Files not being removed from db

[geckguy]

First off, amazing work! Everthing works perfectly fine. I just have a very small problem. Supposed I create a file called test_delete using device 1. But when I deleted the file 'test_delete' it is removed from all the synced devices BUT it is still present in the db. Is there a toggle for this to not happen? Would really appreciate your response.

[vrtmrz]

Thank you for asking me! And, so appreciate your kind and respectful words!
Does test_delete reflect on the storage again? If not, do not worry, it is kept as a mark that the file has been deleted.

The mark is necessary to synchronise the fact that it has been deleted. And, it is also used when it is subsequently created again, for example.
To make it invisible, we can configure it on the setting dialogue -> Patches pane -> Do not keep metadata of deleted files. However, mostly harmless if exists.
If we want to shrink the remote database, we should perform a rebuild.

I hope this answer is focused!

[geckguy]

Thanks for the reply!

It does not reflect on my device storage, but the fact that all my deleted files still existed in my DB (although they are no longer present in any of my devices) bothered me. But like you said it is harmless

[vrtmrz]

Yes, if they were not created, we cannot propagate deletion to other devices.

Self-hosted LiveSync does not actively delete storage that is no longer used. Therefore, this requires 'treatment' anyway. There are several ways to do this, which I will write about in the FAQ shortly.

I will move this issue to Knowledge. If you have any problems, please create another Issue. Thank you for your contribution!