Folder synced as empty and cannot find info in the git backups

[yotama9]

I have a machine in the office which I use bitpocket to sync work between it and my laptop. I had a problem with the machine being down for several days and the files on the laptop weren't properly synced. I removed the lock file on the remote machine, ran bitpocket sync and got an error message that a folder which I copied into two different folders and then deleted on the office machine cannot be deleted locally. I moved the folder to a different location and then the sync went through. However, now I see that the folder only has it's subfolders but no files. I ran bitpocket pack on the laptop, and I can see the files in the .bitpocket/pack directory, when I run git log filename I get some output showing there was some action going on last time I was working on these files, but when I run git diff filename I get empty output.

1. I think that the copying the folder as empty is a bug. I'm not sure how to recreate this.
2. Is there any hope that the files are salvageable?

[greezybacon]

I think I understand what you're describing. I opened #67 to handle a server being available but missing a file system mount. Someone also suggested to me detecting if the locally or remotely deleted file listing is approximately equal to the previous entire file listing. Such would also indicate a big problem like what you described. In such a case, the sync should be aborted.

Is there a backup on one of the machines in .bitpocket/backups? Bitpocket transparently backs things up locally in the pull phase.

[yotama9]

the backup folder exists, but it is empty.