Selecting Folders to Sync

When you select a folder on the FileCloud server to be synchronized, a local copy is placed in the location you choose.

There are two sync types:

Sync Type

Description

Overwriting Files

Two-way sync

Local changes are uploaded to the server

Server changes are downloaded to the local folder

When there are conflicts, you are asked to choose which version you want to keep.

One-way sync (Remote to Local)

Only changes from the server are downloaded to the local folder

Any changes to local copies are lost when they are overwritten by the server copies.

Performance considerations:

You can add unlimited folders for synchronization.
Synchronization occurs sequentially, not in parallel.
Large numbers of folders may increase synchronization cycle time.

To select and manage sync folders:

From the system icon tray, right-click the ServerSync icon, and then select Settings.
On the Settings screen, in the Server Folders section, click Edit.
On the Settings screen, on the Folders tab, perform any of the following actions:

Option	Description
Add Folder	Opens the Add new Server Folder dialog box. To add a folder: In Remote Folder, click Select. In the file explorer window, all managed files for the server you are connected to are listed. Choose the one you want to sync, and then click Select. In Local Folder, click Select. In the file explorer window, choose from the directories on this local computer where you have enough space to store the server copies, and then click Select Folder. In Sync Type, choose Two-way sync or One-way sync. To sync permissions as well as folder contents, check Sync Permissions from Remote Folder. Click Add Folder. When server changes are downloaded to a local folder, the local folder modified date is changed to the current date, but the server folder keeps its original modified date. This is due to operating system constraints.
Remove Folder	Allows you to permanently stop synchronizing a selected folder with FileCloud server. The folder and its contents are not removed from the local machine, in case you want to sync this folder again later. To stop syncing a folder: Select the folder and click Remove Folder. To temporarily stop synchronizing a folder, use the Disable Sync option.
Disable Sync	Allows you to disable synchronization of folders temporarily. One or more folders can be disabled, instead of being completely removed. Folders can be enabled again for synchronization by selecting the folder and clicking Enable Sync. If all folders are disabled, then WARNING: No Server Folders selected for Sync is shown on the Home screen. To stop syncing a folder: Select the folder and click Disable Sync. To start syncing the folder again: Select the folder and click Enable Sync.
Folder Permissions	Allows you to view and manage permissions of a selected folder. If you have not imported permissions, then this window does not display any data. To open folder permissions: Select the folder and click Folder Permissions.
Open Location	Opens a Windows File Explorer window showing the location of the selected folder. Enables you to keep local copies. This folder was set when you added a FileCloud folder and choose a corresponding local folder. To open a server folder's corresponding local folder: Select the folder and click Open Location.