Ghost "local changes" on untrusted device
I’m running an untrusted device (v1.20.3, Linux (32-bit ARM)) as a destination to files which replicate elsewhere (to other trusted) devices. Occasionally, the untrusted device will show that there...
View Articleout of sync on unraid server
Hi, I’m using syncthing on my unraid server. I recently have an error message that says “The GUI address is overridden by startup options. Changes here will not take effect while the override is in...
View ArticleSyncthing is very slow even on LANe
I have syncthings setup on 4 PC. Three windows 10 machines and a linux server, Lets call them PC1 PC2 PC3 SR1 PC1 and SR1 are on the same LAN connected by gigabit ethernet, and yes it gets that speed....
View Articlethoughts on .git and .thunderbird and ignoring
I set up my home folder to share among my desktop, my laptop and a receive only versioned folder on a storage server. Should .git be synced? On the one hand as there is only one user for my home...
View ArticleResolving External File Versioning Error
Hi, I’m using Syncthing on Windows 10. I have setup external file versioning for each folder in Syncthing as I want files deleted on my remote device to be sent to recycle bin on Windows instead of...
View Articleis run on specified Wi-Fi networks more secure than on mobile data?
I thought that running syncthing was very secure regardless of the network on mobile data or any non public WiFi? Anyway I don’t connect my devices (laptop and android phones) in open public networks....
View ArticleEmpty Folders Left Behind - Ignore Pattern Issue?
Hello: I’m seeing a minor issue arising from some Ignore Patterns - but I don’t know if it stems from my Ignore Pattern formatting, or something else. I have a shared folder which gets a new subfolder...
View Articlescans ignored file, complains, refuses to rescan
The first thing in the .stignore is “.ssh”. Syncthing does not have permissions to read it. It has to be this way. Syncthing issues a “File Watch Error” in a big orange box for “.ssh” So Syncthing...
View ArticleDoes Syncthing send ignored files?
Sync thing scans some (all? unpredictable?) ignored files. As of 2022-07-27 this is just part of the personality of the program. But does it potentially send ignored files over the network? What...
View Article"syncing: pull: no such file", this time on a Syncthing file
I found a 2019 discussion on that topic, in my case the issue is with a Syncthing file. Context: 6ZDAKC is a Windows 10 with SyncTrazor (1.1.29, Syncthing is 1.20.3) AE2FSX is a docker container with...
View ArticleUntrusted device default scan timing
Here is a quirk I’ve noticed with the default timing of scans on untrusted devices: the default is understandably long, 86400s with the watcher disabled. If a file of 2GB is sync’ed from a trusted to...
View ArticleSyncthing hangs at 'Signal 15 received; exiting'
So I have syncthing (v1.20.3) running on a windows 10 machine. At some point one of the folders to be synched becomes unmounted and syncthing complains about the missing folder. So I mount the folder...
View Articlev1.20.3 quite aggressive on DNS lookups for the relay server
I have a relay server that is specified in the Syncthing config by FQDN. The Server is dual-stacked and valid, DNSSEC signed A and AAAA records exist with a long TTL of 86400. I notice that Syncthing...
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install syncthing-gtk on fedora 36
hello there, it’s my 1st post ever on forum. I have a newbie problem that I cant’ find any solution for it. I try to install syncthing-gtk from software center in fedora36 but I can’t find it… i...
View ArticleSynching files from Outgoing to Incoming folder
Hello, Is it possible to set synchthing so that files from an “outgoing” folder synch on one computer to “incoming” folder on another computer? Thanks for any answers! 2 posts - 2 participants Read...
View ArticleFiles remain in `.stversions` past max age
So I googled it and found a recent similar complaint on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Syncthing/comments/w0ctkx/files_remain_in_stversions_past_max_age/ but of course on reddit the details are a...
View Articlefolder marker missing and then folder path missing
I’m a complete newbie and not sure how to proceed without losing data. I have a working setup among 5 devices and now I wanted to convert a folder to encrypted to 1 of the devices as an untrusted...
View ArticleDelete files on target without resync
I setup pc as send only and pixel phone as receive only. When the PC folder is too big for pixel phone’s internal storage, the sync will stop and show insufficient space. I then upload the synced...
View ArticleRealtime document collaboration
Is there a way to use syncthing to make a realtime collaborative text editor? I basically want something like google docs but that is only available on my local home private network. 3 posts - 3...
View ArticleHow to make syncthing autostart using the socks5 proxy?
I followed the instructions from the Docs and got proxy to work but when it autostarts on my linux box it does not make use of the proxy. I eventually could get it to work as the root user but then...
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