dualsweat Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Hello All, I have been using bit torrent sync for quite some time. I found it a valuable successor to Windows Live Mesh. However, I notice a lot of remnant files that are starting to pile up. There are two types: Example:The_Real_File_Name.xls~Tmp_The_Real_File_Name.xls~$Tmp_The_Real_File_Name.xls.!sync These files never go away. And, if I delete them, it does not matter because they sync from another machine running bit torrent (I am syncing a total of 6 PCs - Windows). Any ideas on how to stop these files from showing up? They are all over the place. Thanks! M------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatMarko Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Please read the Unofficial FAQ. - .!Sync files are temporary files created by BitTorrent Sync when receiving incoming data transfers. If these persist and your files are not transferring, stop Sync on all your devices, manually delete all .!Sync files, and then restart Sync. However, please note though that Sync can't sync files when they are currently open/locked/in use by other applications - such as in you case, Excel. You will need to close these files in Excel and/or close Excel itself in order for these files to transfer. I would also suggest you use .SyncIgnore to prevent temporary files created by Microsoft Office from syncing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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