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Profile Settings - Upper Part Of Dialog Box

In this area, you can

- specify the profile name
- choose the paths or folders to synchronize
- choose the copying direction
- choose subfolders and files
- specify the Sync Operation Mode

See also:

Advanced Settings

Profile Name

In this field, you can enter or change the profile's name. Please read the information about naming your profile unter the "Profiles" heading (the first option explained in this section).

When you change the name of an existing profile here, you will be asked if you want to also keep it under the original name when you click OK. The Save As button is an alternative way to creating a second copy of a profile.

Left Path

In this field, you enter the left path for the comparison or backup. Click the folder icon to browse for a folder. In the Professional Edition, you can use the little button in order to access an FTP server.

Right Path

In this field, you enter the right path for the comparison or backup. Click the folder icon to browse for a folder. In the Professional Edition, you can use the little button in order to access an FTP server.

Copy Left To Right / Copy Right To Left

It is very important to select the correct direction(s) for the synchronization. You may want to allow the synchronization to copy files in both directions, so that the newest version of either location is selected for each file. On the other hand, especially for backup purposes, you may already know that only one copying direction will be needed. Somer other settings are also dependent on the copying directions: some checkboxes will be disabled when only one direction is chosen, while others are only available when both directions are checked.

Include Subfolders

Specify if no, all, or selected subfolders on both sides are to be included in the synchronization process.

Selected Folders...

This option will enable you to select subfolders from the main left/right folders. A new dialog window will come up. This dialog will show the folder trees of both synchronization sides. Please note that in most cases, you should only select folders on one side in this dialog, because all folders selected on one side will automatically also be considered on the other.

Sync Operation Modes

The operation modes are also explained briefly on the dialog.

Standard Copying

Standard copying will compare the files and folders present on each side, using the filenames, the "Last Modified" timestamps as well as the file sizes for comparison. Newer files and files that only exist on one side will be copied over to the other side. No files are deleted.

SmartTracking

SmartTracking uses a local database in order to track changes that have been made between the various invocations of the profile. That way, the software will know whether a file has been moved on the left side, or on the right side. It can also detect whether a file has been deleted on one side, or whether the file has actually been added on the other. SmartTracking should always be used whenever you want to keep two locations in sync, both of which are being used for work. SmartTracking is not needed when you do a backup or mirror, or any other case where you synchronize in one direction only. SmartTracking has various additional features which you will see in the SmartTracking dialog box (click on the Configure button).

Exact Mirror

This option is available when copying in one direction only. The purpose is to create an exact mirror of the source path. This may even include deleting files, or overwriting newer files with older ones. Therefore, the option should be used with caution. However, before overwriting newer files or deleting files, confirmation will be demanded from the user - unless the process is running unattended or scheduled, and the Unattended options allow these actions to be carried out without user confirmation.

WARNING: if you want to run the profile in unattended or scheduled mode, be sure to go to the Unattended tab sheet and make the appropriate checkmarks there so that the software will indeed delete files etc. - if you want that to happen.

See also:

Advanced Settings