Change Location Of The .sync Database And Archives

[kyleday]

Hello-

 

I'm wondering if it would be possible or a future update could enable a setting in Bittorrent Sync to change the actual location of the .Sync database and .SyncArchive folders/etc.  I'd like to have BitTorrent Sync sync a folder but not actually save any details INSIDE that specific folder (I'd like to tell Bit Torrent Sync another location to store its database/archive/etc.).  Is this possible?  I could use Windows/Mac/Linux (I don't care which system is required) I just want to do this.

 

Any hope?

[dms2013]

+1 on this. Would a be nice!

[RomanZ]

Hi,

Actually BTSync stores its database, settings and service data in a special folder separately, which can be adjusted when running BTSync with config file.

Still it have to put some data (like shareID, syncignore, syncarchive, etc) inside the sync folders. Do i understand correctly that you want to reconfigure the location of this service data which is in the sync folder?

[ttf]

On Windows you can use a junction.

 

Syntax:

mklink [[/D] | [/H] | [/J]] link target

    /D – Creates a directory symbolic link. Default is a file symbolic link.

    /H – Creates a hard link instead of a symbolic link.

    /J – Creates a Directory Junction.

    link – Specifies the new symbolic link name.

    target – Specifies the path (relative or absolute) that the new link refers to.

 

So you go to:

C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\AppData\Roaming

open a command-window with administrator rights and issue (as an example):

 

mklink /J "BitTorrent Sync" "D:\WHEREVER_YOU_WANT_THIS\BitTorrent Sync"

 

Have this running here, works just fine.

 

 

[kyleday]

Hi,

Actually BTSync stores its database, settings and service data in a special folder separately, which can be adjusted when running BTSync with config file.

Still it have to put some data (like shareID, syncignore, syncarchive, etc) inside the sync folders. Do i understand correctly that you want to reconfigure the location of this service data which is in the sync folder?

Yes this is exactly what I mean. I would like to reconfigure the location of the shareID, syncignore, syncarchive, etc from inside the selected sync folder to another location of my choosing. Edited March 9, 2014 by kyleday

[dms2013]

That would be great. If i would like to do a quick drag and drop copy somewhere, like skype/ usb-key (i wouldn't have to copy and then remove the btsync related files)

[kyleday]

Hi,

Actually BTSync stores its database, settings and service data in a special folder separately, which can be adjusted when running BTSync with config file.

Still it have to put some data (like shareID, syncignore, syncarchive, etc) inside the sync folders. Do i understand correctly that you want to reconfigure the location of this service data which is in the sync folder?

Bump... 

 

Yes this is what I would like.

[RomanZ]

Hi,

 

There is no way to force service files to another location. They have to stay in a synced folder. Note this feature in Wishlist to ensure it is not lost.