I have a strange error and I want to find out if anyone else has a similar problem?
We are a web design house and we use Rapid Weaver exclusively. In order to be able to access files from anywhere we are using a shared iCloud for storage.
We find that, sometimes, when one user has worked on a file, and another user opens it, the previous changes do not reflect. This happens even after making sure it is completely downloaded from iCloud and the previous user has definitely saved and closed the file on their side. It is as if RW(?) keeps the original file although it “saves” it on iCloud with a new date and/or time.
Anyone ever had the same, or perhaps an idea to the solution?
A workaround I’ve used before – creating a folder – forces iCloud to update in the time it takes to get af cup of coffee (beers on fridays) – then delete folder again.
@pfroelicher That’s interesting. I dropped Dropbox because of the very same issue and now use iCloud. I also tried Sync, but eventually noticed the same issue. Probably the most important consideration is to give any cloud drive time to sync. I wish iCloud could be forced to sync with some type of refresh button, but moving a file in and and eventually out of the drive also triggers sync as noted above.
I suppose we are expecting too much from iCloud, Dropbox, etc. for now. I’m sure it will soon catch up. Perhaps the solution is to work on your local drive and upload to iCloud or Dropbox, etc once done (as Jan @Fuellemann said right in the beginning!). That way you can be sure the file in the hosted storage is complete and ready for use by someone else. Bit of a schlep though.
Ok, thanks Jannis @instacks. Never thought of that. Github has always been more of a developer’s hub for me than somewhere to share project files, but it makes sense!
