From dec3abaaf73e7e0f7ffe5e87994c0ea4a68e93b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ProactiveServices Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 13:22:41 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add FAQ for syncing between folders on same system --- users/faq.rst | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/users/faq.rst b/users/faq.rst index ee717e513..e006d6443 100644 --- a/users/faq.rst +++ b/users/faq.rst @@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ How to configure multiple users on a single machine? Each user should run their own Syncthing instance. Be aware that you might need to configure ports such that they do not overlap (see the config.xml). +Does Syncthing support syncing between folders on the same system? +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Syncthing is not designed to sync locally and the overhead involved in doing so will waste resources. There are better programs to achieve this such as rsync or Unison. + Is Syncthing my ideal backup application? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From d159b1ec9a321e13174293d26bfb7a154f67dfa9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ProactiveServices Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 14:38:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Fixed underline --- users/faq.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/users/faq.rst b/users/faq.rst index e006d6443..cdafa006b 100644 --- a/users/faq.rst +++ b/users/faq.rst @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Each user should run their own Syncthing instance. Be aware that you might need to configure ports such that they do not overlap (see the config.xml). Does Syncthing support syncing between folders on the same system? -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Syncthing is not designed to sync locally and the overhead involved in doing so will waste resources. There are better programs to achieve this such as rsync or Unison.