Help interpreting what the browser views show.

[sgeneris (Fabian Pascal)]

I have 2 identical laptops in a Home wifi network that I am keeping in sync: I work on the “local” and set ST to update the “remote” usually at the end of the day. Local is set to send only, remote to receive only.

I am attaching the browser views on both laptops: what I noticed is that at the end of the day:

1. Both views ALWAYs show “syncing”, usually one at 98% and 99%. Isn’t it supposed to reach 100% and stop?

2. On the remote it shows LOCAL Up to date, REMOTE Local additionsadditions On the local it shows: LOCAL Out of sync REMOTE Up to date

Aren’t they supposed to show both Up to date after syncing?

Just trying to make sure that I set it up correctly and it works as it should.

[gadget]

Could you expand the Syncthing folder panels so that the details for “LOCAL” and “REMOTE” are visible for both laptops?

[sgeneris (Fabian Pascal)]

Can you pls clarify what the red REVERT and OVERRIDE mean? Thanx

Folders on LOCAL:

Folders on REMOTE:

[gadget]

@sgeneris

Can you pls clarify what the red REVERT and OVERRIDE mean? Thanx

On device HTDB662, folder ID sdnpc-jxamg is set to “Send Only” (won’t automatically accept changes from other devices), while its counterpart on device NEWSYS is set to “Send & Receive” (send local changes and receive remote changes to/from all linked devices).

The red “Override Changes” button appearing on device HTDB662 is due to local changes on device NEWSYS – i.e. Syncthing is offering the chance on device HTDB662 to accept the changes from device NEWSYS.

On device NEWSYS, folder ID yimcm-pgggi has a similar issue, but in reverse. The folder is “Receive Only”, so any local changes will conflict with the folder on device HTDB662 which is set to “Send & Receive” because device NEWSYS is expected to only receive updates from device HTDB662.

On a related note, if E:\OneDrive isn’t just a local folder name, but actually connected to cloud storage on Microsoft’s OneDrive, there are likely to be local changes due to the way that the OneDrive client works.

[sgeneris (Fabian Pascal)]

Thank you.

I figured smtg was wrong – I set the NEWSYS to only receive, not receive and send. How do I change it to what I intended?

[gadget]

@sgeneris

I figured smtg was wrong – I set the NEWSYS to only receive, not receive and send. How do I change it to what I intended?

Expand the folder, click [Edit], click Advanced, then update the “Folder Type” selection.

[sgeneris (Fabian Pascal)]

Thank you.

[sgeneris (Fabian Pascal)]

I changed the setting per your instruction, but I still have the red Override Changes and Out of Sync on the LOCAL.

I do not want to override and sync the LOCAL to the REMOTE, I just want to get both in sync without that – can I do that and how? And hopefully get rid of the 99% constant syncing.

[gadget]

@sgeneris

I do not want to override and sync the LOCAL to the REMOTE, I just want to get both in sync without that – can I do that and how? And hopefully get rid of the 99% constant syncing.

Temporarily change LOCAL to “Receive Only” and allow Syncthing to make REMOTE the reference version. Then when you’re satisfied with the results, change LOCAL back to “Send & Receive”.

[sgeneris (Fabian Pascal)]

Looks like it worked, thanks. Should have thought of it myself. Thanx.

Although I still see "syncing 98% on the local.