I would like to use the Nextcloud client for Android to keep a synchronized copy of certain folders on my Android device. The folders shall be stored on the device, and updated in the background. I would like to see, which folders I ticked for keeping.
it used to be possible in the past, but i encounter problems with that function since a coiuple of updates.
In my case I have a KEEPASS kdbx file which keeps synchronized between all my devices. To enable this i used to select that file in my android nextcloud client, tap the three dots on the right of that file and tap synchronize or download. after a short while the file gets a green checker symbol.
If this is the case I can close the network connection and use the file locally in my keepass client. by default it seems to be stored in:
/Android/media/com.nextcloud.client/nextcloud//…
unfortunately lately it happened a couple of times that after some period of time the file disappeared so keepass was unable to locate and use it offline…
anyone any idea?
I saw that “Download” butten but found no explanation for it, especially nothing about the retention policy. The docs were (still are?) unavailable.
Hence, you were observing exactly what I feared would happen: if a file is not used for some time, it will silently be removed from the device.
I have actually the same use case. Right now I am using KeepassDX which uses a URL-like mechanism to access the file, but this implies that an active network connection is present. Which couldn’t be the case 100% of the time.
Using a closed source application, like FoderSync, for something sensitive as my passwords, shouldn’t be an acceptable solution at all.
I have the same problem, my use case is slightly different: my music collection is in my nextcloud and I use the music folder Player on Android. Every couple of weeks I have to re-sync all my music because it’s gone.
Same type of issue here… There are several issues opened on Github that ressemble what we’re lacking, but I feel like our problem would be much easier to solve… I’ll dig deeper and open an issue if relevant.