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Me too. I chose Endeavour OS (arch btw). Basically off the meme...and coz it seemed pretty bare bones and a good way to learn.
The only app Linux dosent have is a local sync for box.com (similar to dropbox). But it's a service I need to move away from anyway.
Truly is the year for Linux as someone said.
for file backup I really like borg/vorta using either borgbase or rsync.net as the provider. Or if the idea is more just sync across devices, maybe nextcloud or something, though its pretty heavy if you're just using it for one service. Or rsync.net sans the borg part
For file synchronization (not backup, at least not without a bunch more steps) I use SyncThing. It's local, and can be configured to not connect or communicate with any remote service. It keeps a directory on my laptop and desktop in sync whenever they come into the same network.
I knew there was a big one I was forgetting! Never used it but hear good things all the time
I use syncthing to sync files between devices. But I also like to store less uswd files (along with the rest) in the cloud.
looks like rclone supports box.com! I never used it for that but rclone is a real gem; give it a shot. You might need to set some time aside to RTFM but it's time well spent because it has such wide compatibility and works basically the same way for all the services. once you know it, you know it.
might not suit your use case but if you are looking for a free file sync service to get away from box.com, disroot.org has a nextcloud instance among various other services. i have used them on and off for years. nextcloud uses webdav.
Strongly seconding rclone. It's an amazing tool for turning the usual crap-security crap-privacy cloud storage into genuinely useful offsite storage.
If I've done it, it may actually be the year of the Linux desktop. I've tried to do it for about 15 years off and on.
Exact same boat. Normally it's install, mess around, break something/something dosnt work, back to windows.
This time I was able to do what I wanted, install Android APKs, change kernal, change boot order, and even write a short script to keep cotrix awake.