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Thanks for the reply Zenju,

My take on the MS documents is that FileID is a valid (and the best) mechanism for tracking files on NTFS, and I see why you wouldn’t bother with ObjectID if it doesn’t work with FAT anyway.

I agree that this should be addressed in Drivepool, thanks for your time.

I have been working through a compatibility issue between FFS and Drivepool. The Drivepool devs are suggesting that FileID may not be the best method for detecting file renames and moves on NTFS. ... incorrectly using File IDs as persistent file identifiers, which they should not be. File IDs in Win...

I have discussed this with the devs of Drivepool and have the following response: ... incorrectly using File IDs as persistent file identifiers, which they should not be. File IDs in Windows can change from time to time on some filesystems. Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api...

Did some comprehensive testing on my actual setup and confirmed it's drivepool. I have a Stablebit Drivepool D:, a network location \\HTPC and an external drive E: Moving files works between E: and \\HTPC but not between D: and \\HTPC or D: and E: The common denominator is that D: is a Drivepool... ...

Ok, I did a quick test setup on another pair of networked computers and moved files works flawlessly in all directions. Whether one side was UNC or a mapped drive did not matter either. Now to hunt down the issue on my main setup. But for anyone searching this forum, yes Networked locations definite...

Was planning to try that, will do and report back.
The documentation recommends UNC paths and I prefer them but be good to know if this makes the difference I agree.

Ok to clarify I have a sync rule of: \\HTPC\Data <-> D:\ Note: \\HTPC\Data is a share on a remote machine that is sharing it's D:\ to the network D:\ (The right hand side) is a drive pool on the local machine - The local machine name is Server. This means the sync is effectively \\HTPC\D$ to \\SERVE...

Hi, Terrific product. I have searched everywhere but cannot find a definitive answer on moved/renamed when syncing between a local and a unc network location, both ntfs. I know the system uses file-id but I see some reports of people saying it works for their NAS connection and another comment on th...