the author is the co-dev of cwtch with a proven track record of shipping product. as they state, it’s impossible for any one dev to take on a product of this magnitude but I’m cautiously optimistic about this thing being in a position to gain contributors at this point.

can’t help you with your conundrum, but I’d like to point out there are so many potential issues in the chain regarding a drive in a USB enclosure that you’re unwise to treat it as an always-on connected device. any number of those things can go wrong and net you what you had, and worse.