Can anyone confirm if this is still the way Nextcloud (19 and up) handles conflicting files. I have note conflicts on a regular basis and I haven’t seen any conflicting copies stored.
I’d like to know this as well. This is extremely frustrating, with no obvious fix from what I can tell. Should I just start deleting and re-naming files until the one I want to keep is synced?
file.txt
file (conflicted copy 2020-10-01 031405).txt <-- the one I actually want
I notice other conflicted copies in my directories as well… what is the best way to manage and handle these without manual intervention?
I notice this as well, frequently. I’m using the desktop client for Windows, currently on version 3.0.3.
I open the files from the directory using locally installed apps, e.g. LibreOffice Calc.
I do a small change, save and close the file, and the local changes get saved into a “conflicted copy” file.
And I am sure that no one else is working on the same file!
In that case you would favor the conflicted copy most likely. I’m grateful that the clients as of nc20 allow us to keep the original and conflicted copies sync’ed.
My current method:
- Backup conflicted files into an archive .zip
- Resolve the conflict via desktop app
Thanks @just
It seems to be an ongoing issue, see related https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/issues/2467
Should folks report it there as well, give a thumbs-up etc. ?
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I get this a lot when photo’s are synced using the instant upload feature.
I get a number of conflicts, but they’re the same image being uploaded twice and generating a conflict.
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Same issue.
My first nc server. And I’m syncing up pic folder from phone, and I keep getting conflicts
Haven’t seen this any more recently with the latest Android client. I also have a new phone, so that might also have something to do with it.