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TGDrive

TGDrive is a native macOS app that uses a private Telegram channel as file storage. It is built with SwiftUI, TDLib, and a local SQLite index.

The app is designed around a simple rule: Telegram is the source of truth. The local database is only an index/cache so the UI can stay fast.

Features

• Sign in with Telegram API ID/API hash, phone verification, and optional 2FA.
• Automatically creates or reuses a private TGDrive Storage Telegram channel.
• Upload files from the toolbar, file picker, or drag and drop.
• Upload folders by automatically packaging them as <FolderName>.zip.
• Uses no-compression zip packaging for folders so large folders prepare faster.
• Syncs the file list from Telegram on launch and through Sync Storage.
• Deletes files from the Telegram storage channel, not only from the local UI.
• Downloads files to ~/Downloads/TGDrive/.
• Opens previewable files with native Quick Look.
• Keeps local cache and metadata in Application Support / Caches.

Current Behavior

Uploads

Files upload directly to Telegram.

Folders are prepared locally first:

1. TGDrive scans the folder.
2. TGDrive creates a zip using the same folder name.
3. Telegram upload starts.
4. TGDrive inserts the file into the local index only after TDLib confirms the message was sent.

This prevents fake rows where the app shows a file that Telegram never received.

Downloads

Downloaded files are saved to:

/Downloads/TGDrive/