# Clear stale "out of sync" changes by removed old devices **URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/clear-stale-out-of-sync-changes-by-removed-old-devices/23827 **Category:** Support **Created:** [February 12, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/clear-stale-out-of-sync-changes-by-removed-old-devices/23827 "2025-02-12T22:13:45Z") **Posts on this page:** 2 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![jakobk](https://forum.syncthing.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@jakobk](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/jakobk) #### Post date: [February 12, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/clear-stale-out-of-sync-changes-by-removed-old-devices/23827/1 "2025-02-12T22:13:45Z")
Hello! I have some really old changes from long-removed devices (2023) and they will just never be synced. The devices are not available anymore. Much later I added my newer phone to share the folder with it, and it constantly shows that it is out of sync: ![image](https://forum-uploads.syncthingcdn.net/original/3X/0/3/03cd03869e1f04cdbe4e23f83d5695beb1513665.png) ![image](https://forum-uploads.syncthingcdn.net/original/3X/f/5/f5db28a16aa66e6ab94100c868e433fe96eb131d.png) How can I remove the pending “out of sync” changes from my Syncthing folder? I found [how clear out of sync items of old missing device](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-clear-out-of-sync-items-of-old-missing-device/23250) but it did not help me. I would be fine with just dropping all stale changes, as they were accidental syncs anyway (`.gradle` folder etc). ---
### Author: ![system](https://forum-uploads.syncthingcdn.net/original/2X/0/0b50e0a202b22ae6a67190759e8c868805b8ed9f.png) [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system) #### Post date: [March 14, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/clear-stale-out-of-sync-changes-by-removed-old-devices/23827/2 "2025-03-14T22:13:53Z")
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