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Block-level sync for VeraCrypt not working post 83.4.152 update
Greetings all,
After DB auto-updated to 83.4.152, I noticed that the block-level syncing doesn't seem to be detecting changes anymore for my VeraCrypt container.
Before the update, everytime I di...
Hi all, we've brought this to our team and wanted to follow up.
While we've presented a workaround: either by turning off the "preserve file modification timestamps" setting in the application or naming the file with a ".tc" or ".hc" extension, we want to be transparent about our current priorities and unfortunately, this means that we won't be able to delve deeply into this in the near future.
We're still tracking these reports, and will make sure to inform you right away of any changes.
Thanks for understanding .
Pausing syncing doesn't seem to work for me. I just opened a ticket but since this has apparently been going on for about a month, I'm not very hopeful. pCloud looks like a good alternative. Has anyone use that service?
Hope dropbox team will expedite resolving the issue.
I have also been experiencing this issue after using Dropbox for years and years with Truecrypt and Veracrypt without issue. Even when I uncheck the preserve modification times option I still have problems on Windows 10. Dropbox will sometimes claim the file is locked and then refuse to sync even though Veracrypt is closed and has no handles open. I suspect there is a race condition where Dropbox detects its own lock on the file and then refuses to upload it. The only way I have been able to force a sync is to open the container in a hex editor and modify one byte, save the file, restore the byte, and save again. This triggers Dropbox to sync the container.
Something definitely changed from all previous versions of Dropbox.
When I change settings in Veracrypt, NOT to preserve the File-Date, DropBox will sync the (whole) Container-File.
Settings - Preferences - uncheck "Preserve modification timestamp of tile containers"
I think this might actually be more of a Windows issue than a Dropbox issue. I have Dropbox installed on an Ubuntu machine as well and that one still syncs properly. On the Windows PCs I have to uncheck the "preserve modification timestamp" to get it to sync sometimes.
I tried using pCloud which also does block sync, but it had the same problem. Changes to Veracrypt containers on Windows computers don't get synced. The tech support from pCloud said that all cloud file sharing services are having the same issue. I haven't installed pCloud on my Ubuntu computer yet, but I'll do that later today.
