Glossary

mtime
modification time
file modification time
File property used to determine whether the servers’ or the clients’ file is more recent. Used only when no sync database exists and files already exist in the client directory.
Nextcloud Server
The server counter part of Nextcloud Client as provided by the Nextcloud community.
Nextcloud Sync Client
Nextcloud Client
Name of the official Nextcloud syncing client for desktop, which runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. It uses the CSync sync engine for synchronization with the Nextcloud server.
unique id
ETag
ID assigned to every file and submitted via the HTTP Etag. Used to check if files on client and server have changed.