Sync then Unsync

Feature Requests
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Hi,

I’d like to suggest you add the ability to mark a file as “sync then unsync” - essentially push then delete.

The use case is…
I have large file from some source that I want to store to my cloud provider but don’t want to keep locally. Since the file is large it both takes a while to transmit to the cloud and also because of its size I don’t want to keep a local copy.

Having this option will let me do my transmit to cloud without having to remember to go back (hours) later to unsync the file(s).

Thanks,

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Hi,
Thanks for the suggestion. We do have the ability to set auto-unsync on files. It applies to all files, instead of a specified file, but it may be of interest to you: https://docs.odrive.com/docs/manage-disk-space#section-configure-auto-unsync

Additionally, there is a blog post I published a while ago that delves into the CLI. Its a more advanced topic, but I have an example script in there that shows how to unsync based on date, size, and extension. It would be possible to use this for files over a specified size with a scheduled task running every so often.
https://medium.odrive.com/sync-client-magic-602d858731de

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In search of something simple and easy for the masses, or even a menu item. Your example of “Sync & Automatically Unsync” is close… it’s just missing one more “Auto” option: “Immediate”. That’s what’s being asked for. Someone who wants to Unsync Immediately usually has a reason for not wanting to wait even until the next day.

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Thanks @jimmyostrove for the feedback, we will forward your suggestion to the relevant product team for review.