Can I use OneDriveGUI to sync on external SSD

[mpMelnikov]

Is it safe to use OneDriveGUI to sync files on external SSD? Will it handle disconnection properly? Does anybody use it like this?

[abraunegg]

@mpMelnikov

Is it safe to use OneDriveGUI to sync files on external SSD?

The OneDriveGUI is a configuration management tool for the underlying 'onedrive' client (https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive)

Use OneDriveGUI to configure the 'sync_dir' setting to your external SSD.

Will it handle disconnection properly? Does anybody use it like this?

You will need to take precautionary steps outside of OneDriveGUI to enable very specific protections for external disconnections.

Please read: https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive/blob/master/docs/advanced-usage.md#configuring-the-client-for-use-when-sync_dir-is-a-mounted-directory

Essentially:

• Enable 'check_nomount' & 'check_nosync' options
• Before you mount your external SSD, create the applicable file in the mount point where you mount your external SSD to, and ensure that this aligns to your 'sync_dir' setting.

When you do this:

• The 'onedrive' client will see your data
• When you disconnect your external SSD, the client sees a .nosync file and stops all action

This is the only solution.

You may need to re-think your external SSD folder structure to align to this.