This is a great feature and I canāt wait to try it in the Linux client when itās available!
I vote for retaining both paradigms. As an example, pCloud, which I also use, supports both the cached virtual drive and hard-synced folder paradigms. It allows the flexibility to have a core set of folders that you always want synced, while allowing lower priority or lesser-used stuff to come and go. For me, the example is my core document and development directories, which I always want fully synced, and then hundreds of GB of camera raw files, which I definitely donāt want burdening all of my systems and would want those to be on-demand and cached, so I donāt need to manually sync and unsync them, as they are distributed in a multi-level directory hierarchy comprising dozens of folders.
I do not get any advantage from virtual drive in my use case and rely on folder sync to manage document retention and navigation structures. I can see how it is convenient for some use cases and may provide conceptual clarity for some users, but I rely on folder sync. Iām sure there would be ways around the loss of such core functionality (symlinks etc, I suppose) but that starts making RSYNC look easier to manage.
Looks like youāll have to use one of several different parameters. If it were me, Iād probably use ---logdir <directory> together with --logexpire <hours>. Iād then add in a --logdebug if thereās no discernible pattern.
I know it can help tremendously to have logs, so thanks for taking your time to do this!
tās broken for me on Windows 10 latest Build.
Doken is successfully installed but seconds later nextcloud it says windows installer cannot open this package.
And the sync is halted on Waiting for syncā¦ Please Advise.
@jospoortvliet Would Be Nice if the Virtual Drive has this functionality as well.
File Locking ā Easy Collaboration
Virtual Drive will automatically lock a file (aka check-out file) in the server for editing. When a file lock is in place, others will not be able to save the file, preventing any conflicting changes to the file.
an roadmap when it is planned to be available for daily use would be awesome. I know open source didnāt work that way, but for customers it is importend to give feedback when stuff will be available.
I uninstalled my normal nextcloud client and chucked the local folder. Then I ran the install.
The install process brings up this error after the Dokan business:
The application shortcut at the right on Windows 10 shows two Apps links. The shortcut to Nextcloud folder does nothing.
I find that I can indeed move items not synced to my machine from the server. That is the feature I was interested in of course, since the server holds more than I want to keep on my desktop.
Trouble is, items Iāve dropped into the virtual drive folder that was created do not sync. Itās been half an hour or more and one file was that screen shot I posted. Is it to do with that error message? I have no idea.
Certainly not ready for prime time and Iām going to have to remove it since on this machine it is not doing what I need it to do, sync local files with the server.
I wanted to install the app on my TV Box running Android 9 but the Playstore said that it isnāt compatible. Can anyone tell me what special features the app uses so it isnāt compatible with my Android box?
errrā¦ this thread is about an upcoming/new version of the client for desktops (which is: windows, linux, mac). ā¦ so you better should try installing nextcloud for android from google playā¦ and then post your problems/questions in the referring (sub)forum
Still the old version, our developer is sick at the moment but when sheās back I know this is high on the priority list. And weāre trying to hire a second full-time desktop client developer!
