NextCloud with SMB Sync Error

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I'm having trouble syncing Joplin using NextCloud. I think the error is due to this bug in NC -- Copying file with a dot on the beginning to an external samba share fails · Issue #9663 · nextcloud/server · GitHub -- as the folder I'm trying to sync to is in an external storage (SMB) NC folder. Sync works fine if I use a non-external NC folder.

If anyone has Ideas for fixes or workarounds, it would be appreciated.

Last error: Error: MKCOL .sync/: Could not create directory /Central/Documents/ Personal/Information/Notetaking/.sync (Exception Sabre\DAV\Exception\Forbidden) (403): <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<d:error xmlns:d="DAV:" xmlns:s= "sabre/dav">
<s:exception>Sabre\DAV\Exception\Forbidden</ s:exception>
<s:message>Could not create directory /Central/Documents/Personal/Information/Notetaking/.sync</s:message>
</d:error>

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Yes that seems to be something for Nextcloud to fix. Although if I could, I’d change the sync structure and change this dot directories to regular ones as they cause various issues.

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Just for reference – what specifically is preventing the switch to regular directories?
(e.g. technological limitations, backward compatibility, the time it would take to re-code everything, etc.)