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So to go along with my own suggestion, I found a way to 'fix' this. Manually: Open a terminal window and 'su' into an administrative user. Use the command below, replacing 'user' and 'group' and entering the appropriate path. This will surely work for my scenario, so hopefully it can be adapted to fit others needs. This works for me because it avoids hidden files & folders, like the all important '.sync' folder. sudo chown -R [user]:[group] /path/to/directory/* Check file/folder ownership with ls -la. Assuming this sequence can be scripted properly, there's a way to 'hook' a script upon login using the following terminal command: sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook /path/to/scriptThe downside, of course, is this would have to be done for every user or machine needing syncronization. I hope I've helped some.

I agree, adam1v. Although in their defense, I think this program was meant to be an alternative to cloud storage options like Dropbox or Copy and for a single person as apposed to multiple shared directories. Using btsync prevents personal data from being stored in a potentially insecure place. For the home user I don't imagine this being a huge concern, but it makes sense for businesses with sensitive information. I don't want my employer's data to be on any kind of storage media unless I say so! I know the ability to preserve or omit permissions is possible. Synology's Cloud Station package actually includes both options when choosing a folder to sync! I just can't choose to sync subdirectories...otherwise I wouldn't be here . I have an idea that might sovle the problem, but requires decentralized configuration. How about running a script that 'chown's every file or directory periodically or at login/logoff?

Great discussion, people! Reading this post has given me some ideas, for I, too, would greatly appreciate a solution! Currently my network uses Synology DS414 and DS214+ at separate locations. My goal is to sync user home folders (just the Desktop, Documents, and Downloads folders) across these devices. My users are set up as LDAP network users via the Directory Server package. Scenario: Equipment includes a disk station and a mac at each location.Both disk stations have a network user called 'jdoe'.The user's home folder is located on '/volume1/user-homes/jdoe' for both disk stations.This user's Deskop, Documents, and Downloads folders are added as shared folders between the two disk stations via the btsync WebGUI.If I create a simple 'test' file at location 1 and save it to either of the three folders, the file syncs appropriately but is 'locked', as in the owner is not the current logged-in user.Is it possible to simply strip ownership of anything synced? Or perhaps force any file/folder to inherit ownership/permissions from the parent folder? Thanks!