Is it possible to move only ? (do not sync)

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#1

Dear experts,

I’ve just installed Syncthing into my PC Windows 10 and my Android phone. I’ve managed to have the files in Android phone’s folder-A copied to PC’s folder-B.

But I’m unable to find the option to just move the file (if any) in phone’s folder-A to PC’s folder-B.

Currently the situation is : using the option “send only”, after the files are copied from phone’s folder-A to PC’s folder-B, if I delete the files in phone’s folder-A, then it also delete the files in PC’s folder-B. I understand that this is normal.

Anyway, because I can’t find a setup option to just move the file to PC’s folder B each time Syncthing detect there is a file in phone’s folder-A (using the option “Watch for changes”), I wonder if it’s possible to do that and how to do that if it’s possible.

Any kind of help would be greatly appreciatd. Thank you in advanced.

#2

This is not possibly without using some hackery, advanced configuration, and/or external scripts on one of the devices to move the files to a different folder there.

If you search the forum for “one way sync”, you will find tonnes of threads on this particular topic though :innocent:.

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#3

Hi tomasz86,

Thank you very much for your prompt reply. I never know until you mentioned it in your post that what I want is called “one way sync”. I did search before posting, but my keyword is “move only” :slight_smile: - that’s why I can’t find the similar topic like mine.

Anyway after you mentioned it then just now I have the search keyword “one way sync”, and you are correct that there are tons result with the same case like mine :smiley: .

Thank you once again for your help, tomasz86. Really appreciate your time to reply me.

#4

Hi all,

Regarding my question, I just want to share the workaround I take.

So after reading the internet here and there, I copy a script from the internet then paste it to notepad to be run so it monitor “IF there is a file created in PC’s folder-B THEN move the file in PC’s folder-B to PC’s folder-C”. In Syncthing now I set the Folder Type option to “Send and Receive”.

So the process is like this:

  1. I put a file in phone’s folder-A
  2. Syncthing copy that file to PC’s folder-B
  3. The script detect there is a created file in PC’s folder-B
  4. So the script move the file from PC’s folder-B to PC’s folder C
  5. Now PC’s folder-B is empty
  6. Syncthing sync PC’s folder-B to phone’s folder-A
  7. the result, I have an empty folder-A in my phone :smiley:

I realize maybe it is not a good solution. But for the time being at least it’s the kind of what I expected.

Thank you very much to all the developers.

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