Quick Synchronize Dialog

The Quick Synchronize dialog enables you to initiate a comparison operation between a local directory and a directory on a remote server. The results of the comparison are displayed in the Synchronize window. The Quick Synchronize dialog can be accessed from the toolbar or from the Tools menu.

Synchronize session options group

Use previous settings

Select this option to use the same settings that were used in the previous synchronize operation.

Save session to synchronize database

Select this option to save the current session to a synchronize database.

Name

Enter the name of the synchronize session. This option is only available when the Save session to synchronize database option has been selected.

Options group

Mode

Choose the direction in which the synchronization is to take place. The choices are:

Mirror source - If you choose this option, the quick synchronize operation will modify the target directory to look exactly like the source directory. If the same file exists in both directories, the target file will be overwritten even if it is newer. Target files that do not exist in the source directory will be deleted if the Delete items option below is selected. The source directory will not be changed.

Mirror target - If you choose this option, the quick synchronize operation will modify the source directory to look exactly like the target directory. If the same file exists in both directories, the source file will be overwritten even if it is newer. Source files that do not exist in the target directory will be deleted if the Delete items option below is selected. The target directory will not be changed.

Two-way copy - If you choose this option, the quick synchronize operation will transfer files in both directions. This restores files that have been removed and copies files that have been updated and have a different timestamp.

Delete items

Check this box to delete items that do not exist in the directory being mirrored. This option is not available when Two-way copy is the selected synchronization Mode.

Source group

Choose whether your source will be a local or remote directory.

Session

If you have chosen a remote server as your source, enter the path of the session
A session is a set of options that are assigned to a connection to a remote machine in SecureFX. These settings and options are saved under a session name and allow the user to have different preferences for different hosts. for that server. You may use the browse button to the right of this field to activate a dialog that will help you find and select the desired session.

Path

Enter the path of the source file or directory. The browse button to the right of this field can be used to help you find an existing local file or directory. You may also use wildcard characters (i.e., * and ?) when specifying filenames. For example, you can use "*.txt" to specify that you only want to compare and synchronize the local files in the chosen directory that have the ".txt" extension.

Target group

Choose whether your target will be a local or remote directory.

Session

Enter the path of the session
A session is a set of options that are assigned to a connection to a remote machine in SecureFX. These settings and options are saved under a session name and allow the user to have different preferences for different hosts. for the target server. You may use the browse button to the right of this field to activate a dialog that will help you find and select the desired session.

Path

Enter the path of the directory on the target server.

Advanced group

Filter

Choose an existing filter or create a new filter to apply to this synchronize operation.

Edit...

Click on this button to edit the selected filter. SecureFX filters support wildcard characters and allow files and folders to be included in or excluded from the operation.

Include subdirectories

Choose whether or not the comparison operation should include subdirectories.

Automatically transfer files

Check this option to have the quick synchronize function monitor the specified directory and automatically synchronize files if changes occur.

Click on the OK button bring up the comparison dialog and start the comparison operation.