Index: dbmod.scm
==================================================================
--- dbmod.scm
+++ dbmod.scm
@@ -97,12 +97,11 @@
 	 (dbfile    (dbr:dbdat-dbfile dbdat)))
     ;; if nfs mode do a sync if delta > 2
     (let* ((last-update (dbr:dbstruct-last-update dbstruct))
 	   (sync-proc   (dbr:dbstruct-sync-proc dbstruct))
 	   (curr-secs   (current-seconds)))
-      (if (and (not (eq? (dbfile:cache-method) 'none)) ;; used by dashboard, no need for sync
-	       (> (- curr-secs last-update) 5))
+      (if (> (- curr-secs last-update) 5)
 	  (begin
 	    (sync-proc last-update)
 
 	    ;; MOVE THIS CALL TO INSIDE THE sync-proc CALL
 	    (dbr:dbstruct-last-update-set! dbstruct curr-secs)
@@ -172,11 +171,11 @@
    (lambda ()
      (let* ((dbexists (file-exists? dbfullname))
 	    (db       (sqlite3:open-database dbfullname))
 	    (handler  (sqlite3:make-busy-timeout 136000)))
        (sqlite3:set-busy-handler! db handler)
-       (if (and dbexists
+       (if (and (not dbexists)
 		write-access)
 	   (init-proc db))
        db))
    run-anyway: #t))
 
@@ -248,12 +247,13 @@
 								       (debug:print-info "Running "sync-cmd)
 								       (if (file-exists? syncer-running-file)
 									   (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Syncer still running, skipping syncer start.")
 									   (system sync-cmd))
 								       (set! *sync-in-progress* #f)))))))
-					 (if (< (file-modification-time tmpdb)
-						(file-modification-time dbfullname))
+					 (if ((if (eq? syncdir 'todisk) < >) ;; use less than for todisk, greater than for from disk
+					      (file-modification-time tmpdb)
+					      (file-modification-time dbfullname))
 					     (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Skipping sync, "tmpdb" older than "dbfullname)
 					     (if synclock-mod-time
 						 (if (< (- (current-seconds) synclock-mod-time) 20) ;; something wrong with sync, remove file
 						     (begin
 						       (handle-exceptions