syncthing / syncthing/syncthing
Trashcan max size option
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Description
Feature description
Thank you for making Syncthing.
I love it. It is the only free tool that lets me sync folders from android to PC/server.
I am using it to move my Signal backups to my server, they are generated each night as new file and newest two files are kept.
I need some form of file versioning but none fits my needs.
Easiest change would be a setting for the Trash Can File Versioning to delete oldest files if a set size limit is reached.
Problem or use case
Currently I am only able to set number of days old versions are kept. With daily backups this is a huge size quickly. But when my phone stops pushing backups I don't want Syncthing to delete old versions.
Alternatives or workarounds
idk
also it would be great to have a file size info in the File Versioning tile of each folder
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the Trash Can File Versioning setting and its current age-based retention behavior. Determine where a maximum-size limit would fit, how oldest files should be removed without deleting versions during backup inactivity, and how the File Versioning tile could expose size information; done means the requested retention behavior and size display are specified and tested.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100