TorbenK Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Great software :-)I use this for private offsite backup and it works allmost perfect.As I understand it 'read only' sharing is oneway sync of files added/deletedI would like to be able to make a shared folder 'non deleting' so files can be added but not deleted.Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abcoulomb1 Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 It would be really nice to have a selection per sync folder to select one-way (selectable either way) and add/update only (no delete). Many thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreatMarko Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 For completeness, the following user also previously requested such features in the original Wishlist thread:Â The ability to not delete files at the destination if deleted at the source while using one way sync. Would be handy then as a simple backup/archive program. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kuchiru Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 i would like to see this too, here is my topic:Â http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/30105-how-to-stop-btsync-from-deleting/#entry84752 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Noed Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 I created an account just to support this feature request  In my case, I take a lot of photos and videos on Android, I'd like them all to be copied to my PC... Then I want to delete the files from phone to free some space, but always keep their copies on the PC that has much larger storage space. One way backup. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
witchdoctor Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I created an account just to support this feature request  In my case, I take a lot of photos and videos on Android, I'd like them all to be copied to my PC... Then I want to delete the files from phone to free some space, but always keep their copies on the PC that has much larger storage space. One way backup. Thanks.Same here. Exact same usage scenario even. This is the definition of backup to me, and even though I've set trash_ttl=0, I don't like having to dive into .syncarchive to then move files to a sync-folder not affiliated with my phone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
distracted Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) I registered just to post my support for this feature. Please add true one way sync without deletion. Edited July 16, 2014 by distracted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YourNameHere Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Ditto, also registered to post support for this feature. Apple's Photostream feature copies pictures from my iPhone to my desktop already. Bittorent Sync backs up these images from my desktop to my server. Apple for some unknown reason deletes from the desktop when I delete from my phone to recover space. I want the pictures not to be removed from the server when removed from the desktop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigbear Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Plus One. I would like to use that feature, too. Pictures from Smartphone to PC. (Similar to DropBox) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tsftd Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Yet another person who signed up just to request this. This is a MUST for anyone to use BTSync as I intend to: Set up a remote server which is automated to download things via bittorrent (say, a podcast). Use BTSync to sync those things which were downloaded to my home PC. Have the freedom to delete said things from the server or home PC as desired, without one affecting the other.  Traditional FTP Sync software can fulfill these requirements, except that it doesn't work with bittorrent downloads (since it doesn't hash the files). One-way syncing (read-only) as currently implemented in BTSync fulfills all but the last requirement (I can delete on the home PC without affecting the server, but removing a file on the server will delete it on my home PC). As it stands, I have to either listen to the podcast before removing it from the server, OR manually move/copy it to a non-synced directory. At which point, really, I may as well just FTP on-demand as I've always done it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mindcanal Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisH Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) Have the freedom to delete said things from the server or home PC as desired, without one affecting the other.That's not going to work. You might make your home PC a read-only node, so deleting files there won't affect the server, but deleting files on the server WILL move them to .SyncArchive on your PC. Edit: Disregard the above - I was probably thinking of the wrong thread. Edited September 25, 2014 by ChrisH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tsftd Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Yes, that's exactly the point of this request. It's to have a share type which DOESN'T do that. Call it "Archive" mode, or "Grab" mode, or whatever clever name the devs come up with. The point is to have a sync mode which will create any new files on synced nodes, but not sync any deletions. If you read the last paragraph of my post, I specifically point out that this is not currently possible. "One-way syncing (read-only) as currently implemented in BTSync fulfills all but the last requirement (I can delete on the home PC without affecting the server, but removing a file on the server will delete it on my home PC)." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisH Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Huh. I have no idea what I was thinking when I wrote that. I can only guess I mixed up threads and thought you posted in the "BTSync as a Windows service" thread.Sorry for the confusion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jpx Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 I want this feature too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charmelius Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rodrigoferra Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IonMike Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 me too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sellis Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 This would be very useful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Catsrules Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 I would want this as wellI have a Digital Ocean server running Bittorrent sync, I used that to torrent my podcast so I can help support/seed. I used BITtorrent sync to sync the completed podcasts to my computers and phones. My server only had 20GB available so I need to delete the podcast every so often to make room for the new ones. But this deletes the podcast from my desktop and phones as well because they are synced with the server. From looking at this posthttp://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/32267-android-backup-vs-readonly-sync/it looks like the mobile clients already have this feature, is there a way to "hack this" for a computer . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neoark Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 I would want this as wellI have a Digital Ocean server running Bittorrent sync, I used that to torrent my podcast so I can help support/seed. I used BITtorrent sync to sync the completed podcasts to my computers and phones. My server only had 20GB available so I need to delete the podcast every so often to make room for the new ones. But this deletes the podcast from my desktop and phones as well because they are synced with the server. From looking at this posthttp://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/32267-android-backup-vs-readonly-sync/it looks like the mobile clients already have this feature, is there a way to "hack this" for a computer . This is essential feature. I wish it gets implemented soon. Backup only mode which is readonly files don't get deleted when removed from source. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wbelk7777 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 I would also like this feature to be added, so that I can use btsync to back-up my digital devices. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daryl_tt Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 +1 We use this as a collaboration tool and some people keep deleting entire folders!There should be 3 permission levels.  Read -  Read/Write  - Read/Write (without Delete) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
engern Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fredriky Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 +1 Registered just to promote this feature. Would really like all my photos copied to a hard disc in my brothers house, but do not want him to have the chance to delete my originals by mistakingly removing the remote copies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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