Synchronized file shares — Known issues
Changes made to .syncignore don't lead to immediate deletions unless the file share is recreated.
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Changes made to .syncignore don't lead to immediate deletions unless the file share is recreated. In other words, files that are newly ignored due to modifications in the .syncignore file remain in their current location, but are no longer updated during synchronization.
File share instances are limited to approximately 2 million files per share. For best performance, if you have a file share instance of this size, try to decompose it into multiple shares corresponding to individual bind mount locations.
Case conflicts, due to Linux being case-sensitive and macOS/Windows only being case-preserving, display as File exists problems in the GUI. These can be ignored. However, if they persist, you can report the issue.
Synchronized file shares proactively reports temporary issues, which can result in occasional Conflict and Problem indicators appearing in the GUI during synchronization. Th
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