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Does the Sync feature create duplicate datasets on the synced computers?

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I currently have a folder from one computer synced to the Acronis cloud. If I sync multiple computers to this dataset, does it become physically replicated on every computer, i.e. occupying storage space on all?

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If you are syncing the same folder to the Cloud and that same folder exists on other computers joining the sync, then it will all be replicated.

If you sync folder A from PC A, folder B from PC B etc all to the Cloud, then those folders will only exist on the source PC and the Cloud unless you include the other folders in the sync configuration.

The above is my understanding but this is purely academic as I am not using this sync feature on my own systems.  What I do have is a similar feature from my Synology NAS called the Synology Drive Client which I use to selectively sync multiple folders between my PC's that is akin to using such as Microsoft OneDrive.