Locating .stversions folder on Pixel 8 Pro

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Hi everyone,

First of all, I understand that syncthing is not a backup system, but I use it to more conveniently backup through my pixel4a.

I’ve been using syncthing recently to automatically upload pictures on storage saver mode on my pixel 4a. However, I thought syncthing only syncs the uploading of pictures, didn’t expect that selecting “delete from device” on my pixel 4a would lead to files being deleted on my pixel 8 pro…

I’m still left with the pictures in storage saver mode, but there are some high quality pictures of landscapes and of people I would prefer to have with full quality…

Changed the settings to send only for my pixel 8 pro and receive only on my pixel 4a. Hoping to find a way to retrieve my images though.

I read online about this .stversions folder but I can’t seem to find it on my phones

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“Send Only” means that the folder sends new files, modifications, and deletions. There is no “send only new files” mode in Syncthing.

You need to enable file versioning in advance manually. If you hadn’t, then there will be no .stversions folder, unfortunately.