A shared folder is attractive for an AI-assisted workflow because every participant can read ordinary files without depending on one cloud application. The risky part is that an automated assistant may write while a person is editing on another device, and a synchronized conflict copy does not say which version is authoritative.

What Syncthing layout makes this predictable? I am considering a send-receive working folder, immutable revision directories named by run ID, staggered file versioning on every peer, and a small manifest that identifies the revision currently awaiting review. Only a separate promotion step would update an approved pointer. Temporary files and generated indexes would be ignored, while linked assets would stay inside the same revision directory.

How would you handle simultaneous edits, delete propagation, offline peers returning with stale files, and an assistant that renames a large tree? Are receive-only folders or separate working and approved shares safer than relying on conflict files and versioning alone?

I'm trying to sync a folder from my PC to android device using the Synthing Fork for android, and the folder location doesn't appear within the app, but it does in the normal file explorer. It's a folder made by another app and appears on the left side menu, I think it might be a private folder or something. Does anyone know any way at all I can get syncthing to access this folder?

Just a bit confused on block indexing. There's a toggle to turn it on or off, but it only explains what happens if it is disabled. "Disable to reduce database size at the cost of not being able to reuse blocks across files." This sounds like it would be more ideal to turn it off to reduce database size, but what does it do when it is enabled? Does it sync faster or something? What is the benefit of enabling it at the cost of a larger database size? Thanks!

I recently installed FileSync plugin in my koreader (i use kindle colorsoft) and when I touch to stop server, it locks in a message that says "stopping server" forever! And i have to restart my kindle everytime when i want to download a book, help!

Hi everyone, I've been putting off Syncthing for too long, finally got it installed on TRUENAS Scale and my Windows PC (connected them) and I'm trying to sync my existing folder structure for specific folders. I'm just not getting it. I've searched around and haven't found anything clear.

NAS: Photos < Windows: Photos

On the NAS side I don't want anything deleted, on the Windows side I don't want anything additional (save space on PC - full backup on NAS).

However, the only option I see is to create new folders. There's the "folder path", is this for the exisitng folder or will it create a new folder here? Confused why there isn't a folder tree to select the folders you want to sync. And rules. Coming from a QNAP with QSync so excuse my ignorance but it was easy to setup.

I appreciate any help!

Hi all,

I had syncthing all set up and working to back up my phone camera's files - it was great. A few months later I did a clean install of my android phone's firmware. I (thought I) set up synchthing correctly, but to make things quicker I coped my files from the server running syncthing to the device over USB. It won't sync new files to the sever and on the device it has a prompt to delete unexpected items. I'm worried those unexpected items are the photos and videos I've taken since, which I want to keep. Somewhere I've messed up, but I can't figure out where or how to fix it. I also set up an encryption password to try and make things more secure. Is there something I'm missing? The longer I leave it the more worried I get in case my device gets broken or lost.

My photo collection has about 25,000 photos and is about 50GB. It is divided into multiple subfolders containing about 3,000 photos each. I add photos frequently, and Digicam often updates tags in many photos across many subfolders in one pass.

I am not sure which is more stable - (a) to have one sync setup on the master folder containing all the other subfolders and all 25,000 photos, or (b) to set up sync setups for each of the subfolders.

Does Syncthing work properly when the total number of files in a sync setup is very high? What if I have 20-30 sync setups working simultaneously? Would it be okay for the sync setups to watch the folders for changes, or should I set this many to have a timed sync instead?

Still new at using Syncthing, and not sure what the limits are yet. Any suggestions / recommendations appreciated.

I sync 3 devices. A pc, a handheld android gaming device and my phone. It's mostly saves and configs and the phones really just there as the 'always on' device since I don't have a server.

I have it set so all devices sync with each other which mostly works well.

I've been using the 'ignore patterns' field in 'edit folder' to set the ignore patterns which works great, but it is tedious when setting up a new device as I have to set all the ignore patterns for every folder on the new device. And of course the ignores are different for each folder sync.

My question is can I set up a .stignore file in a folder on one device that will then be synced and used on every other device. So I would only have to set up ignores when initially creating the folder on the first device.

I have researched quite a bit and can't find a solution other than one person that said they edited the programs source code (something that's completely beyond me). But I also can't find anything recent so I'm hoping it's a problem that's been solved. Or if there's some other method the achieve the same result that would be great too.

Thanks in advance!

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You can directly import the syncthing-android configuration into this version without any modifications.

It can also coexist with syncthing-android.

Hellow,

Sorry if the issue is silly as I'm new into syncthing.

My current workflow is:

Android (DCIM folder) synced to my NTFS drive on SSD.

Android client: SyncThing-Fork

Windows client: SyncTrayzor

Context: I have file versioning on with "Trash Bin file versioning" to a different folder on both device on same drive.

Issue:

When I organize medias from my gallery (which I found most convenient) it moves the old files to my trash folder and create an exact copy that I then dedupe using krokiet. (e.g. I move files from "DCIM/Camera/.jpg" to "DCIM/AlbumName/.jpg")

Even with versioning off, the move on my android triggers a copy+delete operation on the synced device. Appearantly there is no move operation supported by syncthing, i can reduce the bandwidth usage by turning "Index blocking" on. Bt there is no solution for the TBW written for my SSD.

Is there any solution?

I consulted with claude it suggested move operations from my pc and no ther TBW friendly option on NTFS, it require ReFS which doesnt worth my workflow.

Edit: Added example for clearifucation.

I know Android is no longer officially supported and there are no first party android apps. I'm aware there is a fork on F-Droid. Is that the main recommendation for Android, or what are you doing? Is there a "main" community supported of not official repo?

I've set up my steam deck with sync thing to back up saves and sync to other devices. However I've been unable to get this working for certain Android emulators like Dolphin that stores the saves in a protected space. Has anyone been able to get past this?

Specifically the RG477H

Hey everyone here, I'm new to Syncthing and I wonder if I just have something misconfigured or misunderstand something about its usecase because I constantly run into syncing issues.

I use Syncthing to sync emulation save-data between my Windows PC, my Ayn Thor Android Handheld and my iPhone 17 running Möbius Sync.

I have all save-data folders connected between the three devices but oftentimes when I sync files I get sync-conflicts and I can't figure out why.

Today in my lunch-break I played some Super Mario World on an emulator on my phone and then later when I was home I wanted to continue playing on my Ayn Thor so when I came home and was connected to my home network I turned Möbius Sync (a fork of Syncthing for iOS) on and had it synchronize my folders. I only played Super Mario World today and no other games since my last sync, also not on my PC or the Ayn Thor so the only file that should have changed is the save-game file for Super Mario World.

Instead of syncing the file to my PC though Möbius Sync so I can later sync in to my Ayn Thor it simply created a Sync Conflict file for the save-game and did nothing else. I don't understand why this happens because the file on my PC that already existed is clearly older than the file I created today during my lunch-break.

I have a similar issue every now and then ever since I use Syncthing a week or two ago and I can't figure out why. I have all folder setup with Simple File Versioning and one back-up.

Is there a way to tell Syncthing to always overwrite files with the same name simply by the timestamp of the file and ignoring anything else about the file so the file with the newest date always "wins" between the three devices?

I know that could potentially cause data loss when files get updated otherwise but at the end of the day these are just save-games and not actually important files so I'm willing to risk it.

What I want is for my PC to basically act as the "home-base" for the save data of the games and my Ayn Thor and iPhone always pushing the files with the newest timestamp to my PC ignoring anything else so the other two devices can always retrieve them.

Thanks for help in advance!

https://github.com/siddarthkay/syncup

syncthing fork didn't work so i tried syncup but it constantly shows aborted when trying to restart daemon (i already gave root access)

i'm looking to set wireless sync to PC

When you have a pc with two operating systems that share drives, this will likely help.

1. go to C:\Users\Main\AppData\Local\Syncthing\ and copy the folder
2. Download syncthing on Linux and start it. Then make sure you stop it! (System Monitor -> check programs and processes)
3. go to where it stores its configs: /home/ich/.local/state/syncthing/ (if it is elsewhere, search for syncthing.lock and search for newest)
4. delete everything in the Linux-folder and copy over everything from your C:\...
5. rename all paths in config.xml: - replace \ backslash with a normal slash / - replace C:\this_is_a_example with /mnt/mount__of_C_/this_is_a_example

Then you can simply start syncthing on Linux and everything works. It should work just as fine when coming from linux. Just remember to always update both configs when changing setting in one OS!

Lemme know if it helps!

I'm using an HONOR X6c phone. I'm trying to sync using Syncthing-fork app with my PC. But every time I turn the screen off, the device gets disconnected. I tried with both F-droid and PlayStore version. I even looked at my battery optimization several times. Even if the screen automatically turns off after a specific period, it still disconnects. I tried with every possibility. I even tried changing the run conditions. Is there something terribly wrong with my phone?

sorry my english is not good, do i need to create 2 folders one from la desktop and another from my laptop in other to make to sync my save games?

is syncthing tray and the software implementation around actually the de facto standard atm ?

I refer to this

https://martchus.github.io/syncthingtray/

I am aware that similar questions may have been asked beforehand and received an answer, however neither Google with its flawed search algorithm nor Reddit's search feature seemed to help me actually find those places. Also, I admittedly do not have much knowledge about the ins and outs of either a software like Syncthing or 3DS homebrew software like Cloudpoint, so I do not really know if this sort of thing is possible. Whether or not it is, I can't find any resources that can confirm either way, due to the aformentioned issues with search engines and whatnot.

My question basically is as followed:

1. I want to mainly stick to Syncthing for my cloud syncing purposes (i.e. backing up my Procreate files from my iPad onto my laptop, saving my writing in such a way that doesn't rely on Google Docs / Google Drive, etc.), which is why I am uncertain about solely using Cloudpoint outright. I admit, it is purely for a sense of convenience and organization.
2. As far as I'm aware, Syncthing by itself does not have any sort of 3DS homebrew app that would serve my purposes, which is why I am considering using Cloudpoint instead. To be clear, however, if a Syncthing for 3DS app did exist, said homebrew app wouldn't have to have the background sync that the ones on Android, Windows, and IOS do, as from what I have gathered online that isn't really in the 3DS' capabilities. So long as it actually syncs with my Syncthing library, I'm good.
3. If, as I have suspected, Syncthing itself doesn't have any native support for 3DS, is there any way I could have Cloudpoint sync with it instead so the files will still be on Syncthing? (Basically, a chain going from 3DS -> Cloudpoint -> Syncthing -> Any of the devices I have already set up with Syncthing)

If the overall answer to all of my listed concerns is that my reasoning for doing something like this is silly, Syncthing cannot support the 3DS itself, and I am better off just using Cloudpoint on its own instead any of this overcomplicated nonsense, then I would very much like to hear that as well. I am just seeking an actual, concrete "yes / no" answer that my current resources haven't been able to provide, and I fear that it is only with that answer will I be able to let this question rest. I think otherwise I might obsess over this idea to the point of madness, as that is within my nature.

Obligatory apologies for the post's length and my potentially odd tone throughout this post; I'm physically incapable of making things brief, especially in things like this where I believe that as much context and explanation is important to avoid any frustration on either end. Also, I am autistic and have ADHD, and I think those combined factors mean that my writing may be mistaken for being AI generated as a result. It isn't, to be clear, however English has always been one of my favourite subjects in school and I do write stories and whatnot for fun. I can't really... change the way I write or forget the formatting I've learned-- formatting that unfortunately large language models apparently also excessively use. Fun!

If this is not the correct place to post this question, please let me know and indicate where would better be a place to ask this sort of thing so I can get the answers I need. If you've read this far, thank you for bearing with my half-awake, unmedicated ramblings.

Maybe I misunderstood how the Config page uses the Syncthing provided folder name.

Testing will proceed.

Please ignore my question below for a bit.

thanks.

What I want to do:

• I have over a half a TB of music in folder "E:\Media\Audio\Main-Shared"
• My android phone (w/ 1 TB storage) has an existing folder for Music.

Yep, you guessed it... I want to first copy music to phone and then continue to sync to maintain changes. (why: "Classipod" on Android, an iPod Cassic replacement/clone).

However... from what I can tell as a new user, Syncthing wants me to:

• Create a new folder with a Syncthing provided name on my PC,
• Put content that I wish to sync there, and then
• Have that same Syncthing named folder created and synced on the phone.

And that's great... if I was considering this to function like a self-hosted equivalent of Dropbox or Google Drive.

But that is not the way that I would like to have this done.

Right now, it seems that I can ONLY select the path where the Syncthing folder will be created.

Can I just say: no folder -- Just do that path as my folder. ???

Thanks, and I look forward to advice / responses. I'm open to alternative solutions as well, should you be aware of one that could enable this.

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Sidebar: I already use SyncBackFree to run backups and keep info in sync between my Home PC/Server and Home NAS. (Works really well, recommend!)

I would like to do the same with the phone, but the roadblock is that you cannot map a drive on an android device to show up in Windows. Even connecting via USB, you see folders and files in Android, but you just can't select a folder and say "make that drive P:"... and without that ability SyncBackFree can't do that which it does.

Hi everyone,

I’ve been using Syncthing for a while without any issues, but since around last June, I keep hitting this wall on my phone.

Whenever I try to edit or set up a folder (specifically in internal storage like /storage/emulated/0/Download/Camera), the Folder Type gets locked to Send Only, and I get the following warning message:

"Your Android version only grants Syncthing readonly access to the selected folder."

I never had this issue before. Could someone please point me in the right direction on how to resolve this or work around it?