![]() ![]() ![]() More likely, the application will not do anything with the file and just let the OS determine when a file needs to be evicted to reclaim local storage space. That’s because at this point, it IS stored locally! Once an app has finished using a file, it can be evicted to conserve space until it is needed again. Once complete, the downloaded version replaces the placeholder, and the file can be opened as if it were stored locally. If a user or app tries to open an evicted file, it is automatically downloaded from iCloud. The process of removing a local copy of a file and creating a placeholder for it is known as eviction. This removes the local copy of the file but leaves a small placeholder on the local device so that it appears as if the file is still stored there. PSPDFKit is a remote-first company, which means everyone on the team has the flexibility to choose where they want to work from.In order to conserve local storage space, files stored in an iCloud container can be evicted. And with the exception of a handful of people who work out of our small Vienna office, most of the team is distributed around the world. We’ve talked extensively about the remote culture of our company on this blog. In fact, one of our colleagues, Matej, has even shared some lessons he’s learned as a long-time remote worker. In this blog post, I thought I’d get a bit more hands-on and share some applications you can download right now that will improve your life as a remote worker. Password Manager: 1Passwordįirst of all, I’d like to acknowledge the fact that a password manager should in no way be considered a tool that’s only useful for remote workers. But I decided to kick off my list with a password manager because there’s not much I can say other than password managers are good, and you should use one. If you’re in the Apple ecosystem, as I am, you might think iCloud Keychain is enough for you, and it perhaps is. I, however, find the iCloud Keychain UI to be cumbersome and not particularly user-friendly, which is why I recommend using a third-party one, even if alongside iCloud Keychain.Īny good third-party password manager will provide a much better experience out of the box, and it will even let you save all kinds of data to it so that you have a centralized, always-in-sync store of your most important information. It will also work on any platform, and not just the Apple ecosystem. ![]() I’ve been a faithful 1Password user for many years now, and I have not had a single issue with it. ![]() I’m happy paying for the family plan for my personal needs, and PSPDFKit has a company license we use to share passwords and credentials that every team member needs to access. Working remotely often gives you the opportunity to schedule your day to be able to accomplish both your work and your personal life goals. But this sometimes means you’ll have to expose your equipment to unknown situations or risks. Imagine being out and about enjoying the benefits of remote work by staying at a beach resort for the weekend (as I’m doing right now), and suddenly, your laptop falls into the pool. That is, unless you have a backup of your data, which Backblaze handles for you. Continuously.īackblaze offers unlimited backups for your computer and connected hard drives for a small price of $6 USD/mo. This came in handy just about a month ago, when the 8 TB external hard drive I used to back up my computer decided to die a sudden death. Fortunately for me, I had a backup of my backup. I stopped worrying long ago about losing data if my equipment gets damaged or stops working, because I know I have an offsite backup that I can access any time I want. In case you’re looking for a more hands-on solution for backing up your data, you can check out Arq. Arq is both an app you can purchase and a service you can subscribe to. If you decide to just purchase the app, then you’ll need to point it to a location where it should send your backups - S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, or even Backblaze itself. ![]()
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