[Ignore Junction In Windows 7 (Syncignore)]

@RomanZ - Thanks RomanZ.   I appreciate the confirmation.   Looking forward to the next release.  Thanks again. 

[Ignore Junction In Windows 7 (Syncignore)]

I would rather get the ignore file to just ignore it. From what I've found from some technet docs, these junctions are standard as part of a win7 upgrade for "backwards compatibility" reasons. Regardless, I'm hoping to make the sync ignore file work versus redoing junctions, and all the libraries that seem to use those junctions.

Did I put them there purposefully? Nope (see above). Can I delete them, maybe. but I'd rather get the syncignore file to ignore versus mucking around with deleting junctions put their by the os.

[Ignore Junction In Windows 7 (Syncignore)]

Hello - 

 

I am trying to add  my <username>\Documents folder to BTSync (not sharing yet).    It will not index completely,  it gets stuck on a Junction in the \Documents directory and fails.   I've worked with support and confirmed this is a problem, they have indicated it will be fixed in a future release. (thanks for the help!). 

 

The temporary solution suggested is to add the junction to the .SyncIgnore file in \Documents.   But, I cannot get BTSync to ignore the junction.   

 

This is the error I receive: 

 

[2014-06-30 14:46:51] SyncFolderScanner: GetFileList failed for folder \\?\C:\Users\<username>\Documents\My Videos - error code 5 

 

 

These are my junctions in the Documents folder: 

 

dir /AL output:

02/03/2012  08:57 PM    <JUNCTION>     My Music [C:\Users\<username>\Music] 
02/03/2012  08:57 PM    <JUNCTION>     My Pictures [C:\Users\<username>\Pictures] 
02/03/2012  08:57 PM    <JUNCTION>     My Videos [C:\Users\<username>\Videos] 

 

 

I've shut down BTSync.   and modified .SyncIgnore with of: 

 

My Videos

My?Videos

My?Videos\*

 

Yet I still get the error above as it tries to index the junction.   Any advice on what I'm doing wrong in my .SyncIgnore? 

 

Thanks in advance for the help