Universal Cloud Sync service?

[Abbas]

Do any of the cloud syncing services support M1 natively? I’m looking for a cross platform solution such as Dropbox or Google Sync or OneDrive etc. I will need syncing between:

Mac
Windows
iPhone
Android

 

[Dockland]

Do any of the cloud syncing services support M1 natively? I’m looking for a cross platform solution such as Dropbox or Google Sync or OneDrive etc. I will need syncing between:

Mac
Windows
iPhone
Android

Dropbox supports M1. I use it.

 

[Psychbum]

Onedrive works perfectly for me on M1 MacBook Pro, its isn't universal/native yet. But still works just fine.

 

[Abbas]

Dropbox supports M1. I use it.

Does it work natively under M1 or through Rosetta?

 

[Abbas]

Onedrive works perfectly for me on M1 MacBook Pro, its isn't universal/native yet. But still works just fine.

Thanks- I should have been clearer in my question. Looking for one that natively runs on the M1 and not through Rosetta

 

[TrueBlou]

Well I may be stating the obvious somewhat, but considering the devices you listed for cloud access, the one you most likely have already works across them all.... iCloud.

I’ve been using iCloud for my Macs, iPhone, iPad and Windows computers for quite a while now and it’s worked fine, you can download the Windows iCloud software here

it’s also worth bearing in mind that iCloud, including iCloud Drive, can be accessed from any web browser, on any system. It’s how I access it on my Linux and Android systems.

Of course it may not suit your needs, but I’m partial to it as I get 2TB included with my Apple One subscription, so I may as well use it. (Although I had 2TB iCloud storage for years before Apple One came along anyway).

 

[Dockland]

Does it work natively under M1 or through Rosetta?

Don't know. Ill check

 

[Dockland]

Btw, whats the difference between "Universal", "Via Rosetta" and "Native"?

 

[TrueBlou]

Btw, whats the difference between "Universal", "Via Rosetta" and "Native"?

A universal binary contains both Intel and Apple Silicon versions of the program.

 

[Dockland]

I found these processes running arm64 (guess that's native)

Finder: arm64
Safari: arm64
Twitter: arm64
Script Editor: arm64
World of Warcraft: arm64
Microsoft Edge: arm64
Logic Pro X: arm64
Final Cut Pro: arm64
Adobe Photoshop 2021: arm64
Microsoft Excel: arm64
Messages: arm64

When running script (from this post) https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...s.2267176/page-24?post=29666171#post-29666171 :

tell application "System Events"

    set x to every process whose visible is true
    set z to ""
    repeat with i in x
    set y to name of i & ": " & architecture of i & return
    set z to z & y
    end repeat

end tell

 

[Dockland]

A universal binary contains both Intel and Apple Silicon versions of the program.

Ok, thanks. So "universal" is "native" aswell?

 

[Abbas]

Ok, thanks. So "universal" is "native" aswell?

Correct.

 

[Abbas]

Well I may be stating the obvious somewhat, but considering the devices you listed for cloud access, the one you most likely have already works across them all.... iCloud.

I’ve been using iCloud for my Macs, iPhone, iPad and Windows computers for quite a while now and it’s worked fine, you can download the Windows iCloud software here

it’s also worth bearing in mind that iCloud, including iCloud Drive, can be accessed from any web browser, on any system. It’s how I access it on my Linux and Android systems.

Of course it may not suit your needs, but I’m partial to it as I get 2TB included with my Apple One subscription, so I may as well use it. (Although I had 2TB iCloud storage for years before Apple One came along anyway).

Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think there is an Android app to access iCloud files.

 

[Psychbum]

Thanks- I should have been clearer in my question. Looking for one that natively runs on the M1 and not through Rosetta

Ah, I see. May I ask why you are against running an app under Rosetta?

 

[mj_]

Dropbox is not universal yet but runs great on M1 Macs.
OneDrive is not universal yet but runs great on M1 Macs.

Why are you trying to avoid Rosetta 2?

 

[TrueBlou]

Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think there is an Android app to access iCloud files.

No, not an app that I am aware of at the moment, at least not on the Play store, unofficial means I really couldn’t say.

But you can still access it using your web browser of choice on Android. Of course that rules out automatic sync on Android, but it’s a limitation I can live with for the sake of not paying for yet another subscription to meet my storage needs.

 

[dougellison]

Dropbox is not compiled for ARM yet - it works - but its many threads are running through Rosetta 2. There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth on the Dropbox support forums about it.

 

[Abbas]

Ah, I see. May I ask why you are against running an app under Rosetta?

I have managed to keep Rosetta away from my MPB so far and with the upcoming code suggestions of the possibility of it being removed, I'd like to continue working with apps that run natively. It also highlights app developers that are willing to embrace and put in resources to Apple's way of moving forward and I'd like to support them.

 

[Dockland]

Dropbox is not compiled for ARM yet - it works - but its many threads are running through Rosetta 2. There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth on the Dropbox support forums about it.

...and it is a huge memory hog, often above 1 GB just for the Dropbox service. Pending between 500 MB -> 1,07 GB

 

[jdb8167]

I have managed to keep Rosetta away from my MPB so far and with the upcoming code suggestions of the possibility of it being removed, I'd like to continue working with apps that run natively. It also highlights app developers that are willing to embrace and put in resources to Apple's way of moving forward and I'd like to support them.

Rosetta 2 isn’t likely to go away anytime soon (at least not if you aren’t in a sanctioned country.) Apple is too dependent on it for compatibility. It might go away in 2 or 3 years but I’m skeptical of even that. Unlike the last version of Rosetta, this one isn’t licensed from a third-party (and that company got bought by IBM.)

 

[mj_]

Agreed. Apple can't afford to remove Rosetta at this early stage of the transition process yet because it would endanger the entire process at its very core. I am convinced they will do everything they can to keep it around for a few years at least. With that said there simply isn't a cloud service besides iCloud that is fully M1-native yet so if you insist on avoiding Rosetta 2 at all costs then you'll just have to wait. With Android on your list of potential sync partners your best bets are Dropbox, Microsoft, and Google.

 

[Dockland]

Agreed. Apple can't afford to remove Rosetta at this early stage of the transition process yet because it would endanger the entire process at its very core. I am convinced they will do everything they can to keep it around for a few years at least. With that said there simply isn't a cloud service besides iCloud that is fully M1-native yet so if you insist on avoiding Rosetta 2 at all costs then you'll just have to wait. With Android on your list of potential sync partners your best bets are Dropbox, Microsoft, and Google.

I did a complete reinstall of Big Sur yesterday (whiped the disc) and installed Dropbox. I haven't installed Rosetta yet. Dropbox works fine.

 

[warp9]

Do any of the cloud syncing services support M1 natively? I’m looking for a cross platform solution such as Dropbox or Google Sync or OneDrive etc. I will need syncing between:

Mac
Windows
iPhone
Android

I use Dropbox on all four platforms without issue. It has the most robust client app among all the big contenders and a fairly decent underlying database system. It's not native yet but I don't care. The M1 mac is the platform it performs best on.

Regarding Rosetta, it is not like ye old emulators of yore. When you first run an Intel app, it converts the entire thing to native code and runs that native code from then on, not the intel code. The only real difference between Rosetta translated apps and native apps is memory management and GPU management.

 

[theSeb]

I have managed to keep Rosetta away from my MPB so far and with the upcoming code suggestions of the possibility of it being removed, I'd like to continue working with apps that run natively. It also highlights app developers that are willing to embrace and put in resources to Apple's way of moving forward and I'd like to support them.

The possibility of it going away is in certain regions. Unless you live in places like Iran, you are safe.

 

[TrueBlou]

The possibility of it going away is in certain regions. Unless you live in places like Iran, you are safe.

Totally agree, I don’t expect there to be more than a handful of regions at most, losing access to Rosetta 2.

For the vast majority of the world, Rosetta 2 is an essential component and far too early in the transition period for it to be decommissioned.

With the transition to a complete Apple Silicon lineup to take two years, and considering during the last architecture transition, the original Rosetta stuck around for 5 years. I’d expect Rosetta 2 to have a minimum lifespan of 3 years or so.

Sure that’s less than the original Rosetta lifespan, but I think Apple vastly more supported and significantly more experienced with making sweeping changes to their software and hardware than they were during the Intel transition.

Whatever happens, as end users, we have little to worry about. Get the software you normally use, whether it’s available as Apple Silicon, or only Intel running under Rosetta 2. I’ve found the performance of almost all Rosetta 2 applications I’ve been using to be almost as good - and sometimes significantly better - as they were on Intel.

Install, enjoy, relax, it’s not going to be a major issue for the vast majority of end users at any point.