Skip missing folders

[FlorianZevedei]

Hey folks!

I'm syncing from time to time my project folder to my external backup drive (NAS).

When a project is done, I'm moving it to an archive folder on the NAS, so it is not anymore on the "project" folder itself.

When doing a "refresh" of the folder onto the NAS, it even checks folders on the NAS, which are not existing anymore, even if choosen "skip". Probably it is a configuration issue on my side, maybe you got an idea.

Example:

Project folder structure:

Project 1\images
Project 2\documents
Project 3\files

NAS folder structure:

Project 1\images
Project 2\documents
Project 3\files
Project 4\videos
Project 5\attachments

In this case, it will still generate hashes (looks like it does) for Project 4 & 5...

Thank you for your ideas and thoughts.

Warm regards
Florian Zevedei

[xCSxXenon]

You are probably using "mirror" syncing, which will mirror the source to the destination. You want to switch to "update", which will mirror the source, except deletions which will be left on the destination.

[FlorianZevedei]

You are probably using "mirror" syncing, which will mirror the source to the destination. You want to switch to "update", which will mirror the source, except deletions which will be left on the destination.

Hey!

Thank you for your feedback.

Thank you for the brief explanation, but I would say Im using the method you suggested. I changed the local language to english so it should fit your explanation.

Screenshot attached of the settings:

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[therube]

And in your Comparison are you comparing

Project 1\images -> Project 1\images
Project 2\documents -> Project 2\documents ...

Or are you comparing from some other topmost directory?

ALL\Projects\ which includes \Project 1\images & \Project 2\documents...

ALL\Projects\Project 1\images
ALL\Projects\Project 2\documents

BUT, that should not matter... should it?
An Update sync should only relate to the Source side, so anything on the Target that is not on the source, is "ignored". (Target directories not in the source, may be read, depending on how your Source / Target are specified, but I can't see why any hash would be calculated on non-existing Source?)