iPadOS sync with Joplin server, no images syncing

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Operating system

iOS

Joplin version

13.7.6

Desktop version info

Joplin 3.7.22 (prod, darwin)

Sync target

Joplin Server

What issue do you have?

Exported a large number of notes from Evernote amongst these are a bunch of screengrabs. They all show up OK in Joplin on the Mac (where I did the import from the .enex files) but not when I sync my iPad OS version of Joplin with the Joplin server that I set up (with some difficulty) on my QNAP NAS. Sync appears to to be taking place but I get a banner saying "Some items could not be synchronised. Press for more info". None of the screengrab (or any other images) have been imported successfully, in each note there is merely an icon of a HD with an down arrow above. I've included a screenshot from my iPad of the report.
My Mac Mini M4 is running MacOS 27.2 and my iPad M4 is running iPadOS 27.2
Please let me know if I need to upload any further information. I'm planning to sync to my Android phone and I'll update with the results.
Cheers
Iain

Screenshots

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your screenshot shows a clear error about files larger than 100mb

can you confirm whether your missing images are individually larger or smaller than 100mb?

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On the iPad

  • Open the orange banner → Status screen and Ignore the oversized item.
  • Change Settings → Synchronisation → Attachment download behaviour from “Always” to Automatic (downloads when you open a note) or Manual. This is the usual recommendation for large libraries so the initial sync only pulls notes and metadata