Questions about Syncronize
Good day everyone,
I've just set up some sychronized folders that go from my internal hard disk to an external USB.
I noticed that it syncs both ways. So if I delete a file from the backup folder on the external it will delete the same file from the internal drive and vice-versa. I can certainly see the value of the functionality. however this leads me to my first question:
1) Is there any way to configure synchronize so that it's "one-way" only? In other words, the internal drive would be the "master" and the external would sync to it only. So if a file was deleted from the external drive, the sync would replace it (instead of deleting on the master) because it exists on the master.
The second question I have is regarding when the synchronization occurs. I have the syncs set to automatic, but how and when does that work?
1) Is there a way to "schedule" when you want the folders to synch? Rather than snych all the time or pause them, Can I configure sychronize to only sync between 10pm and 6am or something like that? It just seems like it could use up a lot of memory if I'm making constant changes to one of the synched folders.
Thanks!!
Jason
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Pat L wrote:No, you cannot schedule when the syncs happen. The point is to keep things in sync, so ATI's sync runs all the time.You have other software solutions to sync on a schedule, sync one way or 2 way, retain versions, etc.
Would any of those other software solution be offered by Acronis?
Thanks for getting back to me.
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Jason,
No. You can look at free tools like Microsoft SyncToy (for XP), Karen's replicator, SyncBack. Paid-for solutions include GoodSync, SyncBack SE.
I am using SyncBack SE for all my content.
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Microsoft SyncToy also works on Vista and Win7. :)
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I don't think my acronis online is backing up my files. I pay every month and I just figured it was fine but looking at it today it looks like the last backup was in June. How do I fix this?
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