mrmachine Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Seems that the default list of xattrs mentioned in the KB and this thread has changed. It no longer syncs FinderInfo, and a few others. The default is now only: com.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTagscom.apple.ResourceForkcom.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment I am only syncing between OS X Yosemite clients, and I would like to make sure that all folders sync as many xattrs as possible, excepting any that are detrimental. Specifically, I like to set alternative folder icons and I'd like these to be synced rather than having to set them again on every client. But I have about 10 folders shared, and even just updating the white list to include the required xattr is somewhat annoying. I don't even know what is the required xattr for folder icons? Why can't StreamsList be set to allow all by default with exceptions that are ignored, rather than a white list? Alternatively, it'd be nice to be able to set the StreamsList as a global device/client setting instead of a folder/share setting. If the device is capable of using the specified xattrs, then all shared folders should sync them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanZ Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 @mrmachineMany of MacOS streams are computer-specific and are not valid on other computers. The FinderInfo is a good example - if synced, every Mac is going to fix it is only valid for one computer - which forces Sync to transfer it again and again. You still can allow synchronization of all streams by putting "*" into SyncStreams, though it is not recommended. For the setting a global list of Streams - it sounds like a feature request. Mention it here so it won't be lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmachine Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 @mrmachineMany of MacOS streams are computer-specific and are not valid on other computers. The FinderInfo is a good example - if synced, every Mac is going to fix it is only valid for one computer - which forces Sync to transfer it again and again. You still can allow synchronization of all streams by putting "*" into SyncStreams, though it is not recommended. For the setting a global list of Streams - it sounds like a feature request. Mention it here so it won't be lost. If I allow all streams to sync with "*", can I then subsequently negate some streams with a more specific rule? Much like Synching allows a more general match to be negated by a more specific one with a preceding "!". This would allow users to choose either whitelist or blacklist behaviour. E.g. # whitelist, only sync streams listed belowcom.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTagscom.apple.ResourceForkcom.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment% # blacklist, sync all streams except any negated below*!com.apple.FinderInfo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanZ Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 @mrmachineNo, unfortunately Sync does not support includes / excludes in IgnoreList or StreamsList at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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