I want my Android DCIM folder to automatically sync with a similar DCIM folder on the Windows PC whenever Android is connected to the home Wi-Fi.
So I installed syncthing but I can't get it to work to sync files yet. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nutomic.syncthingandroid
I don't see where to set up the location on Windows to sync with.
Do you have syncthing working to sync pictures over Wi-Fi with Windows?
If so, can you offer setup advice for using syncthing with Windows?
You do have Syncthing installed on the Windows system as well as
on the Android system do you? Silly question but you never know?
You then have to go to the GUI at one end or the other (I think
I'd do it on the Windows machine) and tell it to add a Remote
Device, which will be the Android system.
Finally, when the two Syncthings can see each other (i.e. they're
listed as Remote Devices) you need to set up the required folder
on one system (I think you have done this) and tell it to share
that folder with the other system.
I want my Android DCIM folder to automatically sync with a similar DCIM folder on the Windows PC whenever Android is connected to the home Wi-Fi.If you have the phone syncing photos/videos with Google, you can see/download all the photos in
So I installed syncthing but I can't get it to work to sync files yet. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nutomic.syncthingandroid
I don't see where to set up the location on Windows to sync with.
Do you have syncthing working to sync pictures over Wi-Fi with Windows?
If so, can you offer setup advice for using syncthing with Windows?
I want my Android DCIM folder to automatically sync with a similar DCIM folder on the Windows PC whenever Android is connected to the home Wi-Fi.
So I installed syncthing but I can't get it to work to sync files yet. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nutomic.syncthingandroid
I don't see where to set up the location on Windows to sync with.
Do you have syncthing working to sync pictures over Wi-Fi with Windows?
If so, can you offer setup advice for using syncthing with Windows?
W Thu, 1 Feb 2024 07:30:37 +0000, Chris Green napisal:
You do have Syncthing installed on the Windows system as well as
on the Android system do you? Silly question but you never know?
Oh. Ooopsie. I did not know that. I was going to give up on syncthing
in favor of something like Windows freeware https://freefilesync.org/
but I see what you mean at the syncthing web site for Windows software. https://syncthing.net/ https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/releases/download/v1.27.2/syncthing-windows-amd64-v1.27.2.zip
I guess you need both the Windows & Android software to sync DCIM.
You then have to go to the GUI at one end or the other (I think
I'd do it on the Windows machine) and tell it to add a Remote
Device, which will be the Android system.
That explains why when I used the Android software to add the remote
device, it just stared at me like I was telling my kids to clean dishes. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nutomic.syncthingandroid https://f-droid.org/packages/com.nutomic.syncthingandroid/
Finally, when the two Syncthings can see each other (i.e. they're
listed as Remote Devices) you need to set up the required folder
on one system (I think you have done this) and tell it to share
that folder with the other system.
All I need, for now, is my DCIM folder to be synced one way.
Does syncthing do a one-way sinc in your experience?
Or does it have to actually sync both ways?
It's really just a one-way copy that I need, but if it's a sync, that's OK.
Jan K. <janicekoziol@nie.ma.spamu.prosze.com> wrote:[...]
All I need, for now, is my DCIM folder to be synced one way.
Does syncthing do a one-way sinc in your experience?
Or does it have to actually sync both ways?
Well, if you only change files at one end it will do a one way sync! :-)
I can't remember if you can tell syncthing only to copy in one
direction, it's not something I've ever wanted to do.
It's really just a one-way copy that I need, but if it's a sync, that's OK.
If you're happy to tell it when you want to copy the files then rsync
would be an obvious choice, there is at least one rsync for Android.
All I need, for now, is my DCIM folder to be synced one way.Well, if you only change files at one end it will do a one way sync! :-)
Does syncthing do a one-way sinc in your experience?
Or does it have to actually sync both ways?
I can't remember if you can tell syncthing only to copy in one
direction, it's not something I've ever wanted to do.
Yes, you can do a one way sync. Because that's what I wanted as well,
I re-checked my notes and indeed: You tell one side to use Folder Type
Send Only and the other side to use Folder Type Receive Only.
W 1 Feb 2024 18:04:09 GMT, Frank Slootweg napisal:
All I need, for now, is my DCIM folder to be synced one way.Well, if you only change files at one end it will do a one way sync! :-) >>
Does syncthing do a one-way sinc in your experience?
Or does it have to actually sync both ways?
I can't remember if you can tell syncthing only to copy in one
direction, it's not something I've ever wanted to do.
Yes, you can do a one way sync. Because that's what I wanted as well,
I re-checked my notes and indeed: You tell one side to use Folder Type
Send Only and the other side to use Folder Type Receive Only.
Thank you. I got so far as a QRcode (which I've never used before) but it turns out you can right click copy that image and text comes out of it.
All I want is that when I come home and connect to my home access point,
that this triggers a one-way-sync (aka a copy) of DCIM to the Windows PC.
When I installed the Windows (server? client?) it asked a few times to get through my firewall (public versus private?) but I don't know what to say.
I never understand that question from Windows so I don't usually allow it.
Do I need to set up the default Windows and Android firewalls somehow?
If you have the phone syncing photos/videos with Google, you can see/download all the photos in
Google Photos on the web/PC. photos.google.com
If you're happy to tell it when you want to copy the files then rsync
would be an obvious choice, there is at least one rsync for Android.
I checked my Windows Defender Firewall
settings and see that Syncthing has the 'Enabled' field set to 'Yes' for
the 'Private' Profile ('Profile' field says 'Private'). So I guess
there's your answer after all! :-)
If you perform a silent install in non administrative installation mode
(see Setup Command Line Parameters), Setup does not create a firewall rule for Syncthing, and you must create it manually.
Creating the Firewall Rule Manually
If you ran Setup using non administrative installation mode and need to create a firewall rule for Syncthing manually, open a PowerShell or
command prompt window and run the following command:
cscript "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Programs\Syncthing\SyncthingFirewallRule.js" /create
(where C:\Users\username\appData\Local\Programs\Syncthing is the Syncthing installation folder)
On 2/1/2024 11:59 AM, Chris Green wrote:
If you're happy to tell it when you want to copy the files then rsync
would be an obvious choice, there is at least one rsync for Android.
I'd like rsync on Android to sync with Windows my important files.
Is the rsync you speak of one of these I found just now by searching?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.legalimpurity.rsync https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linminitools.myrsync https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.danielroggen.unison https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arachnoid.sshelper https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.icecoldapps.serversultimate.packa
Each of those says it's a free rsync with no ads and no added costs.
I'm afraid I'm not going to be much help, how to choose an app from
Google Play is something I've never quite worked out how to do! :-) Personally I try and use Fdroid whenever possible and that offers the
rsync I found earlier - it's called syncopoli:-
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.amoradi.syncopoli/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arachnoid.sshelper
On this 1 Feb 2024 19:01:31 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote:
I checked my Windows Defender Firewall
settings and see that Syncthing has the 'Enabled' field set to 'Yes' for the 'Private' Profile ('Profile' field says 'Private'). So I guess
there's your answer after all! :-)
Syncthing Firewall Setup
https://docs.syncthing.net/users/firewall.html
Syncthing Windows Setup https://github.com/Bill-Stewart/SyncthingWindowsSetup/tree/main
Syncthing Windows Firewall Rules https://github.com/Bill-Stewart/SyncthingWindowsSetup/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#windows-firewall-rules
Syncthing requires permission to communicate through the Windows firewall. Creating and removing firewall rules requires administrative privileges.
Firewall Rule Creation
If you run Setup in administrative (all users) installation mode,
Setup creates a firewall rule for Syncthing automatically, without prompting.
If you run Setup in non administrative (current user) installation mode, Setup prompts to create a firewall rule for Syncthing if it doesn't exist (requires administrative permissions).
If you perform a silent install in non administrative installation mode
(see Setup Command Line Parameters), Setup does not create a firewall rule for Syncthing, and you must create it manually.
Creating the Firewall Rule Manually
If you ran Setup using non administrative installation mode and need to create a firewall rule for Syncthing manually, open a PowerShell or
command prompt window and run the following command:
cscript "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Programs\Syncthing\SyncthingFirewallRule.js" /create
(where C:\Users\username\appData\Local\Programs\Syncthing is the Syncthing installation folder)
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