yannxou Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 When a folder is shared with the readonly secret and a file is modified in the target computer, that file is no longer sync'd even if it changes in the source computer later. The file is correctly deleted in the target computer when deleted from the source computer though.How to reproduce this:1. On computer A, create a folder and share it using its Read only secret.2. On computer A, create a text file in the shared folder with the text "Hello from A".3. On computer B, add the shared folder and wait sync to complete.4. On computer B, modify the contents of the text file with "Hello from B". In this step, because it's shared readonly I'm not sure whether Bittorrent Sync should watch and download the file again or not. I don't know if this could be an option so it always keeps the original version, but it's not the issue I describe here. The problem arises in the following step:5. On computer A, modify the contents of the text file with "Hello from A again".6. Now, on computer B the file is not replaced anymore and the version with "Hello from B" is always kept there no matter if the original file changes.7. Finally, if you delete the file in computer A it's also deleted in computer B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtbrandao Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 I have a similar issue.On btsync Android I share a folder using the "backup" method.I send the key to my email and add the folder on btsync Linux.This folder has only one file that is updated frequently.The linux btsync download the file only once and then never updates it again.Is this the normal behaviour for "backup folder" on Android btsync? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FulciLives Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 @yannxouWell when you give someone a read only key it is to basically send them data without them being able to screw up your data. What they do with it after that is up to them but they should be advised not to change anything unless they copy it out.In other words if you are giving them a read only key then in what use case scenario will they be changing it only to expect it to be changed back to the original? Doesn't make any sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannxou Posted September 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Imagine a situation where a folder needs to be mirrored to different computers and you don't know how people uses those computers. They could accidentally modify or delete any file, either manually or by another program.There should be a way to ensure that content on the readonly side is mirrored. This would be a powerful feature for remote content delivery that is not reliable right now.Also, the problem is not only that the modified files are not 'restored' but, as I explain in steps 5 and 6, if the file changes in the source computer then it's not replicated anymore.If this behaviour doesn't fit the original 'read-only' idea maybe there could be an additional share option, along with the 'full-access', called 'mirror' that behaves as I explain.I'm sure that this would open lots of possibilities like network administrators in public centers, universities or schools. Even private usage for backing up a folder into a friend's hard-drive without worrying if he broke any file.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtbrandao Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Agreed. This feature is needed.Right now the only workaround is to delete the .db file that is associated with the folder, before starting btsync. When doing this, btsync will index all the files again and download the missing ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argeman Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 The date format currently used is very bad to read, at least for me.In Windows there is a system-setting for the date-format - I would suggest using that one. I think something similar might be true for other operating systems, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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