Contribute

Contribute will add changes from the left folder to the right folder. New and updated files are copied left to right. Renames on the left are repeated on the right. No deletions.

For example, you have a compact flash, SD, USB thumb drive, or other removable media that you take with you when you travel. You probably delete some files on the removable drive while you are away so that you can add or change other files. When you get back, you only want SyncToy to recognize new, renamed, and changed files, and you want the new stuff copied to the right folder. Contribute is the same as Echo but without the deletes.

Contribute is the SyncToy action to use.

• New and updated files from the left folder are copied to the right folder.
• Files renamed in the left folder are renamed in the right folder.
• No files are deleted.
• No files are copied from right to left.
• Note: SyncToy does not delete folders.

See also:

SyncToy Overview

Definitions of SyncToy Actions