafe:

[url]http://www.cloudsafe.com[/url]

1) Register
2) Create a safe
3) Enable WebDAV access (you will see the login credentials for your safe)

Nice add on: You can give trusted contacts access to your safe in case of emergency. Or you can share the safe content with family, colleagues, clients.

Best,
R.

Paul Ridden 2012-02-03 03:19 AM

Using WebDav with Omni on Google Docs, DropBox, SkyDrive etc
 
I'm currently using Omni with my SkyDrive. Works fine. Purchased something called CloudDav from SMEStorage that enables WebDav over common clouds. A single price of $5 (no monthly fee).


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