# Files synchronization

**URL:** https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/files-synchronization/7765
**Category:** IPFS Cluster
**Tags:** go-ipfs
**Created:** [April 20, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/files-synchronization/7765 "2020-04-20T15:58:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![bakasura980](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/bakasura980/32/5617_2.png) [@bakasura980](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/bakasura980)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/files-synchronization/7765/1 "2020-04-20T15:58:22Z")

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Hello, dear community, please help me to understand how files synchronization works.

Here is my scenario:  
I have a running cluster with 2 peers. I added 1 file. After that, I connected a new peer -\> Total of 3 peers. But when I did `ipfs cat file_hash` it stuck in response.

How I can get this file on the new peer?

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### Author: ![hector](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/hector/32/178_2.png) [@hector](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/hector)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/files-synchronization/7765/2 "2020-04-21T20:37:11Z")

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This usually means that the 3rd peer is not able to reach the other two.

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### Author: ![hector](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/hector/32/178_2.png) [@hector](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/hector)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/files-synchronization/7765/3 "2020-04-21T20:37:28Z")

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Check that they can connect (`ipfs swarm connect`).