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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.)

https://github.com/cbh34680/WinCse

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 ...

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

https://github.com/cbh34680/WinCse

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...

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Re:Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @11:44AM (#43174193)
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.
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/
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.
Re:Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer on Thursday February 20, 2025 @06:44PM (#43122070)
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.
Re:Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer on Thursday February 20, 2025 @06:35PM (#43121968)
It will totally outshine Dropbox. (Just kidding!)
Re:Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer on Thursday February 20, 2025 @06:28PM (#43121894)
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.
Re:Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer on Thursday February 20, 2025 @02:13PM (#43118820)
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.
Re:Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer on Thursday February 20, 2025 @01:52PM (#43118552)
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.
Re:Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer on Thursday February 20, 2025 @01:48PM (#43118496)
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

https://github.com/cbh34680/WinCse

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.

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