# "Out of Sync" error with ruTorrent AutoTools

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/out-of-sync-error-with-rutorrent-autotools/26757
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 27, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/out-of-sync-error-with-rutorrent-autotools/26757 "2026-05-27T21:24:35Z")
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### Author: ![Zarathustra](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/zarathustra/32/20466_2.png) [@Zarathustra](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Zarathustra)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/out-of-sync-error-with-rutorrent-autotools/26757/1 "2026-05-27T21:24:35Z")

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![Screenshot 2026-05-27 at 14.20.36](https://forum-uploads.syncthingcdn.net/original/3X/e/b/eb0f0126fec36132c783dc87330eb588c1ee2b96.png)

Hi, I keep receiving the following error when I try to create a sync between my PC and my NAS. The specific sync process involves a torrent being stored in a folder on my PC, picked up by Syncthing, then synced to my NAS. When ruTorrent imports the torrent into the client, I get this error trying to do the same thing with the next torrent. How do I fix this? Thanks!

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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: [May 27, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/out-of-sync-error-with-rutorrent-autotools/26757/2 "2026-05-27T21:49:55Z")

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Why is the folder marker missing? See [FAQ — Syncthing documentation](https://docs.syncthing.net/users/faq.html#i-am-seeing-the-error-message-folder-marker-missing-what-do-i-do) .

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### Author: ![Zarathustra](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/zarathustra/32/20466_2.png) [@Zarathustra](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Zarathustra)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/out-of-sync-error-with-rutorrent-autotools/26757/3 "2026-06-25T21:46:07Z")

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Just wanted to update this thread with a solution:

So rutorrent removes everything out of the watched folder. Instead of syncing the same folder that rutorrent watches, I put the watch folder inside the parent syncing folder and then configured each according to the folder they separately managed.

```bash
/Watch/ <-- Syncthing watches this (marker files are safe)
/Watch/incoming <-- ruTorrent watch directory

```

Thanks to chaos for pointing this out… took me a minute to figure out a solution.

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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: [July 25, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/out-of-sync-error-with-rutorrent-autotools/26757/4 "2026-07-25T21:46:19Z")

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