Comments on: The Road Ahead

By: M Jungle B

M Jungle B — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:59:17 +0000

I support the compression suggestion…

Add an option (checkbox) to ‘compress all files’ for upload; then add the decompress option for the download. This will save several extra clicks and processes in which the user must monitor.

I work in the medical field and transferring patient studies with Jungle Disk has potential. The automatic compression will save the user time and money. Also, have you ever walked non-technical users through file compression… jeez.

By: Jungle Dave

Jungle Dave — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:42:47 +0000

Jungle Disk supports incremental backups at the file level – we’re working on support it in on the inter-file (block level) in the near future.

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:23:36 +0000

So does Jungle Disk support incremental backups now?

By: Charlie K

Charlie K — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:09:02 +0000

I would like to suggest that a pause button that would allow you to suspend a backup if you need the bandwidth would be good.

Also, I think the UI could use some tweaking. It is sometimes hard to understand what the product is doing. I’d like to be able to see a list of files and directories that it is backing up.

By: Valentin

Valentin — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:48:56 +0000

I have a very simple wish: a way to access (even if its read only) the data in the Jungle Disk Cache when offline.
I for one made the cache size so large that everything I ever uploaded (from this computer) should be still in the cache and it would be great to just access it there – even when offline.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:36:06 +0000

I am looking forward to managing multiple client backups from a single account and an auto update function. At the moment, too much time is spent periodically checking each backup and updating to the latest version.
Otherwise fantastic and reliable product. Great work!

By: Stu

Stu — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:00:58 +0000

Compression, for sure. CPU is cheap but network, especially to the US, is slow for much of the world.

Multiple backup jobs so I can specify different schedules for different things. Some things are important, some less so. Using ‘Backup cleanup’ is a real pain when everything is stuck in the one huge bucket. Specifying some jobs as auto-clean would also be good (although a full blown snapshot/timemachine type setup would be better).

By: Dana Seaman

Dana Seaman — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 20:44:30 +0000

I think the main focus should NOT be on replacing WebDAV but:

1. Versioning so I can save multiple copies of source code files in case I need to roll back.

2. Uploading only newer files. I currenly use SecondCopy as a front-end for JungleDisk to do this.

4. When you want to quickly update a single folder(can have subfolders) I find PcMagazine(ZdNet) WMatch can do this quickly and let you know beforehand what files are different. This can also be used to restore files.

By: Mark B

Mark B — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:31:27 +0000

JD is simple and that is what makes it so good. Set it up and let it do its work in the background.

My top priority would be to have a function to restart files after they have been stopped half way through.

I support the suggestion for compression and the use of 7z.

I would not want a web interface as that would mean I would have to give away my encryption key and store online. This compromises the security of the solution.

By: Jungle Disk » Blog Archive » Jungle Disk 1.43 Released

Jungle Disk » Blog Archive » Jungle Disk 1.43 Released — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:18:42 +0000

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