frank@btsync Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Hi, my used sync folder (Linux, Raspberry) was located within a to small partition. Now I want to move this folder to another usb-device.I tried to set a symbolic link from old place to new location, but get an error in btsync (browser) gui How can I move sync folder without deleting peer and recreate it. I don't want to resync 10 GB with 3-4 clients over small network again any hints, tips are welcomeFrank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatMarko Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 How can I move sync folder without deleting peer and recreate it. I don't want to resync 10 GB with 3-4 clients over small network again Step 1) Note down the folder's current key (secret) Step 2) Remove the folder from Sync Step 3) Move the folder to its new location Step 4) Re-add the folder in its new location back to Sync using the original key from Step 1 Step 5) Sync will reindex the folder, but nothing should transfer/sync with your other clients Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank@btsync Posted November 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 super fast answer I will test it today evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank@btsync Posted November 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 hmm, don't looks good Step 5) Sync will reindex the folder, but nothing should transfer/sync with your other clients Data now be synced again, that's just I not wanted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piotrnik Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 For mine, it shows as downloading/data remaining while it's indexing, but nothing actually transfers and the amount decreases at it indexes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanZ Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 @frank@btsyncSync might put it in the queue - but please note, that files will be removed from queue rather quickly, with no actual file body transfer. Sync will remove them from queue once file is hashed and hash value compared against the tree it receives from other peers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rskywkr Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Step 1) Note down the folder's current key (secret)Step 2) Remove the folder from SyncStep 3) Move the folder to its new locationStep 4) Re-add the folder in its new location back to Sync using the original key from Step 1Step 5) Sync will reindex the folder, but nothing should transfer/sync with your other clients Hello I am a very new user and very green at syncing but Bittorrent seems very exciting for what I need. About the above solution for moving a folder, can this indexing of a transported folder also work for duplicating a that folder on a another PC with out going through the hours of syncing 200mb?Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICE Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Yes. Just copy the desired folder to the new PC and start from Step 4) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eazq Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 @GreatMarkoPerhaps you could just post that same procedure in the New Features forum asking the developers to add a new per-folder action to "relocate a folder", that is exactly performing the step you kindly listed here. Just ask the user to select the target folder. @RomanZSync might put it in the queue - but please note, that files will be removed from queue rather quickly, with no actual file body transfer. Sync will remove them from queue once file is hashed and hash value compared against the tree it receives from other peers. Perhaps you could distinguish the case of a file in unknown state and a case of a file which requires performing some I/O toward a given peer. A file waits in the unknown state until the engine decides it should perform I/O. In other words, deciding if synchronization is required (chatting btsync instances, but not transferring actual data) is not synchronizing. Not yet at least. This could make things much more clear and apparent to most users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
box0220 Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 relocate folder would be nice indded! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisc Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 While this discusses moving a folder, can I move a USB hard disk. I have a computer with a usb connected hard disk with folders that are added,indexed and up to date. Can I then move the hard disk and and sync folders to another computer and NOT have them reindexed and downloaded again? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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