FAQ: Clarify how rename detection & handling works

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#362 opened on Dec 30, 2017 0 comments 1 reaction 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 4/5
Estimated time: 3-5 days
Newbie friendliness: 35/100

Issue type: Documentation
Clarity: Needs clarification
Activity status: Stale
Domain: documentation

Research direction

Read the linked forum threads first to compare the questions and explanations about file and folder renames, rename detection, and transfer behavior. Then locate the FAQ in the Syncthing documentation and clarify the documented behavior, with the FAQ covering the cases raised by those threads.

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https://forum.syncthing.net/t/renamefile-operation-doesnt-seem-to-be-performed-everytime-when-renaming-a-file-in-a-syncthing-folder/9209

https://forum.syncthing.net/t/rename-of-folder-resyncs-all-of-the-contents/2583

https://forum.syncthing.net/t/rename-file/11091

https://forum.syncthing.net/t/better-renaming/1772

https://forum.syncthing.net/t/when-renaming-a-large-file-does-the-file-have-to-be-re-transferred/6425

https://forum.syncthing.net/t/do-syncthing-support-mv/5363

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