Syncing P2P and avoiding L Desktop

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  Hi Solav,
  
  We currently have an issue with folders set to sync P2P only (i.e., not with your Live Desktop), though that would not explain why the data seems to be uploading to your Live Desktop (though perhaps I've misunderstood your issue).  If you've set up the folder not to sync with the Live Desktop, but it is doing so anyway, please submit a bug with your logs attached (instructions are in an Announcement at the top of the forums).  If, on the other hand, I've misunderstood the issue you're having, please let me know.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Ben.

  • Proposed as answer by Ben [Live Mesh] Thursday, September 18, 2008 6:12 PM
  • Unproposed as answer by Ben [Live Mesh] Monday, October 20, 2008 10:26 PM

  Thursday, September 18, 2008 6:12 PM
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  Thanks for your replay
   
  Is "add the folder from the device, then go over to desktop and turn off syncing with desktop for that folder." a bad way of doing the P2P-only-sync? Even though I went straight to my LD, LD had allready allocated space for the folder I added. When I turned off syncing with LD, the allocated space got freed up again, BUT for some reason my mesh on my device continued to upload an equal amount of MB as the folder I added - where I don't know, as it didn't turn up on my Live desktop and no other device were set to sync with that folder.
  
  Is this normal behaviour, and I must expect this "uploading into nowhere"=D or should the uploading stop as I unchecked the syncing with LD? This is important to know before I try to P2P only sync large folders that I do not want to go through LD 'cus of the size.
  
  Could it be possible to add the option (that is currently greyed out) of not synching with LD in sync options, as you add a folder from a device? The folder should still end up as a ligh-blue shortcut on LD (like now after unsyncing from the LD folderoptions).
  
  

  • Edited by Solav Friday, September 19, 2008 8:10 AM

  Friday, September 19, 2008 8:09 AM
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  Hi Solav,
  
  I don't know if "add the folder from the device, then go to the Live Desktop to turn off syncing with the Live Desktop for that folder" is a bad way of doing it, but it is certainly not a very convenient way to do it. ;)  Unfortunately, that is currently the way that it has to be done - so that part of your experience is expected.  (Being able to set "Don't sync this folder with the Live Desktop" from a UI on the device itself, however, is a popular feature request, and definitely something we're working on.  We recognize that the current way of doing it is cumbersome.)
  
  As for why you're still seeing uploading: The only way to know for sure whether what you're seeing is expected or a bug would be to have you send us your Live Mesh logs (you could email them to lmprev@microsoft.com).  Of course, since you're syncing the folder with another device in your mesh, perhaps all you're seeing is the "upload" status of the data moving from the current device to any others that it's syncing with?  (Another popular customer request that we're working on is providing more, and more useful, information about anything currently synchronizing.)  You will still see a shortcut to that folder on your Live Desktop, but it will not have the data (which is why you're seeing that space given back to your Live Desktop quota).
  
  So, it's possible that the uploading you're seeing is the folder(s) syncing with your other devices, but again, if you feel like it's really "uploading to nowhere" go ahead and send us your logs.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Ben.

  • Marked as answer by Ben [Live Mesh] Monday, October 20, 2008 10:26 PM

  Friday, September 19, 2008 7:55 PM