Software Update: Syncthing 1.5.0

Version 1.5.0 of Syncthing has been released. Syncthing is an open source program that allows files to be synchronized between two computers. This happens just like with BitTorrent Sync without a central server in between, as is the case with storage services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and iCloud. The software is available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android, among others. There are also packages for Synology and Qnap. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

Release version 1.5.0

This release changes the default location for the index database under some circumstances. Two new flags can also be used to affect the location of the configuration (-config) and database (-data) separately. The old -home flag is equivalent to setting both of these to the same directory. When no flags are given the following logic is used to determine the data location:

• If a database exists in the old default location, that location is
  still used. This means existing installations are not affected by this
  change.
• If $XDG_DATA_HOME is set, use $XDG_DATA_HOME/syncthing.
• If ~/.local/share/syncthing exists, use that location.
• Use the old default location.

This logic is used on non-Windows, non-Mac platforms only. On Windows and Mac the logic is unchanged.

Bug fixes:

• #3808: gui: Number of days must be number flashes red then disappears
• #5809: stdiscosrv failed to load keypair without proper error message
• #6410: Wrong 30-days interval in staggered versioning
• #6430: Incorrect out-of-sync/locally changed status indication on folders
• #6436: Revert Local Changes red button does not work correctly
• #6440: Doesn’t run monitor process when started with STNORESTART=1
• #6450: LDAP auth doesn’t handle LDAPS with certificate validation
• #6487: Scan problem within single unignored subdirectory prevents bidirectional sync

Enhancements:

• #4924: Move index db to $XDG_DATA_HOME/syncthing/
• #5376: Improve LDAP authentication
• #6384: Do auto upgrades early and synchronously on startup
• #6416: Improve device status for “unused” devices
• #6432: Deleted file that existed locally only reported as locally changed
• #6437: Don’t start browser when restarting after upgrade

Other issues:

• #6471: Windows exe isn’t properly version tagged