Using 'Smart Synchronization'
Smart Synchronization Options
With Smart Sync you are given a large number of options of what to do in each situation. Although the list and options appear daunting, taking the default values is nearly always the best option.
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Smart Synchronization cannot be used when compressing all files into one single file. |
In the description of the options below an example follows about how this option may be triggered when you do a Smart Sync.
Example Scenario
You have a local copy of the files on your laptop computer. In your profile setup this is the Source directory. There is also a copy of those files on the company network. In your profile setup this is the Destination directory.
People in the company are making changes to the files on the network, and when you are out of the office you are changing your files on your laptop. Once you return to the office you are connecting your laptop to the company's network and synchronising your files using SyncBackSE.
Note that when you first run a Smart Sync profile it has no history of data to look at and so, for example, cannot know if a file was only changed in the source but not the destination.
What to do if...:
| · |  ...the same file has been changed in both the source & destination: You've changed a file on your laptop and someone has also changed the same file on the network. In this situation it's best to be prompted on what to do. You may need to manually merge the files contents. |
| · |  ...the file has only been changed in the source (unchanged in destination): You've changed a file on your laptop and nobody changed that file on the network. In this situation the default is to copy your changed file to the network (Source overwrites destination always). |
| · |  ...the file has only been changed in the destination (unchanged in source): A file was changed on the network and you didn't change your local copy of the file. In this situation the default is to replace your local copy with the changed one (Destination overwrites source always). |
| · |  ...a file is deleted from the source (but was changed or created in the destination): You've deleted a file on your laptop but someone has changed that file on the network or created a file with the same name on the network. In this situation the default is to be prompted as you may either want to delete the network file, or copy the network file to your laptop. |
| · |  ...a file is deleted from the source (but is unchanged in the destination): You've deleted a file on your laptop and the file on the network was not changed. In this situation the default is to also delete the file from the network (Delete file from destination). |
| · |  ...a file is deleted from the destination (but was changed or created in the source): Someone has deleted a file from the network but you've changed your local copy of that file (or created a new file with the same name). In this situation the default is to be prompted as you may either want to delete your local copy of the file, or copy the local file to the network. |
| · |  ...a file is deleted from the destination (but is unchanged in the source): Someone deleted a file on the network and the file your laptop was not changed. In this situation the default is to also delete the file from your laptop (Delete file from source). |
| · |  ...a new file has been created in both the source & destination and are different: The same file has been created on the network and your laptop. This happens when you first run a Smart Sync profile. The default is to be prompted, and usually you would choose to copy the newer file over the older file (Newer file overwrites older file). |
| · |  ...a new file has been created in the source only, or is only in the source: You've created a new file on your laptop and it doesn't exist on the network. This happens when you first run a Smart Sync profile. The default is to copy the file to the network (Copy file to destination). |
| · |  ...a new file has been created in the destination only, or is only in the destination: Someone has created a new file on the network and it doesn't exist on your laptop. This happens when you first run a Smart Sync profile. The default is to copy the file to your laptop (Copy file to source). |
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