Assistance to start a sync, safebackup question

[gilles007-]

i'm sorry to ask for a support question
but i'm lost with this program

i have last version (2.5.7) and i'm on kubuntu 24.04
played with slackware 30 years ago, but new linux user

i first use this program with simple config file :
sync_dir = "/mnt/D/OneDrive Cloud"
then i use onedrive --sync

but i notice a lot of safebackup files (900+)
i don't understand why i have so much of these : according to your doc, it's because there are conflicts
but i don't do anything on this linux PC since i'm trying linux
i don't have yet programs to modify these files
with 2 windows PC, i noticed i have some files like these (-PC1 or -PC2), but only 10+, not 900+

so, now i want to try with bypass_data_preservation = "true"

i started from scratch and made a sync :
`onedrive --confdir "/home/gilles/.config/onedrive Cloud" --sync`

Failed to download: Crypt/oPrbsv45gqORI_mpyFwJCA/RF8hY_kufjTomEBsE4Wjyw/wvkiKRjb1Q0V-0nfGOv2kg/9pFGZ03x1aJZJEns5criGmlTUtcKe1FGRrKRBmEyvkgTtt22xIKU-Lsr7m-iqDX
Failed to download: Crypt/oPrbsv45gqORI_mpyFwJCA/RF8hY_kufjTomEBsE4Wjyw/wvkiKRjb1Q0V-0nfGOv2kg/vFpBKzZK_5KE-3SiO9Hp0PM06BnAeiQCOZdKo-_A8sQ
Failed to download: crypt2/eF0GvhClF6D1FFFwcDazrQ/oCOmTIPFicu-C26Ruz2TMkGNLq_oorGhk-qCGYXRPwI/2QwAxwYJe6jP_y5xmhh6YA/Hfi_1arq2-kRCTb29i0hjg/_-rKJPd7oqBAumFJf4cRJQ

Sync with Microsoft OneDrive has completed, however there are items that failed to sync.
To fix any download failures you may need to perform a --resync to ensure this system is correctly synced with your Microsoft OneDrive Account

Attempting to perform a database vacuum to optimise database
Database vacuum is complete

now i'm trying to do a resync, like asked :
onedrive --confdir "/home/gilles/.config/onedrive Cloud" --resync

Your command line input is missing either the '--sync' or '--monitor' switches. Please include one (but not both) of these switches in your command line, or refer to 'onedrive --help' for additional guidance.

what should i do next ?

[abraunegg]

@gilles007-

but i notice a lot of safebackup files (900+)
i don't understand why i have so much of these : according to your doc, it's because there are conflicts
but i don't do anything on this linux PC since i'm trying linux
i don't have yet programs to modify these files

safebackup files get generated when a file already exists in the target destination location and the client cannot work out which file should be the master - this is why those files are created.

In your use case - you must already have those files with those names already present in your Linux system.

now i'm trying to do a resync, like asked :
...
what should i do next ?

Essentially you need to tell the client what mode of operation to use when performing the resync.

onedrive --sync --verbose --resync
# or
onedrive --monitor --verbose --resync

Please also read the documentation. Start here:

• https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive/blob/master/docs/usage.md
• https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive/blob/master/docs/client-architecture.md