{
  "id": 14559002,
  "title": "Nextcloud Slow? Mount It as a Local Drive Instead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/nextcloud-slow-mount-it-as-a-local-drive-instead",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-14T23:22:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/scsoi/nextcloud-slow-mount-it-as-a-local-drive-instead-4pac"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nextcloud's desktop sync client may feel outdated and slow, especially when dealing with large photo libraries, video files, or often-changing data. Mounting Nextcloud as a local drive using WebDAV can address these issues, as the files remain on the server, appear as a normal drive letter in File Explorer, and only the modified bytes are transferred over the network. Using ScsDriver, a Windows WebDAV mount client, offers reliable mount functionality with faster file opening times on first access compared to the sync client. However, there are trade-offs, such as the lack of automatic offline caching and automatic photo uploads. Mounting may be ideal for office documents, code, and some media editing, but not for those who need true offline-first functionality or have massive file collections.",
  "summary": "If you've installed Nextcloud and the desktop sync client feels like 2008 software, you're not alone. The sync-everything model breaks down fast: 50 GB photo libraries, large video files, anything that changes often. Mounting Nextcloud as a local drive with WebDAV fixes most of this. The files stay on the server, your apps see them as a normal drive letter, and only the bytes you actually touch…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}