Problem with Syncthing and Icloud

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@andrei_m

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Syncthing

So we can assume that this happens because icloud removes the file from quick access to leave it only in the cloud, and Syncthing picks up these changes and removes it everywhere?

Yup, and not just iCloud, but all of the popular desktop cloud storage services that use a selective file sync design.

There’s been quite a bit of interesting in the same feature for Syncthing: https://forum.syncthing.net/t/selective-sync-feature-most-important/16394/

I would certainly check, but this problem happens sometimes every two months, sometimes every half a year. Is it possible to change icloud behavior ? or maybe there is some other cloud service without this problem ?

I’m not aware of an option to disable the on-demand sync behavior in iCloud. Increasing the local cache size could be used as a workaround, but it’s not really a solution because the risk is still present.

As for using another cloud storage service, it depends on what you’re using iCloud for. Is it an off-site backup for your Syncthing folder? Storage requirements?