[Re-Installing Sync on same machine after system re-installation]

Hello, 

I've run into this problem already a couple of times: whenever I re-install a machine (running on Debian or Ubuntu), I first backup all the keys, then re-add all the folder after installation. Kind of tedious, given the fact that the data storage has not changed... I thought, it would be enough to backup

• /etc/resilio-sync/
• /var/lib/resilio-sync/ 

... and copy these folders back after re-installation Resilio Sync. Unfortunately, I'm greeted with the first-time installation dialog asking me to create a new user for the web-ui, which indeed does create a new .SyncUserXXXXXXXXXX in /var/lib/resilio-sync/   . 

I've been really scratching my head on how to just let Resilio Sync pick up the existing profile? Why doesn't it recognize the existing profile and wants to create a new one? 

I'm aware of this thread, but it didn't help or I didn't understand how it would apply to my situation. 

Thanks! 

 

Additional information: I've not changed any standard storage paths, i.e. /etc/resilio-sync/config.json points to: 

• "storage_path" : "/var/lib/resilio-sync/",