Set file/folder sync priority

[alexbixor]

Expected behaviour

It would be very useful to be able to set/change the priority of up/downloads from the client UI.
An example of this is the MEGA client, whereby it is possible, albeit manually, to move an upload to the top of the queue and vice versa.
This is particularly useful in work-flows that have varied file sizes to sync continuously, VFX is a fine example of this, where it is common to have a huge multi GB file blocking other uploads for hours, thus slowing down the whole team.

Actual behaviour

This is no possible at all at this point.

Steps to reproduce

Client configuration

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2.X
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OS language:
Any
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Server configuration

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Logs

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1. Client logfile: Output of nextcloud --logwindow or nextcloud --logfile log.txt
   (On Windows using cmd.exe, you might need to first cd into the Nextcloud directory)
   (See also https://docs.nextcloud.com/desktop/2.3/troubleshooting.html#log-files)

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3. Server logfile: nextcloud log (data/nextcloud.log):

[alexbixor]

Hi,

Any update on this?

Another idea would be to add the possibility to prioritize up/downloads based on size.

This way a "big" transfer, is the user chooses to do so, could get a lower priority if a smaller file needs to be transferred.
This will make transfers more responsive due to the fact that a large file would not block smaller files for hours and hours.

Of course this setting should be optional.

Thoughts?

[JonasDaWi]

Hi,

this would be indeed very useful, eg. also in low-bandwidth situations where you want to upload important files first.

Greetings!

[patricekaratchentzeff]

Hi,

I'm also interested, event if you can do it only server side.

Thanks,

[vexx32]

Would definitely love the ability to do this! Especially for syncing large folders, where I might want smaller, more numerous files synced first than for it to get stuck for a good solid hour or two syncing one large file before it even gets started on the rest of the file.

[tdamsma]

There is definitely demand for this, it was also requested (and rejected) previously: nextcloud/server#7204

[mark3apps]

Please Make this happen! We have TB's of data and things can really bog down when we're stuck on some large files.

[4security]

It would be great if you add this feature.

As a workaround, you can setup mulitple nextcloud instances and disable the sync of the first instance when you first want to download other stuff.

[AnttiPerala]

Would really appreciate this feature. At the moment I'm syncing large video files but would really need a small text file first.

[jadtl]

I'm interesting as well, it would be useful in my use-case where I would like Obsidian files to sync so I can pick them up again seamlessly between my devices, before sometimes huge files sync from other directories!

[DorianVasco]

Indeed, that would be an awesome feature! I'm also handling a lot of footage which will upload slowly. But in the time I also edit a few small text documents which should get uploaded inbetween the huge stuff.

[nikbpetrov]

+1 I got backups syncing on multiple devices (not an ideal setup, I know, but sue me) and would like to assign lowest priority to that. If I open a device I have not used for work in a while, I want critical files to be synced first.

p.s. unlikely to be implemented as per nextcloud/server#17791

[camilasan]

This sounds like a nice feature but we have no plans to implement it at the moment. It does not fit on our roadmap for the near future.

It doesn't mean that we don't want this feature, if somebody wants to implement it, we will be happy to assist and review a pull request.

If this is important for your business and you wish to have this feature implemented by the Nextcloud GmbH, there is the option for consulting work on top of your Nextcloud Enterprise subscription to get your feature request implemented.