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New comment by cbh34680 in "Show HN: WinCse – Access Object Storage in Windows Explorer (Now AWS, GCP, etc.)"

cbh34680 — Wed, 28 May 2025 01:27:54 +0000

Thanks for your comment. Unfortunately, I haven't used RClone before, so I can't provide any insights. If you have the chance to try both, I'd love to hear your thoughts—it would be valuable for future reference.

Show HN: WinCse – Access Object Storage in Windows Explorer (Now AWS, GCP, etc.)

cbh34680 — Tue, 27 May 2025 08:54:54 +0000

I previously introduced WinCse on Hacker News (original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43947599). At the time, it only supported AWS S3, but this update adds compatibility with GCP, OCI, and more object storage providers!

Object storages tested for compatibility: - AWS S3 - Google Cloud Storage - OCI Object Storage - Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage - Cloudflare R2 - Backblaze B2 - Storj DCS - IDrive e2

With WinCse, you can access and manage object storage directly from Windows Explorer as if it were local files.

If you encounter any bugs, please report them on GitHub. I also welcome suggestions for improvement and will consider implementation where possible.

Give it a try! Bug reports, feedback, and contributions are always welcome.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44105126

Points: 14

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Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer Official Release

cbh34680 — Sat, 10 May 2025 18:00:51 +0000

I previously introduced a demo version of this software, which received positive feedback. The increasing number of GitHub stars has motivated me to continue development.

With all planned features now fully implemented, I’m excited to introduce the official release.

The demo version was read-only and fairly basic, but I’ve completely redesigned it. The key improvements include:

- Designed for future scalability, with separate DLLs implemented for each cloud storage service. - Support for encrypted storage of authentication information. - Implementation of file and directory creation/deletion functions. - Saving file timestamps as S3 object metadata. - Improved responsiveness of Explorer operations by switching to a sequential file input method. - Support for multipart uploads with automatic selection based on file size. - Configuration file allows adjustments to the number of object operation threads and transfer sizes.

I have also tested the software with several synchronization tools like FreeFileSync. Since it’s mounted as a filesystem via WinFsp, commands like XCOPY work seamlessly.

If you encounter any bugs while using the software, I would greatly appreciate it if you could report reproducible issues on GitHub. I also welcome suggestions for improvements, and I will consider implementing them where possible.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43947599

Points: 1

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New comment by cbh34680 in "Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer"

cbh34680 — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:44:09 +0000

Thank you for the detailed explanation. Pure control of Explorer through COM also seems interesting. I'm still in the process of understanding WinFsp, so I can't get to that yet, but it's a challenge I want to tackle in the future.

New comment by cbh34680 in "Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer"

cbh34680 — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:11:58 +0000

Thank you for the comment. The motivation for the development was the desire to easily view application logs in S3 (for free). Initially, I considered using FUSE, but I became interested after reading the following article: https://winfsp.dev/doc/Native-API-vs-FUSE/

New comment by cbh34680 in "Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer"

cbh34680 — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:02:27 +0000

Thank you for the comment. You are absolutely right. Currently, it can only read small files, but I will add a note to the README when it becomes a high-performance tool capable of handling system backups.

New comment by cbh34680 in "Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer"

cbh34680 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:44:56 +0000

Thank you for your comment. I'm surprised to see such interest in what I'm doing. As this is just a personal hobby, it's difficult to make rapid progress, but I will try to develop it as much as possible.

New comment by cbh34680 in "Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer"

cbh34680 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:35:31 +0000

It will totally outshine Dropbox. (Just kidding!)

New comment by cbh34680 in "Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer"

cbh34680 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:28:51 +0000

Thank you for your comment. I feel like I might be reinventing the wheel, so it could be a waste of time, but I also think that taking on the challenge is interesting.

New comment by cbh34680 in "Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer"

cbh34680 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:15 +0000

Thank you for your comments. I found WinFsp to be very practical, so I tried implementing it in combination with the AWS SDK. While I believe RClone should be used in practice, I want to continue development for experimental purposes as well.

New comment by cbh34680 in "Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer"

cbh34680 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:07 +0000

Thank you for your comment. As you pointed out, this software is a simple implementation that utilizes WinFsp and AWS SDK. I hope that by continuously improving it, it will become more useful over time.

New comment by cbh34680 in "Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer"

cbh34680 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:48:00 +0000

Thank you for your comment. While there is still room for improvement, I am currently caching short-term requests in memory or on disk as much as possible. Moving forward, I plan to actively cache items that can be cached.

Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer

cbh34680 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:53:34 +0000

WinCse is an application that integrates AWS S3 buckets with Windows Explorer. Utilizing WinFsp and the AWS SDK, WinCse allows you to treat S3 buckets as part of your local file system, making file management simpler. The application is currently in development, with plans for additional features and improvements.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43117895

Points: 65

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New comment by cbh34680 in "Show HN: Executes a function similar to virsh and outputs in JSON format"

cbh34680 — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 23:24:09 +0000

Thank you for your suggestion. I'm going to update the README.

Show HN: Executes a function similar to virsh and outputs in JSON format

cbh34680 — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 09:48:58 +0000

It behaves similar to virsh for some commands. The output is in JSON format, so it can be used for batch processing, etc.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39588641

Points: 1

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