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Files are automatically synced in a newly created TSS job folder on Windows

The Transparent Selective Sync on Windows was introduces in version 2.10 and makes use of a special CloudAPI by Microsoft. You can read more about this feature here.

Files inside a TSS folder have a special attribute which indicates the file's status - Always available on this device, Available on this device or Available when online.

The erroneous behavior in a TSS folder may be caused by the attributes on the files or directories that had been set before the job was created. For example:

  • Folder has previously been added as a TSS job folder and a subdirectory was set to be always available.
  • Some other application might have set such an attribute.

Anyway, check the effective attributes using elevated Command prompt and command attrib;
Use flag attrib /D to see the directories, or attrib <filename> to query a specific file or subfolder.

We are especially interested in attribute P (pinned) which stands for "Always available on this device".

You can remove this attribute with command attrib -P filename

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