Windows Desktop client group folder not synching (download)

R4U5CH · January 29, 2024, 6:38pm

Hi all,

I’ve got a strange behavior with some of my group folders.

The Windows Desktop Client is not downloading the content of a group folder but uploading new files (as I can see right away on the web gui).
Tried group folders with only 1 subfolder and permission group with users for it.

The client shows every folder (downwards too) in the client settings (so permissions are working).
If I check the box, the folder will download the latest content, but only once! So I’ve to uncheck and check the box 3 times a day or so. That’s not helpful.
Even if I hit “sync now” or “force sync” there’s no change aka download.
Only if I edit permissions as admin for the folder/group or hit the boxes it works once.

Do you have any idea?
Thanks a lot!

NC Client: 3.11 Windows 10/11
NC Server: 27.1.5.1

R4U5CH · January 30, 2024, 6:52am

Looks like it’s a very old bug

github.com/nextcloud/groupfolders

Nested groupfolder sync broken with Nextcloud desktop client

opened 09:39AM - 27 Nov 21 UTC

Abraxas0

bug 1. to develop feature: client sync

### Steps to reproduce 1. Create a group folder (e.g. "Parent Directory") 2. C…reate a sub group folder (e.g. "Parent Directory/Sub Directory") 3. Create a plain text file at **parent** directory _(-> will be synced to server and all Windows clients)_ 4. Create a plain text file at **sub** directory _(-> will be synced to server and all Windows clients)_ 5. Change the plain text file at **parent** directory _(-> will be synced to server and all Windows clients)_ 6. Change the plain text file at **sub** directory _(-> will be synced to server, but **not** to any Windows client)_ 7. Change the plain text file at **parent** directory **again** or make any change to the parent directory _(-> will be synced to server and all pending changes from step 6 will now be synced to all Windows clients too)_ This behaviour affects only nested group folders, not plain sub directories in a group folder. ### Expected behaviour All changes of files pushed to or made on the server (create, modify, delete of a file) inside nested group folders should be pushed to all clients. ### Actual behaviour Changes of files pushed to or made on the server (create, modify, delete of a file) inside nested group folders are pushed to Windows clients only if any change have been made to at least one file inside the root group folder. ### Server configuration **Operating system:** CentOS Linux release 7.9.2009 **Web server:** Apache/2.4.35 **Database:** 10.4.21-MariaDB MariaDB Server **PHP version:** PHP 7.4.25 **Nextcloud version:** 22.2.3 **Group folders version:** 10.0.0 **Updated from an older Nextcloud or fresh install:** Update **Where did you install Nextcloud from:** tar.gz from official source **Are you using external storage, if yes which one:** no (local) **Are you using encryption:** no **Are you using an external user-backend, if yes which one:** ActiveDirectory ### Client configuration **Browser:** Firefox 94.0.2, Nextcloud Desktop-Client 3.3.6 **Operating system:** Windows 10 Pro, 10.0.19043 ### Logs #### Web server error log I'm sorry, but no errors have been logged to Apache vhost log during test. #### Nextcloud log (data/nextcloud.log) I'm sorry, but no events have been logged to nextcloud.log during test. Nextcloud loglevel is 3.