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.TH "SYNCTHING-FAQ" "7" "January 07, 2017" "v0.14" "Syncthing"
.TH "SYNCTHING-FAQ" "7" "January 23, 2017" "v0.14" "Syncthing"
.SH NAME
syncthing-faq \- Frequently Asked Questions
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from the user point of view. Moreover, if there\(aqs something that automatically
causes a conflict on change you\(aqll end up with \fBsync\-conflict\-...sync\-conflict
\-...\-sync\-conflict\fP files.
.SS Am I able to use nested Synthing folders?
.sp
Do not nest shared folders. This behaviour is in no way supported,
recommended or coded for in any way, and comes with many pitfalls.
.SS How do I rename/move a synced folder?
.sp
Syncthing doesn\(aqt have a direct way to do this, as it\(aqs potentially
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No. Syncthing is not designed to sync locally and the overhead involved in
doing so using Syncthing\(aqs method would be wasteful. There are better
programs to achieve this such as rsync or Unison.
.SS When I do have two distinct Syncthing\-managed folders on two hosts, how does Syncthing handle moving files between them?
.sp
Syncthing does not specially handle this case, and most files most likely get
re\-downloaded.
.sp
In detail, the behavior depends on the scan order. If you have folder A and B,
and move files from A to B, if A gets scanned first, it will announce removal of
the files to others who will remove the files. As you rescan B, B will
announce addition of new files, and other peers will have nowhere to get
them from apart from re\-downloading them.
.sp
If B gets rescanned first, B will announce additions first, remote
peers will reconstruct the files (not rename, more like copy block by
block) from A, and then as A gets rescanned remove the files from A.
.sp
A workaround would be to copy first from A to B, rescan B, wait for B to
rebuild on remote ends, and then delete from A.
.SS Is Syncthing my ideal backup application?
.sp
No. Syncthing is not a great backup application because all changes to your