# SyncThing + NextCloud - how to?

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/syncthing-nextcloud-how-to/5459>\
**Category:** ℹ️ Support\
**Tags:** syncthing\
**Created:** [November 24, 2016, 11:10am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/syncthing-nextcloud-how-to/5459 "2016-11-24T11:10:09Z")\
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> [@JasonBayton](#):
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> How often will the occ files:scan run without input from a user? It does do that on a schedule doesn’t it?

For external storage you can say it should look for changes on each access. On Nextcloud’s own data-folder, it doesn’t trigger a scan. I think, a folder is rescanned when you change any file in the folder (add, delete or rename it).

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