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ChrisGrahamMast's avatar
ChrisGrahamMast
Helpful | Level 6
9 years ago

Smart Sync Sync CLI or AppleScript

 When I move an "Online only" file into a "Local" folder, the file stays "Online Only", and the folder changes to a "mixed" state. Is there a way with Smart Sync to force anything I move from an "onl...
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Greg-DB's avatar
Greg-DB
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8 years ago
Thanks for the detailed feedback!
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tekacs
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago

+1 to this request - using developer tooling (e.g. code editors, git, search, etc.) is made very difficult by being unable to manipulate Smart Sync programmatically.

Really all that would be required would be the ability to switch files/folders to/from Online Only, whether through a command line tool, extended attributes or otherwise.

Thanks!

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