Retrieve local files

[sitadrost]

I just started using OneDrive to back up my data, and initially everything seemed to work fine. However, when I did a synchronize just now, OLDER versions of my files were downloaded from OneDrive, and my latest work was overwritten!

Clearly there's some setting that I've got wrong, so now my questions are:

1. Most importantly: is there any way that I can retrieve my latest work?
2. Can the client be configured such that it prompts me before overwriting newer files with older ones?

Many thanks!
Sita

[abraunegg]

@sitadrost

However, when I did a synchronize just now, OLDER versions of my files were downloaded from OneDrive, and my latest work was overwritten!

This is not possible as the client, if a file exists locally, the existing file is backed up by renaming it to avoid data loss. The biggest omission here from your discussion is:

• How did you install the client
• What client version are you using

Most importantly: is there any way that I can retrieve my latest work?

Not from your local filesystem if you do not have local backups or snapshots. If you want to use snapshots, you can change your local filesystem to use ZFS, then utilise snapshots on your data which would prevent this sort of data loss in the future.

Can the client be configured such that it prompts me before overwriting newer files with older ones?

As per above, the client never overwrites an existing file. It renames the existing file if an existing file is found to be in conflict.

Please can you check what client version you have installed as what you are claiming is 100% odd.

[sitadrost]

Sorry, you're right, I should have given more details.
Version: onedrive v2.4.10-16-g6bec0dd
Installed on Ubuntu 20.04 using the instructions here, haven't changed anything in the configuration yet:

Configuration file successfully loaded
onedrive version                       = v2.4.10-16-g6bec0dd
Config path                            = /home/sita/.config/onedrive
Config file found in config path       = true
Config option 'check_nosync'           = false
Config option 'sync_dir'               = /home/sita/OneDrive
Config option 'skip_dir'               = 
Config option 'skip_file'              = ~*|.~*|*.tmp
Config option 'skip_dotfiles'          = false
Config option 'skip_symlinks'          = false
Config option 'monitor_interval'       = 300
Config option 'min_notify_changes'     = 5
Config option 'log_dir'                = /var/log/onedrive/
Config option 'classify_as_big_delete' = 1000
Config option 'upload_only'            = false
Config option 'no_remote_delete'       = false
Config option 'remove_source_files'    = false
Config option 'sync_root_files'        = false
Selective sync 'sync_list' configured  = false
Business Shared Folders configured     = false

My local OneDrive folder is in my home directory, in this folder I created symlinks to the data I want to back up.

What you write about the client re-naming a file if it exists locally sounds promising, it might save me hours of re-writing the code I lost. I haven't found any re-named files yet though; where would these normally be stored?

Thanks a lot so far!

[asterixix]

@sitadrost

Installed on Ubuntu 20.04 using the instructions here, haven't changed anything in the configuration yet

Dont follow those instructions - that gist is incorrect. You need to follow these instructions: https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md

This being said, you are running at least close to the latest client - unlike most folk who use the Ubuntu packages which install old and unsupported versions.

What you write about the client re-naming a file if it exists locally sounds promising, it might save me hours of re-writing the code I lost. I haven't found any re-named files yet though; where would these normally be stored?

If the file exists at the target location, it will be renamed to include the hostname. For example, if I am downloading a file called 'data.txt' to my ~/OneDrive folder, and if that file already exists and the client cache DB does not know about it, it, it will be renamed:

data.txt -> data-<hostname>.txt

So then in that directory, there would now be two files:

data.txt  <- as downloaded
data-<hostname>.txt <- original local file

Hi,
I just ask because I'm totally dump about scripting on bash... How can I resolve that issue with duplicated files?
I have sync that files with online onedrive and I want to remove that copies.

[abraunegg]

@sitadrost

Installed on Ubuntu 20.04 using the instructions here, haven't changed anything in the configuration yet

Dont follow those instructions - that gist is incorrect. You need to follow these instructions: https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md
This being said, you are running at least close to the latest client - unlike most folk who use the Ubuntu packages which install old and unsupported versions.

What you write about the client re-naming a file if it exists locally sounds promising, it might save me hours of re-writing the code I lost. I haven't found any re-named files yet though; where would these normally be stored?

If the file exists at the target location, it will be renamed to include the hostname. For example, if I am downloading a file called 'data.txt' to my ~/OneDrive folder, and if that file already exists and the client cache DB does not know about it, it, it will be renamed:

data.txt -> data-<hostname>.txt

So then in that directory, there would now be two files:

data.txt  <- as downloaded
data-<hostname>.txt <- original local file

Hi,
I just ask because I'm totally dump about scripting on bash... How can I resolve that issue with duplicated files?
I have sync that files with online onedrive and I want to remove that copies.

Use your favorite search engine with 'linux remove duplicate files' .........

[sitadrost]

Good, I finally managed to rewrite most of the code I lost in this sync that went the wrong way, so now I have time to actually start from scratch. The instructions in INSTALL.md tell me to run
sudo make uninstall
and then to either delete the entire application state,
rm -rf ~/.config/onedrive
or to just delete the application key ("If you want to just delete the application key but keep the items database"),
rm -f ~/.config/onedrive/refresh_token

I intend to re-install the onedrive client after this uninstall, this time using the correct instructions. Would only deleting the application key be the correct/best option in that case?

[abraunegg]

@sitadrost
In your case, just perform sudo make uninstall - no need to remove anything else

[sitadrost]

Perfect, thanks!