symlink Symlink/folder Junction Support?

[errolbert]

I'd like to be able to symlink content into a shared folder. There are times when I'd like to consolidate items from the various sources into one destination on my backup/secondary. For example I don't want to sync all of my iTunes Media but I'd like to pick and choose items that aren't available from the cloud into a common shared folder.

Perhaps it's safe to share each of those folders but the overhead of setting them up is greater... alternatively it may be easier to share a common ancestor folder but that may include gigabytes of files that I don't care to backup.

[iMok]

I'd like to be able to symlink content into a shared folder. There are times when I'd like to consolidate items from the various sources into one destination on my backup/secondary. For example I don't want to sync all of my iTunes Media but I'd like to pick and choose items that aren't available from the cloud into a common shared folder.

Perhaps it's safe to share each of those folders but the overhead of setting them up is greater... alternatively it may be easier to share a common ancestor folder but that may include gigabytes of files that I don't care to backup.

Symlinking as you want is doable with your OS tools at a directory level. If you don't like command line, for windows there is https://code.google.com/p/symlinker/ and for Mac http://www.macupdate...41493/symlinker

You should place the symlinks before adding the share to a given SyncApp instance

[sitnin]

I've realised that btsync doesn't sync files which is symlinked to the share. IT would be great to process and sync such files and folders too (I'm asking to add symlink following).

[Morethought]

I would like to be able to share files in folders that exist as symbolic links on linux. Else I have to go making copies of all the data, wasting disk space, just to have the files in the new central "sharing" location.

[rdebath]

I would like to be able to share files in folders that exist as symbolic links on linux. Else I have to go making copies of all the data, wasting disk space, just to have the files in the new central "sharing" location.

Have you tried "mount --bind" or perhaps using aufs ?

[Morethought]

Have you tried "mount --bind" or perhaps using aufs ?

No I haven't, I have had some weird issues with "mounting" and it only works with folders I think. I can symlink files or folders if my memory serves me. So it would be really convenient.

[fnordsensei]

It would be nice to have an option that's like

"Regardless of source, do not sync stuff that is already present on the computer. Create a symlink instead." (i.e., If a file has a hash that matches a file that is already synced from another source, symlink to that file instead of downloading a duplicate. If the symlinked file moves or disappears, remove symlink and sync file).

Eliminating duplicates from multiple sources :-)

[pocoloco]

Symlinking as you want is doable with your OS tools at a directory level. If you don't like command line, for windows there is https://code.google.com/p/symlinker/ and for Mac http://www.macupdate...41493/symlinker

You should place the symlinks before adding the share to a given SyncApp instance

I remember having trouble with this a while back under Windows.

Added a symlink inside an already synced folder. Unfortunately it didn't sync, but I worked around it by using a hardlink instead.

The behaviour was not expected, at least to me.