JoeJoomla Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Hi there, I set up syncing for the home folder on a Mac OS 10.8.5 which is 117.3 GB in size. After 109.29 GB of transfer an 'Out of Sync' message appears. I can't seem to get it to finish this initial sync. I've restarted the application on both machines. I've also restarted both machines. Is there something else I can do to get this to complete? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeJoomla Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Update: Since I was concerned that the home folder wouldn't finish syncing I decided to do smaller folders which are inside the home folder. I picked the 'Music' folder and set it up to sync. I left the original home folder in the sync list and all of a sudden it says that the sync is complete. There is a checkmark next to the folder on both machines but the folder size is listed as 109.29 GB. When I measure the home directory directly on the computer it measures 117.3 GB. Now I am confused. What should I be doing here? Edit: Shortly after I posted this, the receiving computer shows 'Out of Sync' message while the sending computer shows a checkmark in the status column. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeJoomla Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Update: (I guess I'm talking to myself here) I have another Sync folder that is 15GB in size that suddenly decided it is 'Out of Sync' I don't seem to be able to get that one going again. Am I the only one with this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Not just you, I've got this problem. About 10% of my folders have it. I can delete the share and start over, but after a while it happens again. This has been an issue with all of 1.4.xx for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeJoomla Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Thanks for your reply Journeyman. I am deleting the smaller share and starting over. Since this is just on my LAN it's not a big issue but I need to know that I can depend on this system in order to continue using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinabroad Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Hi There guys, This used to be a problem for me, but I am all sorted now. The thing to do is to double check the actual file numbers synced - preferably with a different program (I use freefilesync) and look for ALL instances of !sync across both computers (just use search in explorer) With BTSync turned off delete ALL the !sync files you find (they are files created by BTSYNC as it does its work) I would advise you start again from your one main computer and COPY all the files to the second one - then set up the sync and let BTSYnc do its work indexing. From what I can gather you should not be syncing folders within folders across these two machines as you are already syncing the main folders - this I have been told could cause problems. Its OK to sync a 'nested folder' to a different machine, but not to a machine where the top folders themselves are already synced. I suspect you are not getting replies as these problems are well covered in the forum - you just need to know the right key words to find the threads! - good luck, its a great program underneath, you just need to get used to the way it works.@journeyman - have you tried 1.4.106 ? I have not had this problem since about 1.4.9something - but used to get it a lot with a three way syncs (I don't do any more than 2 way these days just in case) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeJoomla Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Thanks for your reply colinabroad. This is all new to me. I suppose I expected Bittorrent Sync to be just like Dropbox in how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Hi There guys, This used to be a problem for me, but I am all sorted now. The thing to do is to double check the actual file numbers synced - preferably with a different program (I use freefilesync) and look for ALL instances of !sync across both computers (just use search in explorer) With BTSync turned off delete ALL the !sync files you find (they are files created by BTSYNC as it does its work) ...@journeyman - have you tried 1.4.106 ? I have not had this problem since about 1.4.9something - but used to get it a lot with a three way syncs (I don't do any more than 2 way these days just in case)It's funny you mentioned FreeFileSync. I bumped into that yesterday as I was looking into an alternative to BTSync for a LAN backup utility. I really like it. I have about 700GB that I was backing up with BTSync but by the time it all synced up, I'd get another "Out of Sync" error. (Currently on 1.4.106 and had many of those errors.) After several months of that, I am fed up. In an effort to stay on topic, I still have a few WAN folders using BTSync that (currently) don't have the "Out of Sync" error. I'll keep your post in mind for when those start to behave badly. Thank you for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinabroad Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Hi Guys,As a backup I still use FreeFileSync as I am unable to make a three way sync work and I don't like the way BTSync creates a mesh of peers anyway - I would MUCH prefer a Master file set being linked to the slaves without the slaves linking as well, but as the mesh is a core part of the way BTSync works this is not likely to change. It is great for some and good for others. BTSync of course does its work in real time which is what people need for syncing (freefilesync does not yet work in real time to my knowledge) - I simply use BTSync to make sure my laptop and deck computer are the same at all times and I can switch work or play between the two seamlessly - the backup of those files is (and should be in my opinion) independent of the two working machines and therefore does NOT need to be meshed or backed up in real time. It is interesting you are still experiencing the out of sync issues - did you get to try 1.4.10005 test version - this fixed these issues for me. However, you have three times the size of data to sync than me - but then how much of it is changing all the time, I have files constantly changing throughout the day - and the software seems to keep up with it all (for me, so far!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeJoomla Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 I haven't used the 1.4.10005 test version. I'll have a look for it and see if that makes a difference for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanZ Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 @JoeJoomlaI've got an experimental build fixing the Out of Sync issue. Let me know if you are willing to test it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I'm afraid the Out of Sync issue appeared for me again today for no apparent reason. 1.2KB, 7 files, no subfolders. 3 of 3 peers connected. No !Sync files to delete either. *So confused* Not sure if the experimental build offer is exclusive, but if not I'd be willing to give it a try. Just thought I'd throw that out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeJoomla Posted January 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Hi RomanZ, yes I would be willing to test your experimental build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanZ Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 @Journeyman, @JoeJoomla I've sent you the experimental build. Let me know your testing results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanZ Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 @colinabroadI've moved your question to relevant topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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