Syncthing gives me Headache

  • Why do files need to Stuck on 99% (Without any sort of Error Message in Web GUI) when you really need it to Work.

  • Why do we have shitty Conficts and no way to reslove those with some diffing or merging utility that’s built in

These things are just too Frequent that out off all the things i do on my computer, Syncthing is the place where i enjoy the Most amount Headache Daily

i guess now i have to probably look for alternatives or wait for the syncthing team to improve on there “error messaging” for the WebUI

Did you read the FAQ? The documentation? Give us some information to help you with.

i dont want to spends tons of hours reading through FAQ, Documentation when i can ask a fellow person on the forums to fix it in 5 minutes.

my problem is simple, i installed syncthing added 2 devices, pc and android, added an Obsidian notes folder to sync between my devices, synced the folder first time and everytime the last sync is a little old, it either conflicts or stuck at 99%

I’ve seen similar problems reported on the forum in relation to Obsidian specifically. Conflicts happen when both sides modify the same file(s) at the same time, and it may be so that Obsidian makes changes to them on both devices simultaneously. I don’t use Obsidian myself, so I cannot provide more help in this matter, unfortunately, but you can find the other topics if you search the forum for “Obsidian”.

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You really don’t have to search for the headache-free alternative for users with this attitude.

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Hey folks, just setting up syncthing and obsidian for the first time and came across this post. I understand that this person hasn’t asked very well or nicely, but they have probably made an easily fixable mistake which, if we answer it here, we can help other people like me who need to know. Helping the rude person is a side-effect that I can live with. I found the likely answer on reddit: reveddit

And here’s the answer from user Sindar25:

In your Syncthing app, select the folder you share and edit its options. Under ‘ignore patterns’, add “.obsidian” (without the quotes). Repeat these steps for all devices, especially if the folder is as “send&receive”.

Basically, this will tell Syncthing to ignore folder where Obsidian’s plugins and app related session data is being stored. Generally you don’t want to sync this data across different devices, such as PC and phone. The rest of your notes in your Obsidian vault should be synced normally.

If you need to use some plugins on your phone, install them separately on the phone - will save you from a lot of headaches and file conflicts.

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No ignore patterns here and no conflicts while editing the same files on different devices, so I guess there is something else wrong. Ignore permissions?

No ignore patterns is a problem. You need to set the ignore pattern as per the solution I copied here.