Spendies@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 years agoBest Way to Sync a Folder to my Phone from PCmessage-squaremessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down10file-text
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minus-square🧟♂️ Cadaver@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·2 years agoSyncthing. Easy to use, easy to understand.
minus-squarecounselwolf@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoNew to Syncthing and have been using it to sync between my 2 android devices. Is it possible to sync the same folder to a PC as well?
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoI can confirm this is possible. In the past I had a folder synced between my android phone, android tablet, and windows PC. The only issue is you need a full mesh sync unless I set something up wrong.
minus-squareTwinTurbo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoYou don’t need every device to be able to talk to every device. As long as devices don’t become isolated, changes are eventually propagated to all copies, even if not all in one step.
minus-squarefulano@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoAnd having a central node as an introducer makes all devices connect to each other effortlessly.
minus-squareMatth78@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoAs far as I know there is no limit on the number of devices you can sync. So yes it is possible to sync a folder on multiple devices and not only 2.
minus-squareParadox@lemdro.idMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 years agoYou can do multi-way sync, and many things sharing the same sync folder. Can make conflicts a bit painful to sort out though
minus-squareheartfelthumburger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years ago^ I’ve used Syncthing for years, works like a charm.
minus-squareOtakuAltair@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoLiterally just set it up today for Obsidian, works like a charm.
minus-squareSpendies@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThanks! I got SyncThing setup and it’s doing exactly what I was hoping for.
Syncthing. Easy to use, easy to understand.
New to Syncthing and have been using it to sync between my 2 android devices. Is it possible to sync the same folder to a PC as well?
I can confirm this is possible. In the past I had a folder synced between my android phone, android tablet, and windows PC.
The only issue is you need a full mesh sync unless I set something up wrong.
You don’t need every device to be able to talk to every device. As long as devices don’t become isolated, changes are eventually propagated to all copies, even if not all in one step.
And having a central node as an introducer makes all devices connect to each other effortlessly.
As far as I know there is no limit on the number of devices you can sync. So yes it is possible to sync a folder on multiple devices and not only 2.
You can do multi-way sync, and many things sharing the same sync folder. Can make conflicts a bit painful to sort out though
^ I’ve used Syncthing for years, works like a charm.
Literally just set it up today for Obsidian, works like a charm.
Thanks! I got SyncThing setup and it’s doing exactly what I was hoping for.