Syncovery Support Forum

Hello!

I am using the option of versions on my backups, and they should go into a folder called "Older". The problem is that I am using file name encryption and I am unable to see which files are in that folder (I suspect I have some I need to delete from a botched backup run).

Is there any way I can check the file names? Going to the folder itself manually not an option as the file names are encrypted. Thanks!!

Hello,
to see the versions, you need to start a restore so you get to the Sync Preview window with the list of files. You can right-click on each file to see the available versions.

Alternatively, when using the Restore Wizard, you can specify a Target Date for Restore, so Syncovery automatically pre-selects the versions from a specific date in the past.

Thanks Tobias for the quick reply ! Sadly I do not know the names of the files and since the names are encrypted I can't figure out which are which. Is there any other way I can obtain the actual decrypted file names under the "Older"/versioning folder?

Otherwise I'll have to just remove them to make space

I hope to be able to add a feature to work with encrypted files better.

In the meantime, the only real way is to look in log files.

You could turn on "File List Building Details" to get a detailed log.

I will post here if there are any related news.

Thanks Tobias, much much appreciated!

Hello,
the new Syncovery 11.6.6 has a new feature that can help in some cases and also enables you to get a better feeling about how the filename encryption works.

Via the Tools submenu in the Sync Preview, you can now choose to show encoded and encrypted filenames in addition to the clear text ones. This also works in the Static HTML Preview but is not available in the Dynamic Preview.