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| Its //primary// use-case is when a single person has more computers, and wants to keep some folders synchronized on all of them. | Its //primary// use-case is when a single person has more computers, and wants to keep some folders synchronized on all of them. | ||
| - | What we use it for, however, is general data sharing - there' | + | === /-\ use-case === |
| + | What we use it for, however, is general data sharing - there' | ||
| + | **WARNING: Because Syncthing wasn't really meant for this sort of use, it requires a bit of carefulness on part of everyone involved. There' | ||
| ===== How? ===== | ===== How? ===== | ||
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| ==== Send / Receive Only ==== | ==== Send / Receive Only ==== | ||
| - | Send / Receive Only limit the folder/file changes either received or sent from the current machine. | + | Send Only & Receive Only limit the folder/file changes either received or sent from the current machine. |
| === Send Only Folder === | === Send Only Folder === | ||
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| On windows it helps to set fixed drive letter to your hardrive, so there are no mismatches. | On windows it helps to set fixed drive letter to your hardrive, so there are no mismatches. | ||
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| >When assigning your drive letter, make sure to choose a letter toward the end of the alphabet list. For example, X, Y, or Z — otherwise Windows has the tendency to eventually assign a different letter. Also, keep in mind that it will only be the assigned letter on the computer you changed it on. If you take your external drive to a different PC, Windows will give it a different dynamic letter.((From https:// | >When assigning your drive letter, make sure to choose a letter toward the end of the alphabet list. For example, X, Y, or Z — otherwise Windows has the tendency to eventually assign a different letter. Also, keep in mind that it will only be the assigned letter on the computer you changed it on. If you take your external drive to a different PC, Windows will give it a different dynamic letter.((From https:// | ||
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| ===== QnA ===== | ===== QnA ===== | ||
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| + | ==== Common Gotchas ==== | ||
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| + | === folder marker missing // .stfolder blues === | ||
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| + | Syncthing marks each synced folder with an empty, hidden directory in that folder, called '' | ||
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| + | If that (empty) folder is deleted, Syncthing will vomit with a similar error message: | ||
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| + | 2020-04-02 21:12:50: Error on folder " | ||
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| + | This can happen for a couple of reasons: | ||
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| + | * Actual potential data loss - you should [[S.M.A.R.T.|check your disks]] and remember where you keep your backups. | ||
| + | * Some sort of "empty folder cleanup" | ||
| + | * If that's the case, and it's really the only thing that happened, it's safe to simply re-create '' | ||
| + | * If not, and you still do this, you've just successfully corrupted everyone else's Syncthing folders with your broken data. | ||
| + | * Entire folder is missing. See [[syncthing# | ||
| ==== CPU ==== | ==== CPU ==== | ||
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| ==== Whitelisting files ==== | ==== Whitelisting files ==== | ||
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| ==== Moving syncthing folders? ==== | ==== Moving syncthing folders? ==== | ||
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| ===== Semi-public Syncthing folders ===== | ===== Semi-public Syncthing folders ===== | ||
| See [[internal: | See [[internal: | ||
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