add a new group folder in an existing external storage disk

[jw1720]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

In the current implementation, a new group folder can be created only for a new folder in a nextcloud internal storage.

Describe the solution you'd like

In my nextcloud instance, the nextcloud server has limited space. I use external storage for my main storage needs. So I'd like to be able to establish group folder using external storage and with an existing folder (such as a shared photo folder)

Describe alternatives you've considered

Nextcloud also has External Storage solution. However, external storage has a userID as file path prefix for each user, so many apps will see duplicated files. I think it is a much cleaner solution to mount external storage as a shared group folder.

[BigBen2003]

[English via Google Translate]
In order to be able to integrate external storage into Nextcloud, you can also mount the path "/data" to an external storage at the operating system level. Then Nextcloud treats the storage like internal storage.

[German]
Um in Nextcloud einen externen Speicher einbinden zu können, kann man auch auf Betriebssystem-Ebene den Pfad "/data" auf ein externe Speicher mounten. Dann wird der Speicher von Nextcloud wie ein interner Speicher behandelt.

[jw1720]

Thanks for the suggestion. The Nextcloud /data folder contains some "system" data like previews. I like this to be an SSD based faster storage system. The external storage is HDD based, so I think it is better to not mount /data to slower HDD external storage.