# Nonsens subdirectories in sync

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/nonsens-subdirectories-in-sync/25255
**Category:** Android
**Created:** [September 11, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/nonsens-subdirectories-in-sync/25255 "2025-09-11T15:56:04Z")
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### Author: ![zkab](https://forum.syncthing.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/54ee81/32.png) [@zkab](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/zkab)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/nonsens-subdirectories-in-sync/25255/1 "2025-09-11T15:56:04Z")

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This is my fist try to sync Synology NAS with Android.

In Synology NAS I have added a folder and shared it with my Pixel mobil and it looks OK. In Pixel I have added a device with QR from Syncthing NAS and also defined the folders (local one which I want sync and destination folder at NAS)

When sync start it looks strange and as result I get a lot of strange subdir in the device-destination folder:

2.syncthing-enc 4.syncthing-enc 8.syncthing-enc A.syncthing-enc C.syncthing-enc … T.syncthing-enc

containing nonsense info.

I have Syncthing v2.0.8, Fedora 42 Pixel 8 Pro, Android 16

 ![Syncthing](https://forum-uploads.syncthingcdn.net/original/3X/f/4/f4bc1073b14dab6644a29ce122041d51beb975f3.png)

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### Author: ![chaos](https://forum.syncthing.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@chaos](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/chaos)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/nonsens-subdirectories-in-sync/25255/2 "2025-09-11T15:57:35Z")

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Are you using [Untrusted (Encrypted) Devices — Syncthing documentation](https://docs.syncthing.net/users/untrusted.html) ? Check the Remote Device and Folder configuration on both sides.

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### Author: ![martinleben](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/martinleben/32/9049_2.png) [@martinleben](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/martinleben)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/nonsens-subdirectories-in-sync/25255/3 "2025-09-11T18:21:40Z")

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What @chaos wrote.

The primary use of the “untrusted” feature (which you enable by setting a password when you share a particular folder with a particular device) is, in my opinion, this: You want to share with a device which you trust enough to not throw away your files, but you don’t trust it enough to have clear text files there. Typically a device in a colo or at a friend.

Your phone is likely a device you trust, so when on the NAS you shared a folder with the phone, you should NOT have entered a password.

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### Author: ![zkab](https://forum.syncthing.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/54ee81/32.png) [@zkab](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/zkab)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/nonsens-subdirectories-in-sync/25255/4 "2025-09-13T14:22:29Z")

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When I didn’t give the password it worked and synced … thanks for you help

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### Author: ![system](https://forum-uploads.syncthingcdn.net/original/2X/0/0b50e0a202b22ae6a67190759e8c868805b8ed9f.png) [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/nonsens-subdirectories-in-sync/25255/5 "2025-10-13T14:22:48Z")

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