.xls And Bittorrent Sync

[Wesley_Pipes]

I have a very particular problem with bittorrent where if I am editing a .xls, the file will have a chance to never sync on my other machine.  Let me now elaborate: the files I am editing/saving are part of a class I am taking and when I open these .xls, there is a 50/50 chance that they will end up in the sync loop with the other computer creating the !sync files but no actual file will ever appear.  If I check the progress in transfers, the file will appear, then disappear, then reappear again (repeat) forever until I remove the file having the issue, delete the !sync, then place the file back.  Now what makes these particular files the only ones I have issues with still eludes me but I know the files come from a Linux machine created in Libre Office in which I am using Microsoft Office 2013 on Windows 8.1 to edit them.  I recently did a clean windows install on one of my computers and used BitTorent Sync to transfer some folders back and I had a list of about 10 .xls files that would never make the transfer and resolved this like what was mentioned above.  I look forward to seeing what help I can get on this but other than that this program is essential to the way I work and I really appreciate the effort put into this software.

 

Thanks,

Wesley

 

 

Recap:

Problem: .xls files sometimes don't transfer

Symptom: !sync files created on receiving machine but no .xls

OS: Windows 8.1 x64

Potential Cause: .xls files come from Linux machine created in Libre office (all I can think about)

Work Around: remove .xls, delete !sync on receiving machine, replace .xls

[Harold Feit]

version of sync?

filename conflict possible with windows (remembering that windows is case insensitive while linux is case sensitive)?

[GreatMarko]

Also, remember that Sync can't transfer files when they are open/locked/in use by other applications - such as the case of .xls files open in Microsoft Excel.

 

Closing Excel should then allow your .xls files to transfer.