# Is Syncthing v2 with very large folders possible ?

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**Created:** [January 26, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/is-syncthing-v2-with-very-large-folders-possible/26082 "2026-01-26T15:11:44Z")
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#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/is-syncthing-v2-with-very-large-folders-possible/26082/87 "2026-02-08T13:10:37Z")

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I decided to bite the bullet and learn Go 😨

I forked the main repository to work on this. My first commits build so at least I make some progress. I’ll have to test my builds on a local small instance before restarting my huge one.

You’ll find the work in progress at :

> **[GitHub - jtek/syncthing at db\_maintenance\_performance](https://github.com/jtek/syncthing/tree/db_maintenance_performance)**
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> db\_maintenance\_performance

I have to learn as I go so I welcome any feedback on Go best practices, mistakes, SQLite best usage patterns, …

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