Deleting folder contents on wp-engine sync

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Hi, So excited about the new wp-engine sync feature.

I have a “dev” folder in my theme folder which contains my build tasks and node modules etc.

When I pull down from wp-engine it wipes everything out except node_modules.

Any idea why?

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Hey @dbox, welcome to the Forums! We’re pretty excited about connecting to WP Engine too!

A couple of things that would help us understand what’s going on:

  • Can you provide a screenshot of the folder and file structure of the theme folder? (include the dev folder)
  • Can you also check to see what files are on the remote site? I’m wondering what differences exist.

For your general knowledge, we do exclude the node_modules folder during Local Connect events – because of this, it’s a good idea to have some sort of build process in place so that all the various assets are compiled and put into place.

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Wow Thanks so much for the quick response. I’m trying one thing quickly then I’ll get you those images. Very possible its user error on my part.

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@ben.turner I think the main issue might be conflicts on what’s getting synced through git/npm vs whats getting synced through local connect.

Is there a guide on how we should set up our repos so that one-click syncing plays nicely with builds with git and npm?

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