How to Sync Local Files

A guide over how to set up Syncthing for local sync only. It shows file verisoning, symlinks, and more tricks.

[marlowe]

Been using this to sync all my LEGALLY ACQUIRED music files with my phone for years now. 👍

[JacobRosenegger]

Chris, this video was incredibly helpful for my needs. Please keep up the great work with videos like these!

[davey]

I freaking love Syncthing-works great between Linux and Windows computers (and I think MacOS, too). The Android app is pretty great too. I'd encourage folks to read the docs, as there are plenty more configuration options (like making folder send-and-receive, send-only, or receive-only, setting ignore patterns, etc.) that can be set on a per-folder basis.

[justinpirate]

Love the videos man, I learn more from watching you than a lot of places and you are a natural teacher.

[JimDooley]

Not a snooze fest at all. This was perfect and it was the first thing I clicked on this morning. I was just about to write a lame robocopy script for one way syncing with my drum set laptop. This is a thousand times better. Thank you. Oh, I'm headed over to your channel now to search for a sync thing video. 🙂

[BrianJones-wkcx]

Great walkthrough, not a snore fest at all! I hadn’t considered symlinking my saves, great tip! Also appreciate the leads on Synctrayzer and Syncthing-gtk.

[Soupie]

As a single user, I use Allways Sync. I use it to back up PC files to a removable HDD. It does a reasonable job.
The biggest test is when I MOVE a file (receipts to completed archive, photos sorted by date, etc.)
A fast sync process would MOVE the files in the sync, but most apps delete and re-copy instead.

[SolidStDj]

Dataminers have found hints that Valve is developing native ptp file sharing. Will definitely be a nice QOL change when it gets here.

[anoying]

First FreshRSS now Syncthing video. Get out of my project notebook. I start something and on the same day you upload video about the topic :D

[JoaoMachado]

As a none gamer, I am very happy to hear you let people know about syncthing, a great tool! I have a main PC on my desk at the office at home, I sync that device to my Laptops, so that when I am meeting with a client or out and about, any changes I make in my files are automatically backed up to my PC at home. Instant backup. Then on my home PC, I run BackinTime to incrementally backup to another drive. BackinTime is Mac OS Time Machine, only better. I have also just started setting up a clients small business PC's, about 10 o f them, to sync to a local server, using syncthing because windows back sucks hind t_t! Love this tool!

[sebastiangonzales]

Funny thing is i just discovered and used Syncthing this week, This is fantastic 😄

[Tom-kljf]

I love this app for syncing my KeyPassXC database between Win, Mac & Android using an always on RPi 3b (that also runs PiHole), because I do not trust online password managers

[basroos_snafu]

Yes I like this format, quick and practical. Thanks a lot!

[nikenbole]

Using this to sync my obsidian vault between machines and my Android.

Works very fast and is rock solid

[nemtudom]

I love these videos where i get to learn about a new thing i may be interested in!

[jermesastudio]

Thank you for this video. It has been very helpful for my commercial projects.

[LWAdev]

Thanks for sharing this info, always good to see and learn sys administration at work... appreciate the format and the deeper dive into the topics in question... best YouTube channel in my opinion and I have learned so much from this channel in regards to IT & windows/linux. Thank you CTT

[LilHoss]

I've used GoodSync for many, many years.

[smnl___]

i use it for the backup of my photos on my phone and access (almost) instantly on my computer after just took it, it's just awesome 👍

[Talthion]

Thanks for the idea of the Game Saves Chris, you're awesome!