Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer

From	Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer
Date	2026-06-22 23:44 +0700
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Anssi Saari wrote:
>> seems to do the same thing?
> 
> I've never heard of RoundSync before.
> 
> I found FolderSync when I was looking for something to replace my rsync
> based backups. I also noticed FolderSync has Tasker support and it
> turned out I had even paid for Tasker maybe a decade earlier.
> 
> So while Tasker is a horrible "automation" thing, after some trial and
> error I got a simple task going which triggers when my phone connects
> to my home wifi. It pings my file server and if that works, then it runs
> FolderSync to back up my photos and a few other things, using SFTP. So
> in fact it was almost zero setup in the server end, just added a
> key. That's worked for a while now and I'm happy with it.

I like your humor. 
And your experience. 

That's what Usenet is for. 
Shared knowledge.

Based on my lookups, FolderSync (and the payware version, Pro), are well 
respected ways to do cloud management (even if the cloud is SMB on a PC).

As for Tasker being "a horrid thing", I use the free automation tools, 
Llama Automate, but I do agree with you that it's a horrible thing also. 

Tasker Automate MacroDroid automation
 <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.llamalab.automate>
 <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm>
 <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arlosoft.macrodroid>
 <https://f-droid.org/en/packages/ryey.easer/>

It works. 
But it has a steep learning curve.

And... every new version of Android makes everything harder to do.
At this point, I've given up on "sync" and I just "copy" over Wi-Fi.

This is my dumb purpose-built copy script, for example, to copy over 
today's camera photos or today's screenshots, as a quickie Wi-Fi copy.

I don't recommend others use this script, but it does the job for me
given I never connect the phone over USB but I access it using adb.

Note: The scrcpy program also has a file copy mechanism, but every 
version of Android makes even that mechanism harder to do easily.

  :: adbcopy.bat
  :: First figure out locations:
  ::  /sdcard/Pictures/Screenshots: No such file or directory
  ::  /storage/emulated/0/Pictures/Screenshots: No such file or directory
  :: Then figure out file naming conventions
  ::  adb shell ls "/storage/0CA4-352D/DCIM/Camera"
  ::   20260521_123358.jpg 
  ::   FORMAT=Screenshot_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_DESCRIPTION.jpg
  ::  adb shell ls "/sdcard/Pictures/Screenshots"
  ::   Screenshot_20260517_205515_Phone.jpg
  ::   Screenshot_20260518_130911_WhatsApp.jpg
  ::   Screenshot_20260523_183229_Pulse.jpg
  ::   Screenshot_20260611_120637_Nova Launcher.jpg
  ::   FORMAT=Screenshot_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_DESCRIPTION.jpg
  ::  adb pull does not expand wildcards
  ::   Wildcards must be expanded inside the shell, not by ADB
  :: v2p3 20260621 added opening the destination folder when done
  :: v2p2 20260621 added screenshot query 
  :: v2p2 20260620 Fixed quoting bug in the ls command for DCIM
  :: v2p1 20260617 Added Windows to Android APK copy/install capability
  :: v2p0 20260613 Added Screenshot directory
  :: v1p9 20260528 trim trailing spaces from the destination directory input
  :: v1p8 20260528 replace destructive path truncation with targeted \r stripping
  :: v1p7 20260528 escape redirection character in the backtick loop
  :: v1p6 20260528 update to explicit external SD card path and clean output
  :: v1p5 20260528 fix linux null redirection error and stabilize loop extraction
  :: v1p4 20260528 fix 'unexpected at this time' crash,
  :: v1p3 20260528 fix crash on empty variable comparison
  :: v1p2 20260528 fix multiple-devices error and nested loop quotes
  :: v1p1 20260528 add debug for when it fails
  :: v1p0 20260528 copy images from a given date to a given location
  
  @echo off
  setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
  
  cd /d "%~dp0"
  set "ADB_EXE=c:\app\editor\android\scrcpy\adb.exe"
  
  :: --- DEVICE DETECTION ---
  for /f "skip=1 tokens=1" %%g in ('"%ADB_EXE%" devices') do (
      if not "%%g"=="" (
          if "!ADB_TARGET!"=="" set "ADB_TARGET=%%g"
      )
  )
  
  if "!ADB_TARGET!"=="" (
      echo [ERROR] No connected ADB devices found.
      pause
      exit /b
  )
  
  echo Targeting device: %ADB_TARGET%
  echo ----------------
  
  :: --- MAIN DIRECTION MENU ---
  echo Select Direction:
  echo [1] Android to Windows (Pull Images/Screenshots) [Default]
  echo [2] Windows to Android (Copy/Install APK)
  echo.
  set "CHOICE=1"
  set /p "CHOICE=Enter choice [1 or 2]: "
  
  if "%CHOICE%"=="2" goto :windows_to_android
  if "%CHOICE%"=="1" goto :android_to_windows
  goto :android_to_windows
  
  
  :: ROUTINE: ANDROID TO WINDOWS (ORIGINAL CODE)
  :android_to_windows
  echo.
  echo --- Running Android to Windows Pull ---
  
  :: --- DATE DETECTION ---
  for /f "tokens=2 delims==" %%i in ('wmic os get localdatetime /value') do set "dt=%%i"
  set "DETECTED_DATE=%dt:~0,8%"
  
  echo Detected Date: %DETECTED_DATE%
  set /p "USER_DATE=Press Enter to confirm, or type a different date (YYYYMMDD): "
  if "%USER_DATE%"=="" (
      set "TARGET_DATE=%DETECTED_DATE%"
  ) else (
      set "TARGET_DATE=%USER_DATE%"
  )
  
  echo.
  set "DEST_DIR=H:\004_upload\home\pool\assay\%TARGET_DATE%"
  set /p "USER_DIR=Enter destination directory [Default: %DEST_DIR%]: "
  if not "%USER_DIR%"=="" set "DEST_DIR=%USER_DIR%"
  
  :: Remove quotes
  set "DEST_DIR=%DEST_DIR:"=%"
  
  :: Trim trailing spaces
  :trim
  if "!DEST_DIR:~-1!"==" " (
      set "DEST_DIR=!DEST_DIR:~0,-1!"
      goto trim
  )
  
  if not exist "%DEST_DIR%" (
      echo Creating directory: %DEST_DIR%
      mkdir "%DEST_DIR%"
  )
  
  echo.
  echo What do you want to pull?
  echo [1] Camera photos (DCIM/Camera)
  echo [2] Screenshots
  set "PULL_CHOICE=1"
  set /p "PULL_CHOICE=Enter choice [1 or 2]: "
  
  if "%PULL_CHOICE%"=="1" goto :pull_camera
  if "%PULL_CHOICE%"=="2" goto :pull_screenshots
  goto :pull_camera
  
  :: PULL CAMERA (DCIM)
  :pull_camera
  echo.
  echo Pulling CAMERA images matching *%TARGET_DATE%*.jpg ...
  echo Sending files to: "%DEST_DIR%"
  echo ----------------
  
  for /f "usebackq delims=" %%i in (`
      %ADB_EXE% -s !ADB_TARGET! shell ls /storage/0CA4-352D/DCIM/Camera/*%TARGET_DATE%*.jpg
  `) do (
      set "FILE_PATH=%%i"
      for /f "delims=" %%r in ("!FILE_PATH!") do set "FILE_PATH=%%r"
      if not "!FILE_PATH!"=="" (
          echo Pulling: !FILE_PATH!
          "%ADB_EXE%" -s !ADB_TARGET! pull "!FILE_PATH!" "%DEST_DIR%"
      )
  )
  
  :: OPEN DESTINATION FOLDER
  start "" "%DEST_DIR%"
  
  goto :complete
  
  :: PULL SCREENSHOTS
  :pull_screenshots
  echo.
  echo Pulling SCREENSHOTS matching *%TARGET_DATE%*.jpg ...
  echo Sending files to: "%DEST_DIR%"
  echo ----------------
  
  for /f "usebackq delims=" %%i in (`
      %ADB_EXE% -s !ADB_TARGET! shell ls /sdcard/DCIM/Screenshots/*%TARGET_DATE%*.jpg
  `) do (
      set "FILE_PATH=%%i"
      for /f "delims=" %%r in ("!FILE_PATH!") do set "FILE_PATH=%%r"
      if not "!FILE_PATH!"=="" (
          echo Pulling screenshot: !FILE_PATH!
          "%ADB_EXE%" -s !ADB_TARGET! pull "!FILE_PATH!" "%DEST_DIR%"
      )
  )
  
  :: OPEN DESTINATION FOLDER
  start "" "%DEST_DIR%"
  
  goto :complete
  
  :: FINALIZE
  :complete
  echo Process complete
  pause
  
  REM end of adbcopy.bat

Note that if this quick-and-dirty script were meant to be general use,
I'd make it figure out the paths and file names all by itself.
  
-- 
Usenet is where kind-hearted well-educated people gather to exchange ideas.

Thread

FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-06-20 09:56 +0200
  Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-20 11:25 +0100
    Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-06-20 12:39 +0200
      Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-20 11:49 +0100
        Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-06-20 13:13 +0200
          Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-20 12:29 +0100
            Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-21 05:25 -0100
              Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-06-21 09:17 +0200
                Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-21 16:03 -0100
                Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-06-22 22:17 +0200
              Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-21 09:42 +0100
              Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2026-06-22 12:27 +0300
                Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-22 23:44 +0700
                Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-06-22 22:23 +0200
  Re: FolderSync Pro can not connect to SMB any longer Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-06-20 12:28 +0200

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