gabled-bravado-dell Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 I have been testing Bit Torrent Sync and have been really impressed with it and I went ahead and purchased a Pro license to further explore the features. I wanted to see how adding and removing devices would react. I had friends and family install Sync and shared a few folders with them and then had them uninstall BTS or I disconnected them and then they disconnected. I am left with their device listed in the Peer List. Is there a way to remove their devices without removing the folder and adding it back to BTS? If not, and I think I understand why I cannot, "hiding" them or having a way to remove them from showing up in the Peer List would be a good future feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatMarko Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Devices will be automatically removed from a folder's peer list after 7 days with no connection (this is configurable via the advanced "peer_expiration_days" setting) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivarson Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 5 hours ago, GreatMarko said: Devices will be automatically removed from a folder's peer list after 7 days with no connection (this is configurable via the advanced "peer_expiration_days" setting) So setting it to '0' temporary would clear them? Would this also apply to my thread here, that is, would my own abandoned but still linked device dissappear, or is it required to unlink from that very device? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatMarko Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 55 minutes ago, ivarson said: So setting it to '0' temporary would clear them? Would this also apply to my thread here, that is, would my own abandoned but still linked device dissappear, or is it required to unlink from that very device? Yes, temporarily setting peer_expiration_days to "0" will clear cached peers. They will only return once they each become online/connect again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabled-bravado-dell Posted February 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Thanks! That is great news!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivarson Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 +1 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kallsbo Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Did this on the YeaSoft package of btsync and ended up with no peers connecting, unable to revert the setting back to original. The dpkg config didn't take either and it took me a while to work around it using another instance of btsync. So if you did this and now have connection issues this would be a good read: http://www.hackviking.com/server-and-dekstop-and-3rd-part-apps/btsync-refuses-to-connect-to-any-peers/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatMarko Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 The YeaSoft packages were unofficial and have since been abandoned by their original author. As such, they may well lead to issues - as @kallsbo found - and should be considered obsolete. If you're still using these packages, it's advisable to remove them and use official packages available via getsync.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02384098203948234 Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 On 19.2.2016 at 2:08 AM, GreatMarko said: Yes, temporarily setting peer_expiration_days to "0" will clear cached peers. They will only return once they each become online/connect again. Thank you! I wasn't aware of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWilson77 Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Can we have button that clears abandoned peers on the peer list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted December 14, 2016 Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 on the peer list they are cleared automatically after "peer_expiration_days" (in power user settings) timeout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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