The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/DivyangTandel on 2025-02-06 02:47:05.
Hi buddies, I am very much frustrated, how resilio sync treat file operation in mobile app with selective sync and read write permission.
As you all know resilio shows place holder in selective sync, which appears system wide in windows computer so any file operation replicates in all sync device. However this place holder appears only within the resilio sync app in case of mobile app and not in mobiles built in file manager or any other third party file manager. So any file operation outside resilio sync app will behave some weird way as outlined below
Device-A have Folder with all files which it had shared to Device-B with read and write permission, which Device-B have added as selective sync.
Following is my use case, Device-A have huge storage so I want all file in there. Any file I add to Device-B will copy to Device-A as it is in full sunc mode. I want to organise file and folder in Device-B and it get sync to Device-A. This file organization I will do with third party file manager or through gallary app as that is most convenient and user friendly. Since Device-B have read write permission all the changes should be sync back to Device-A.
But Now following happens which drives me crazy. Device-B to Device-A
File/folder added -> copies to Device-A (expected)
File/folder Rename -> rename at Device-A (expected)
File/folder copy within main shared folder -> replicate at Device-A (expected)
File/Folder delete -> No delete at Device-A (Not expected) but I also expect it not to get delete, as once organise, I will delete all file from Device-B to free space while retaining at Device-A for future download
File/Folder MOVE -> Original file remains at Device-A and moved file at Device-B is treated as new file and copy from there to Device-A (creating double file) - NOT EXPECTED
As you see any move operation at Device-B will create duplicate file at Device-A
TLDR; Please suggest me best solution where I can auto backup all my data from Device-B to Device-A automatically with in same network *without needing any intervention, and can perform all file operation except delete from Device-A.
I need to contineously add new file and keep organizing it at Device-B.
Pls do not suggest synchthing as it do not support browsing file from Device-A and download only needed file. I can use FTP, WebDAV and foldersync app to replicate similar kind of behaviour but again these folder are not bind with each other so can not know if file is already available at Device-B before syncing or downloading from Device-A
Resilio is best match but Move operation in selective sync is just make it useless for my use case.