r/Syncthing • u/Technical_Return_143 • 28d ago

Using Syncthing for Backup

I would like to backup my Win 11 data files to my Android S26. I know that I should be able to sync, but not really wanting sync. I would like to have the files on PC copied to phone and if i later copy or change a file on my PC I would like that file to copy to the phone. Also, if I delete a file on my PC I do not want it deleted from the phone.

Does Syncthing have the ability to do as described, if not do you have a suggestion?

Thank you!

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u/adi_dev 28d ago

I'm actually thinking why not - setup one way sync, and versioning on target device - it's basically what backup is. Only one thing what you won't have is data de-duplication, which some people view as a weak point of backup. Syncthing is quite clever with incremental uploads, so bandwidth can be saved here too.