Choose Attachment Sync type (Device to cloud and other devices, device to cloud only, No sync)
Tim Barnes
With multiple Qfield users collecting photos stored in the attachment directory (i.e. 'DCIM') and synchronizing to the cloud, synchronizations of the project by other users gets slower and slower as they are forced to download all other users photos/attachments. In some cases, these large data aren't needed on each device involved in a project so it would be great to choose a synchronization method for the attachment directory:
1) (current method)- Attachments from Qfield are synchronised to the cloud and available on other devices
2) Attachments from Qfield are synchronised to the cloud but not available on other devices
3) Attachments are not synchronised
1) and 2) would still allow the owner of the project to download the attachments to the project folder using QField sync toolbar/plugin. 3) would require manual retrieval from the device or some other method.
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Ivan Ivanov
Hello, Tim Barnes . Sorry for getting back to you so late, but functionality that solves your exact problem is already in place.
Instead of having 1,2,3 option, there are only two:
- attachments are synced across all devices (current method)
- attachment are pushed from devices and downloaded on demand - only when a user opens their feature form on QField and explicitly request the attachment.
You can read more about this feature here: https://docs.qfield.org/get-started/tutorials/tips-tricks-qfc/?h=on+demand#download-attachments-only-on-demand