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Troubleshooting: “Moving folders/files on disk” or “Sending to…” is Constantly Displayed in Activity Panel

This article may help Mylio fix syncing issues if your library is exhibiting any of these behaviors:

  1. Mylio displays Moving Files on Disk continuously in the sync panel with no progress or with looping progress.

  2. Mylio displays Moving Folders on Disk continuously in the sync panel with no progress or with looping progress.

  3. Mylio displays Receiving files from… or Sending files to…. with no progress.

Note: this article outlines running commands within Mylio’s Console. If you are not comfortable with the following steps, please Contact Support

Stuck Moving Files on Computer

  1. Open Mylio on the device that is not working as expected.

  2. Select Help from the menu bar.

  3. Select Advanced > Console.

  4. Click the gear in the top-right, then move the slider for "Text Log & Console Output" all the way to the left (None).

  5. In the Console, type the following commands one at a time, pressing Enter after each one to run them:

    orphans
    orphans fixroots
    orphans fixfolders
    orphans fixmedias
  6. Restart Mylio.

Once  these commands have been processed, Mylio should display no activity or activity should be making progress in the Activity panel. Mylio may have created a new folder called Mylio Lost and Found at the top level of your folder structure. This folder may contain images or folders that Mylio did not have a destination for. These files or folders can manually be moved

Stuck Moving Files on External Drive

  1. Open Mylio on the computer that the external drive is attached to. Using the Dashboard, ensure that the drive is online.

  2. Select Help from the menu bar.

  3. Select Advanced > Console.

  4. Click the gear in the top-right, then move the slider for "Text Log & Console Output" all the way to the left (None).

  5. In the Console, type the following commands one at a time, pressing Enter after each one to run them. NOTE: Replace devicename with the name of the drive that is stuck moving files or folders. Type the name exactly as it appears in Mylio.

orphans devicename
orphans devicename fixroots
orphans devicename fixfolders
orphans devicename fixmedias

    6. Restart Mylio.

Once  these commands have been processed, Mylio should display no activity or activity should be making progress in the Activity panel. Mylio may have created a new folder called Mylio Lost and Found at the top level of your folder structure. This folder may contain images or folders that Mylio did not have a destination for. These files or folders can manually be moved