Safest way to move a synced folder to a external drive?

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The safe way is simple:

  1. Make sure the folder is up to date with the remote.
  2. Remove the existing folder (write down the folder ID).
  3. Copy the folder to the external drive (e.g. using rsync).
  4. Add a folder with the same folder ID as you removed before.
  5. Wait for scanning and initial sync (exchanging and comparing metadata to be sure the contents are the same as on remote) to finish.
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