# Revert local change
**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/revert-local-change/23965
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 10, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/revert-local-change/23965 "2025-03-10T12:46:36Z")
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### Author:  [@kasper46](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/kasper46)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/revert-local-change/23965/1 "2025-03-10T12:46:36Z")
I have recently begun using Syncthing and am very please with the application, I have a however a question that I haven’t been able to find any answer to. I am trying to sync from a central fileshare to several remote offices. It is a one way sync and the remote offices fileshare should always be identical to the central fileshare.
When I do a change in the fileshare on the remote offices, fx. delete a file or add a folder, I have to click “Revert Local Changes” to get the fileshare back to 100% in sync with the central fileshare.
Is there a way to automate “Revert Local Changes” or do something else to handle it in a smart way, instead of logging in to each remote server?
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### Author:  [@chaos](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/chaos)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/revert-local-change/23965/2 "2025-03-10T15:20:56Z")
You could use the API ([POST /rest/db/revert — Syncthing documentation](https://docs.syncthing.net/rest/db-revert-post.html)) to this remotely.
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### Author:  [@calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/calmh)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/revert-local-change/23965/3 "2025-03-10T20:32:49Z")
Ideally, use permissions on the fileshares to prevent unauthorized modifications. This is better than relying on Syncthing to automatically undo them.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/revert-local-change/23965/4 "2025-04-09T20:33:42Z")
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