Sync wants to merge right after turning it on

[jrieken]

re #96226

This is basically the back story for #96347

• I work on a single computer with VS Code Desktop only
• I did enable settings-sync with GH-accounts shortly after we started to support GH-accounts
• for some unknown reason settings sync is off 🤷
• enable sync tells me that I have to merge to continue

That's the moment where I stop using this feature and where I want a way to see what data we have stored. There is no way to figure that out and that's undermining trust in this feature. Things that we should do better

• give me a way to nuke the cloud data without being sync'ing, just a big stop this switch so that I am always in control. Ideally I want to be able to inspect the cloud-data but this is a good start
• know that I am always coming with the same machine (as I am in this case) and don't start talking about merging and so

[sandy081]

There is a remote backup view to inspect the data in the cloud but that is available only after sync is enabled. May be we can show this always.

give me a way to nuke the cloud data without being sync'ing, just a big stop this switch so that I am always in control

So you are asking for Replace Cloud action? Is not it a big decision for the user to decide without knowing what is there in the cloud? Probably have an action to show the remote backup view and decide then?

[jrieken]

So you are asking for Replace Cloud action?

Not really, I am asking for "nuke the cloud" command and a "Show me what you have command" - both without sync'ing but only being logged in

[sandy081]

Ok fair enough. Will add "Show Remote Data" action that shows the remote backup view and provide action there to nuke.

[sandy081]

for some unknown reason settings sync is off

As discussed this could be a bug, please see if this happens again and provide the logs (Preferences Sync & Account).

[sandy081]

know that I am always coming with the same machine (as I am in this case) and don't start talking about merging and so

This is a fair assumption.

@Tyriar is it possible to know from the server that it has data synced only from this device through the manifest request?

[Tyriar]

@sandy081 not unless we start tracking which machine each version is done with as we've been talking about recently.