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I've been using Syncthing for years now, between ~10 Linux servers, Linux desktops, Linux and Windows laptops and Android smartphones, over LAN, wired and wirel

I've been using Syncthing for years now, between ~10 Linux servers, Linux desktops, Linux and Windows laptops and Android smartphones, over LAN, wired and wireless Internet. I'm synchronizing less than 100 MiB of data, but it's changing all the time. I've not yet had a single issue with it. I've a few conflicts every week when the same file is changed in different locations at the same time, but Syncthing keeps all versions of a file until I resolve the conflicts; I can't see how it could handle that better. Long story short: I highly recommend this tool.

metalliqaz 5y ago
Same. I sync my working docs between a Windows PC, a Windows laptop, and a FreeBSD NAS. It just works and that's awesome. On Windows, SyncTrayzor is the way to go.
- m-p-3 5y ago
  I just run it in my task scheduler, running out of sight and easily accessible through the WebUI.
ahnick 5y ago
What's the process for resolving conflicts?
- DanTheManPR 5y ago
  You may have to manually step through the conflicts menu to resolve them, choosing which device's version to keep. But typically that won't happen unless both device's versions of a file change at the same time.
- xiwenc 5y ago
  I have been using syncthing for at least 3 years now. Sync’ing a 7gb directory across 6 devices. I rarely get conflicts, when it happens i just click on the conflicts link via the browser and check which files are conflicting and try to resolve it. Sometimes i have to call a REST action to reset the local db: curl -X POST -H "X-API-Key: xxx" "http://localhost:8384/rest/system/reset?folder=YYYY" This is my last resort cause sometimes syncthing gets confused. Also good to note my setup has 1 introducer which is my NAS (synology) that is 24/7 online which always has the latest changes. Other devices are mostly mobile or turned on at irregular times. For devices without syncthing support like iOS, i rely on exposing the directory on the NAS via webdav. This way i can still access my data on the go. And my synology creates regular backups/snapshots of my synced directory. So that i can always recover files. Even outside of syncthing.

metalliqaz 5y ago

Same. I sync my working docs between a Windows PC, a Windows laptop, and a FreeBSD NAS. It just works and that's awesome. On Windows, SyncTrayzor is the way to go.

m-p-3 5y ago
I just run it in my task scheduler, running out of sight and easily accessible through the WebUI.

ahnick 5y ago

What's the process for resolving conflicts?

DanTheManPR 5y ago
You may have to manually step through the conflicts menu to resolve them, choosing which device's version to keep. But typically that won't happen unless both device's versions of a file change at the same time.
xiwenc 5y ago
I have been using syncthing for at least 3 years now. Sync’ing a 7gb directory across 6 devices. I rarely get conflicts, when it happens i just click on the conflicts link via the browser and check which files are conflicting and try to resolve it. Sometimes i have to call a REST action to reset the local db: curl -X POST -H "X-API-Key: xxx" "http://localhost:8384/rest/system/reset?folder=YYYY" This is my last resort cause sometimes syncthing gets confused. Also good to note my setup has 1 introducer which is my NAS (synology) that is 24/7 online which always has the latest changes. Other devices are mostly mobile or turned on at irregular times. For devices without syncthing support like iOS, i rely on exposing the directory on the NAS via webdav. This way i can still access my data on the go. And my synology creates regular backups/snapshots of my synced directory. So that i can always recover files. Even outside of syncthing.