# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows sandbox file sync-back data loss bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a bug on Windows where the sync_back mechanism silently drops or loses file changes made in the remote sandbox. The group covers the bug report and related fix attempts targeting this specific data-loss behavior.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #103724. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #103724 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-103724`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #76267: \[Bug\]: Windows sync_back drops remote sandbox file changes

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#103724: file_sync: Windows sync_back no longer drops remote sandbox edits (#76267, salvage #76268)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_file_sync_back.py`, `tools/environments/file_sync.py`
- **#76268: fix(tools): stop Windows from silently losing remote sandbox file sync-back**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `431978d47b`, `#103724`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #103724 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-05`.
- Subsystem: `environments`