Syncignore Hidden Folder

[kamenlee]

I'm using the Mac BTSync client to backup user folders from MacBooks to a Mini Server on the network. I was able to use SyncIgnore to keep the Library and Microsoft User Data folders from syncing, but am also attempting to keep the .Trash folder from syncing. 

 

For Microsoft User Data, I used Microsoft?User?Data with luck. 

 

For .Trash, I have tried .Trash, ?Trash, and *Trash with no luck, it still syncs. 

 

Any ideas?

[Helen]

kamenlee

 

If Microsoft User Data and .Trash are in the root of sync folder (that which you add to Sync) the entries will be the following:
 

For Microsoft User Data: Microsoft User Data

For.Trash: .Trash

 

If they are not in the root, then you will need to write the path to them: 
subfoldername/another subfoldername/.Trash

 

After that re-add the folder to BitTorrent Sync on both peers, so that changes in .SyncIgnore are taken into account. 

[kamenlee]

Well you're right on .Trash. I though I tried MS User Data properly, so I left it with ?'s, but the .Trash stopped syncing when I deleted the folder from the source as well as the remote and re-added them. 

[robson.sobral]

Hi, guys!

I'm having the same issue. I added to `IgnoreList`file:

 

    .yacreaderlibrary

 

But to delete and add back the folder don't fix the issue. I even tried to disconnect all remote folders.

The `.yacreaderlibrary` folder keeps syncing no matter what I try.

The "original" folder is on Windows 8.1. The remote one are on iOS7, Windows Phone 8.1 and another Windows 8.1.

 

Thanks for your attention.

Edited September 14, 2014 by robson.sobral

[robson.sobral]

Hi!

 

I made more tests. It looks like that to the `IgnoreList` to work, the values have to be added _before_ the creation of the files or folders, which can't always be possible.

 

If a new addition is made to `IgnoreList`, it should be moved to the Archive folder for some time and, then, deleted.

 

Thanks!