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Re:Open source email pioneer Roundcube joins the Nextcloud f... by digging on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @01:12PM (#38462905)
I might have been too stupid to figure it out, but I found Syncthing unusable because I couldn't set up a basic "backup" style sync. That is, anything I added to my phone folder would get synced one-way to my computer... and anything I deleted from that folder would also get synced one-way to my computer. This forced me to maintain my entire photo library on my phone, which of course is exactly what I was trying to avoid.
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Re:Open source email pioneer Roundcube joins the Nextcloud f... by jackothy on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @01:24PM (#38463076)
Would it work to set the folder type to "Send Only" on the phone and to "Receive Only" on the server?

See https://docs.syncthing.net/v1.26.0/users/foldertypes

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Re:Open source email pioneer Roundcube joins the Nextcloud f... by digging on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @02:04PM (#38463668)
No, the issue is that send-only sends all modifications, including file deletion. I wanted it to only send new files, but couldn't find a way to do that.
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Re:Open source email pioneer Roundcube joins the Nextcloud f... by seszett on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @03:29PM (#38464836)
https://docs.syncthing.net/advanced/folder-ignoredelete.html

It works well enough in a backup system, where the issue explained on the page isn't relevant.

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Re:Open source email pioneer Roundcube joins the Nextcloud f... by digging on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @03:57PM (#38465207)
Nice, I guess it does work. Annoying that what feels to me a basic option is hidden for power users. I don't understand what your comment is saying though?
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Re:Open source email pioneer Roundcube joins the Nextcloud f... by seszett on Thursday November 30, 2023 @01:10AM (#38470258)
Well that option is hidden because of the very real problems it causes in "normal" syncthing use, as explained on the page.

I'm saying that you can disregard the warning in the case of a backup system (as opposed to the normal use which is full sync between two devices that both modify files).

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