Re: Having mbsync remove folder on the slave?

[Oswald B. <osw...@gm...>]

On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 10:23:53PM +0100, Johannes Kastl wrote:
>If I have a one-way sync and folders on the master get deleted, I get
>a warning during sync but the folders will not be removed from the
>slave? Even though "Remove Slave" is set?
>
correct. until you empty the slave box to confirm that you want it 
gone.

a few days ago i pushed the branch wip/unchecked-remove which optionally 
removes this safety check. it's an external contribution and requires 
cleanup.

>Or is this only if the initial sync happens with a mix of folders (so
>the deletion is not recognized as a deletion by mbsync, as it doesn't
>know the master ever had it)?
>
no. mbsync knows very well that the master previously existed, as 
otherwise it would re-create it straight away (assuming Create Master 
was set).