Update pending upload jobs when auto upload folder configuration changes

[mario]

[mario]

This will basically only change remote folder. Requirements must not change due to chunking reasons, and the job will NOT be deleted if you disable synced folder since you DO want the previously picked up images to upload.

[AndyScherzinger]

What about if I activate "when charging only" I would then expect the Job to respect that changed setting and stop uploading while not being charged. Same goes for wifi, sub-folders and upload behavior.

I'd also say the same thing for disabling a synced folder, let's say a user made a mistake and files get uploaded and the user wants to stop this and deactivates a folder. As a user I definitely expect the app to respect that and not to keep uploading files. Also being a user I expect the app to respect my changes kind of instantly.

[tobiasKaminsky]

Tricky one...
But I also think that the jobs should obey the current settings and not the settings when the job was created. Especially for setting "upload on wifi" it is really useful that the pending jobs respect this setting immediately.

[tobiasKaminsky]

Postponing as of feature freeze...

[mrcg]

Unfortunately this issue is not solved for long time but causing lot of problems in practice. Usually people only want to upload new files from new devices.

https://help.nextcloud.com/t/auto-upload-only-new-files-not-working-android-3-14-1/101333

The problem is quite simple to be fixed from my understanding. The problem in the nextcloud android app is that the option "upload all files" is activated by default. The deactivation of this option can only be done when the cloud sync button for selected folder is marked.

Once the cloud sync button is activated (with "sync all files" option activated by default) all full tasklist for uploading old end existing files are already scheduled. For the deactivation of the feature it is already too late. That's the root cause of the problem from my perspective.

The solution would be quite simple: In the nextcloud android app the option "sync all existing files" should be deactivated by default.
This should solve the problem.

[sashaluda2]

I tried everything listed above... nothing helped. Then I simply created a new empty folder and configured a custom sync from the same cellphone folder (DCIM/Camera) to this new folder. It is syncing now (fingers crossed).
I think that the reason for the sync to stop is a partially_uploaded/broken/corrupt file. Maybe the sync function gets stuck on such file while checking for attributes or size...
It might be worth it to look for such a broken file (or maybe a broken database record?)... but I have too many. I have enough room for syncing it again. Once fully synced I'll delete the old folder.

Hope it helps someone.