element-hq / element-hq/element-web
Poor connectivity can lead to incomplete sync
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Description
### Steps to reproduce
0. I closed my laptop around 01:00
1. I changed my nick on EI around 07:00
2. I opened desktop a while late, around 10:00
3. It tried to incremental sync for *ages* for an hour or so (while on somewhat patchy connectivity)
4. I restarted it at to try to kick it into life at some point
5. Eventually it started syncing again and I can send msgs... but i have ~12 hours of history missing in all(?) of my rooms.
### Outcome
#### What did you expect?
We should never lose history.
#### What happened instead?
We lost history.
### Operating system
macOS
### Application version
Nightly
### How did you install the app?
Nightly
### Homeserver
matrix.org
### Will you send logs?
Yes
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