# Symlinks forces re-syncing again and again
**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/symlinks-forces-re-syncing-again-and-again/12831
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 8, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/symlinks-forces-re-syncing-again-and-again/12831 "2019-02-08T19:02:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@zelle](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/zelle)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/symlinks-forces-re-syncing-again-and-again/12831/1 "2019-02-08T19:02:22Z")
Hello, I synced my Linux home folder with a Raspbian. All files are synced well, even the symlinks. But the symlinks will be re-synced again and again. I read a lot of topics here in the forum. but I couldn’t find my issue. All the other topics about symlinks seems to be handle the following of symlinks, what I do not need.
Syncthing version of my laptop is 1.0.1. Syncthing version of the Raspbian is v0.14.18-dfsg1.
Can anybody help me?
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### Author:  [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/symlinks-forces-re-syncing-again-and-again/12831/2 "2019-02-08T20:10:34Z")
Any clues in the logs?
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### Author:  [@zelle](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/zelle)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/symlinks-forces-re-syncing-again-and-again/12831/3 "2019-02-09T22:20:36Z")
I found that the default setting for symlinks of raspberry syncthing version 0.14.18-dsfg1 is: `true`. I changed it into `false`. But now I have multiple unsynchronized objects, e.g. `Hausarbeit.ott symlink not supported`.
I do not need to follow symlinks but it should at least synchronize the link itself. What can I do?
Thanks for your help.
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### Author:  [@wweich](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/wweich)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2019, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/symlinks-forces-re-syncing-again-and-again/12831/4 "2019-02-09T22:41:32Z")
That setting hasn’t existed (or at least had no effect) for a long time. But your syncthing version on the raspi is over 2 years old. Your problems will porbaply be resolved by a current version.
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### Author:  [@Nummer378](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Nummer378)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/symlinks-forces-re-syncing-again-and-again/12831/5 "2019-02-10T22:10:02Z")
Your outdated raspberry version looks like the one in the offical debian repos. If you want a up-to-date version, have a look at the syncthing repository at [https://apt.syncthing.net/](https://apt.syncthing.net/).
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### Author:  [@zelle](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/zelle)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/symlinks-forces-re-syncing-again-and-again/12831/6 "2019-02-11T19:16:47Z")
Hello, thanks to all. After I installed the current version 1.0.1 the issues have gone. BTW: I saw that the version I use on my Android phone is 0.14.51. it seems to be old as well. Is there any update available?
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### Author:  [@capi](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/capi)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/symlinks-forces-re-syncing-again-and-again/12831/7 "2019-02-11T19:28:30Z")
> [@zelle](#):
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> BTW: I saw that the version I use on my Android phone is 0.14.51.
This is currently discussed in “[Is the default Android app actively maintained at the moment?](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/is-the-default-android-app-actively-maintained-at-the-moment/12838)”.
From my personal experience: the Android version has no problem to synchronize with the 1.0.1 version.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/symlinks-forces-re-syncing-again-and-again/12831/8 "2019-03-13T19:37:02Z")
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