Several options are available to help customize the SyncToy action for a
folder pair.
Available options include:
Files to include:
Specify what files to include in the SyncToy run. The default is * or all
files. You can customize SyncToy to include only certain files, such as *.jpg
to include only .jpg files, or *.jpg;*.bmp (separated by a semicolon) to
include only files with those two extensions. In this version of SyncToy, if
you search for a text string composed of three or four letters, SyncToy will
assume you are searching for a file extension and it will add a wildcard
(*) and a period to the start of the string. It is best to be as specific
as possible when designating files to include, as in the examples
here: (*.jpg;*.bmp;*05.doc).
Check file contents: This option is off by default. When running with
ôcheck file contentsö selected, SyncToy will perform a SHA1 hash against all
files. This hash, which is mathematically guaranteed to produce a unique value
for the file's content, is used to compare files when determining whether files
on both sides of the folder pair are already in sync. Selecting this option
will make a SyncToy preview or run take longer, but provides a guarantee that
SyncToy will never conclude that two files with the same name, size and date
are identical when in fact their contents are different.
If files might have the same timestamps and equal sizes, we recommend that the
Check File Contents option is selected before running the folder pair action.
Select subfolders:
Specify which subfolders to include. The default is to include all subfolders,
but you can use this option to unselect folders that you do not want to include
in the SyncToy run.
Active for run all: This option is on by default. This folder pair will
be selected by default when you view multiple folder pairs prior to running all
folder pairs. You can always unselect a pair from the
multiple folder pair
screen before running. If this folder pair could be part of a frequent SyncToy
set of actions, such as nightly backups, select this option.
Save overwritten files in the Recycle Bin: This option is on by default.
Before overwriting an older file with a newer file, by default SyncToy will
move the older file to the Recycle Bin. If this option is unchecked, the older
file is overwritten with the newer file. The older file can not be recovered in
that case, but less disk space is used. Deleted files are always sent to the
Recycle Bin.
