I'm looking for a way to backup to Nextcloud. Directly backing up to Nextcloud for me has proven unusable across multiple devices. Nextcloud folder sync works well for me, and I do this for Signal backups. I can't do this for Seedvault backups because it only saves to the "hidden" folder, e.g. with a leading . e.g. /sdcard/.SeedVaultAndroidBackup. The Nextcloud folder chooser does not show hidden folders. Hidden folders are really unevenly implemented in the Android ecosystem.
I could see a couple of ways to improve the UX:
- Use the current folder name as the default, but let the user choose the folder. For example, some HOWTOs online show users how to backup Signal to a self-created folder, then have Nextcloud sync that folder via the "Automatic Upload" settings.
- Make a method to "Share" the folder name from SeedVault to other apps, like Nextcloud.
- Just removing the
. from the folder name, e.g. SeedVaultAndroidBackup
I'm looking for a way to backup to Nextcloud. Directly backing up to Nextcloud for me has proven unusable across multiple devices. Nextcloud folder sync works well for me, and I do this for Signal backups. I can't do this for Seedvault backups because it only saves to the "hidden" folder, e.g. with a leading
.e.g./sdcard/.SeedVaultAndroidBackup. The Nextcloud folder chooser does not show hidden folders. Hidden folders are really unevenly implemented in the Android ecosystem.I could see a couple of ways to improve the UX:
.from the folder name, e.g.SeedVaultAndroidBackup