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How to rename a Sync?

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In TI2014 it is easy to rename a Sync while i cannot find a way to do it in TI2016.

Example:
In TI2016, if i select the folder "D:\Test" and want to Sync it to Acronis Cloud the name of the Sync in the UI of TI2016 is Test. I have not yet found a way to rename this Sync.

How do i change the name of a Sync in TI2016?

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The process is different to that in ATI 2016; not sure if it is better. Open ATI 2016, go to sync you want to rename; there is a little circle next to it with what looks like an upsidedown arrow head. Click on it and the first 'option' is rename.

Ian

PS works for backup I have not checked with a sync.

IanL-S wrote:
PS works for backup I have not checked with a sync.

Yes, it works for Backup but not for Syncs. There is not even an arrow pointing downwards on Syncs.

So, the question remains:
How do i rename a Sync in TI2016? Logging into the Acronis Cloud account in a webbrowser is not an option either since it is impossible to rename Sync from within the new web UI. (Or what did i miss?)

I am using the Sync feature several times a week to sync files to Acronis Cloud. Having the ability to rename a Sync to a more user friendly name such as Backup instead of ZZ_Sync is vital for me. In TI2014 it is easy to rename any Sync you have made.

Being limited to only the name of the folder is not sifficient enough.

IanL-S wrote:
what looks like an upsidedown arrow head.

It is probably a designer's take on a pencil.

Anyone?

Is it possible to rename a Sync in TI2016?

- If yes, how do i do it?
- If no, restore the function so it can be done such as in TI2014.
- If no, why not?

There is a discussion of this issue in the ATI 2016 beta forum. It appears that you cannot rename a default sync; you may be able to rename a custom sync (I cannot remember the discussion on that point).

Ian

IanL-S wrote:

There is a discussion of this issue in the ATI 2016 beta forum. It appears that you cannot rename a default sync; you may be able to rename a custom sync (I cannot remember the discussion on that point).

It´s not possible to rename any sync, be it the default one or any subsequent syncs. The name the sync get´s is taken from the folder you point to. Let´s say that i want to sync the folder H:\ZZ_Sync\Backup that sync is named to Backup.

Since i have sevaral sub folders in H:\ZZ_Sync i prefer to just sync the ZZ_Sync folder but will either sync each sub folder and thus getting more syncs but now with the names i want or continue to use TI2014 that can be used to rename any sync to a name that is more describing than ZZ_Sync. My cloud subscription is about to expire and i will renew it any day and will use TI2016 for a couple of weeks just to se if this is a limitation.

Hi Roger,
there is no option in Acronis True Image 2016 to rename sync task. Each task gets name automatically and it is equal to sync folder name.
However, I'll forward your concern to development and it will be surely considered by working on future releases.
Thank you,

Anna Trifonova wrote:
However, I'll forward your concern to development and it will be surely considered by working on future releases.

Yes, please do that! :)