# Accidentally renamed sync target folder -- data loss on source?

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/accidentally-renamed-sync-target-folder-data-loss-on-source/14153
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 4, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/accidentally-renamed-sync-target-folder-data-loss-on-source/14153 "2019-12-04T15:27:15Z")
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### Author: ![imsodin](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/imsodin/32/3317_2.png) [@imsodin](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/imsodin)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/accidentally-renamed-sync-target-folder-data-loss-on-source/14153/6 "2019-12-04T17:51:47Z")

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> [@David.P](#):
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> So am I getting this right, you are saying that Syncthing normally would have stopped syncing as soon as I renamed that “MyFolderName” folder on B?

Yes.

> [@David.P](#):
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> And provided this should be about correct – which log files on A and/or B could I check for any possible further things that may have happened?

There’s just one log. With synctrayzor I think it’s even displayed in the wrapper itself, otherwise you probably find the location in it’s settings. On linux (generally without a wrapper) it just logs to stdout, which usually goes to the system log if run as a service.

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