fig2k4 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 I use BTSync to sync my code/projects between my main PC, mediacenter and laptop. At any time, there's always 2 of these machines running, so it's perfect for keeping everything synced without even thinking about it. I can just boot up my PC or laptop and the files are already synced before I load up whatever IDE I'm using.This morning, I went on to my PC only to find that the BTSync history was full of messages that the mediacenter had removed all my files. Everything was deleted from my PC, but obviously backed up to the .SyncArchive folder.The reason this happened was that the sync folder on the mediacenter PC is on an external drive. Last night something strange happened to the drive that made it unavailable and this morning I had to unplug the power and plug it back in to get it working again. Luckily, the next sync downloaded all the files again and everything's back to normal.I would still consider this to be a bug because if the drive isn't available it shouldn't class the files as deleted. Personally, I'd check if the drive or sync folder is present and ignore any sync attempts if it isn't. Hopefully someone can consider looking at that?Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisH Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 +1.That's the reason I have put BTSync.exe on my encrypted volume instead of the system drive, because that way it can only run if the files it syncs are online, too.But yes, "cannot access drive/path" should not be interpreted as "all files have been deleted". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idef1x Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 +1I might just have hit the same problem Luckily they were still in the .SyncArchive folderMy USB drive is always attached, but I get the feeling that sometimes it's in sleep mode and then BTsync might time out on certain files to check and then decides to delete them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koldKat Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 +1I have multiple external drives, and I scare at the thought what would happen if they become unavailable for one reason or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter.m.calloway Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 I bring this up.Can I sync data from an external drive, connected to my laptop ?Meaning that, most of the time, the HDD will not be plugged.Then, what will happen to the data on my other workstation, synced with my laptop ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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