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Boris Rybalkin edited this page Nov 5, 2023 · 14 revisions

Activate external disk

Syncloud allows you to activate additional external disk (USB or SATA) for data storage in your apps.

Supported file system with a partition: ext4.

This can be done in Settings - Storage.

Warning: it will not move your existing files from internal/external disk on activation.

Data paths

Internal storage: /opt/disk/internal

External storage: /opt/disk/external

Active disk: /data (link to one of the above)

Format external disk

Also you can initialize exernal disk to make it compatible but this will erase all the data on it.

What is data

Data is files generates by apps. Apps should be able to work without it if disk is mulfunctioning or missing. Usually these files require extensive storage and simplified transfer to another device.

For nextcloud it is files created by user, for mattix it is attachmemts to messages. Some apps like ShairPort media player do not generate any files.

Text or other non file content is stored in databases usually so it always stays on internal disk as app cannot function without a database.

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