DT3 Pro - Dropbox DT packet sync deletions question

DEVONthink
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Having combined two sizeable databases, each approx 11,000 items, I am pruning items. After each sync, I get an email from Dropbox to say I’ve deleted files from my Dropbox account (and if I want them back then I have until xxx to restore them).

The number of files deleted far exceeds the number of items I delete before each sync. The folders shown in the Dropbox advice are all to do with the DT Packet Sync. Would I be right in thinking that the DT Packet Sync generates far more files for the sync?

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This depends on the files - small ones are merged by sync, huge ones are split. But you shouldn’t get such notifications if you exclude the folder ~/Dropbox/Apps/DEVONthink Packet Sync folder in the preferences of the Dropbox.app. This speeds up also the sync.

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Noted, thank you.

I have excluded the folder…

I have no complaints about the sync speed - not being any the wiser!

The notifications are from Dropbox: users can restore deleted files within a stipulated period if required.

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Would I be right in thinking that the DT Packet Sync generates far more files for the sync?

Our sync engine doesn’t merely copy files to a sync location. As noted in the built-in Help > Documentation > In & Out > Sync…

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So, yes there are a different number of files being transmitted than the number you’d see in a database, especially if you have large files.