MaxRavenclaw Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 I have recently reinstalled my OS (upgraded to Windows 10). I have thus lost my previous BitTorrent Sync configuration on the PC, but I still have it on my Android phone. Is there a way to reenter my account on the computer? EDIT: For some reason, the link device button is greyed out on PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Hello, yes, on the phone go to My devices -> add device (computer+ icon) -> three dots menu (might be phone's soft button Menu) -> Show key. Deliver it to PC (tap on it to copy to clipboard), paste to "Manual connection" field there and proceed. "Link device" is greyed out on Sync Free version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxRavenclaw Posted March 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Thanks. Unfortunately, it says that the devices didn't link. Both my PC and the Android are connected to the internet. They are online... BTsync on PC says they're not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxRavenclaw Posted March 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Sorry, turns out there was an issue on my PC's side. Now it works. Thanks for the help! EDIT: How do I get BTSync to only read from my PC, not write as well? I'm tired of deleting files on my PC for them only to be created again from my android. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 @MaxRavenclaw Share RO QR code from PC to phone. Here's the guide. But note that nothing will be uploaded from the phone. If between tow RW peers deletion is not propagated, there is something wrong with the setup, it's not expected behavior. If you wish to investigate it, please write to support with a few details about your setup, and logs from both peers, mentioning which exactly files get affected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxRavenclaw Posted March 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 I have added a folder to my android using the QR Read Only. Then I deactivated Selective sync so the whole folder is synced, At deatils Permissions are Read & Write. The only thing I can see that might be a problem is that the folder I added already existed (I'd rather not download 16GB from scratch) and while on PC I got notified of the existing .sync folder and chose to delete it (through the program, I'm talking about the "another instance" warning), no such notifications appeared on Android. Maybe the .sync folder on android overwrote my RO settings from PC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted April 1, 2016 Report Share Posted April 1, 2016 Yes, better delete all .sync directories from the share before adding them back. make sure that Archive doesn't contain any important data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxRavenclaw Posted April 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 I'll try that out. Thank you very much for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.