WebDAV keep the files offline Windows 10

[Fendurk]

I have a laptop and i’m using the WebDAV feature to have Nextcloud as a network disk on Windows 10 Pro. I want to keep the files so I could reach them offline, but when I connect to the internet, it will synchronize to the server.

[STrike]

Use the nextcloud client

Install – The most popular self-hosted file share and collaboration platform

[JasonBayton]

webDAV is pretty much online… client is the way!

[Sotan]

Combine with rsync. Or Can you combine with the integrated Windows Backup? Never tried.

[Sanook]

@STrike

Use the nextcloud client

but use it with care!

Files become zero bytes

Hi, I recently upgraded from ownCloud 9 to Nextcloud 9 which seemed to go ok but today I noticed that a file I frequently access had become zero bytes in size and I had to restore from a backup 4 days ago (well after the upgrade). I’m using Linux Mint (ubuntu 14.04) with the Linux ownCloud desktop client from the Suse repos. This has worried me a little and shaken my confidence in the syncing. I was wondering if this is a known issue and if anyone knows what can cause it to occur. I’ve run a…

[STrike]

I’m using Linux Mint (ubuntu 14.04) with the Linux ownCloud desktop client from the Suse repos.

And nc 9
So it doesnt matter.

[Sanook]

@STrike

So it doesnt matter.

That would be nice!

Did you run the zero-byte-file-finder command on your NC server?

find $nextcloud_data_dir -size 0 -type f

[STrike]

:/var/www# find nextcloud/ -size 0 -type f
nextcloud/3rdparty/guzzle/guzzle/tests/Guzzle/Tests/TestData/FileBody.txt
nextcloud/3rdparty/guzzle/guzzle/docs/_templates/leftbar.html
nextcloud/3rdparty/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/README.markdown
nextcloud/apps/bookmarks/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/federation/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/files_trashbin/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/workflowengine/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/files_sharing/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/files_external/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/sharebymail/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/updatenotification/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/contacts/l10n/no-php
nextcloud/apps/contacts/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/files_versions/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/systemtags/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/calendar/l10n/no-php
nextcloud/apps/calendar/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/oauth2/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/dav/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/firstrunwizard/l10n/.gitignore
nextcloud/apps/comments/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/activity/l10n/no-php
nextcloud/apps/activity/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/files_snapshots/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/files_external_dropbox/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/external/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/user_ldap/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/gallery/l10n/no-php
nextcloud/apps/gallery/build/documentation/reports/index.html
nextcloud/apps/gallery/build/documentation/reports/code coverage/index.html
nextcloud/apps/encryption/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/federatedfilesharing/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/theming/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/impersonate/css/settings-admin.css
nextcloud/apps/files_texteditor/l10n/.gitkeep
nextcloud/apps/twofactor_backupcodes/l10n/.gitkeep

How you see no problem

[Sanook]

@STrike

nextcloud/apps/

This is not the data dir.

It’s here:
grep datadirectory ~/config/config.php

[STrike]

Whats your problem now? I have no corrupt files and Win10 Client works fine for me

[borekon]

You can use odrive.
It allow yo to sync files to use them offline and sync when you delete or modify them.
You can use several cloud platforms and sftp/ftp/webdav accounts as well.

[starlyth]

Windows WebDAV support has been awful for a while now, not that it was ever great. I’ve used vanilla WebDAV (not NextCloud or OwnCloud) and still had plenty of issues.

Stick with the client.