Which hidden files / folders does syncthing make?

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I’ve used a few different backup / sync programs on my desktop over time, so I have a bunch of hidden files/folders in my synced / backuped folders. Mainly I have a bunch of .sync_[random characters].db such as “.sync_161d29b60d4c.db” or similar things such as “.sync_3d3631211768.db-wal”. I think these were made by NextCloud which I no longer use but I just wanted to make sure they weren’t made my syncthing before I go through deleting them and then my whole setup stops working. Can’t find anything on these files specifically.

From my understanding syncthing only uses .stfolder and .stignore folders/files in synced folders?

Thanks for any help

(Also just wanted to make it clear before someone thinks I use syncthing for backup’s, I don’t. I’ve seen a lot of people asking about this and others needing to explain why they shouldn’t be doing that, so dont want to waste anyone’s time.)

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Syncthing does use temporary files during synchronization. These start with .syncthing. on Unix (and ~syncthing~ on Windows). These are usually automatically removed, but in rare cases may remain on the file system for up to 24 hours. Deleting them won’t break anything.

.sync_ doesn’t sound like syncthing.

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thanks for the info, good to know

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