That seems like a pretty straightforward issue to solve, to simply backup only those files that are actually on the system, not the stubs. If it's on your computer, it should able to get backed up. If it's just a shadow, a pointer, it doesn't.

Making the change without making it clear though, that's just awful. A clear recipe for catastrophic loss & drip drip drip of news in the vein of "How Backblaze Lost my Stuff"

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wrs 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The OP’s complaint is that the files were not backed up. If they had discovered that only stubs were backed up, I don’t think they’d be any happier.

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lazide 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The stubs are the thing on your computer?

	▲	coldtea 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Imagine if they could detect stab or real file huh? Space technology, I know! Or just fucking copy them as stubs and what's actually downloaded as actually downloaded! Boggles the mind! Or maybe just do what they do now, but WARN about that in HUGE RED LETTERS, in the website and the app, instead of burying it in an update note like weasels!