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The Synchronization Workspace

To open the synchronization tools, click the Synchronize button in the main window.

To display the difference between the two selected folders, click the Analyze button.

1 and 2 – Paths to the folders (targets) whose content need to be synchronized. To see the content of the selected folder in the Finder, right-click on the box and select Show in Finder in the pop-up menu.

3 – The direction of the synchronization.
Left to right – updates only the content of the right location. The left folder is the source.
Right to left – updates only the content of the left location. The right folder is the source.
Bidirectional – updates the content of both selected folders. This is available only in the Pro version.

4 and 5 – Choose the folders you wish to compare and synchronize.

6 and 7 – Lists of files and folders in the selected folders.

8 – Deselect this check box to prevent a file or folder from being copied to the destination folder. If the excluded item is present in the destination and you have deselected Never delete anything in the project properties, this item will be removed from the destination.

9 – Settings for the current synchronization project.

10 – The Analyze button compares the two selected folders and displays the difference between their content.

11 – Start synchronization.

12 – Open the log window.

13 – The status line. It displays information about the current program state.

14 – Tag(s) of all opened projects. Click on a tag to activate one of projects. The tag of the active project is at the top. To change the color of the tag, activate a project and click the Properties button.

15 – “New Sync Project” is always available. Clicking on it creates a new project.

The Meaning of Colored Arrows and File Names

• Green arrow:
  It indicates that the respective file will be copied from the source to the destination.
  
  
  
• Red cross:
  It indicates that the respective file will be removed from the destination because it is not present in the source. This is possible only if you deselect the Never delete anything check box in the project properties.
  
  
  
• Red cross next to the excluded file:
  It indicates that the respective file will be removed from the destination because it was excluded. This is possible only if you deselect the Never delete anything check box in the project properties.
  
  
  
• Contour blue arrow:
  It indicates that the destination folder's properties (such as modification date or colored label) will be updated. The content of the destination folder will remain unchanged.
  
  
  
• Blue triangle:
  It indicates that the content or properties of the destination folder will be updated. Some files or folders of the destination will be updated or deleted.
  
  
  
• Gray file name:
  It indicates that a file or folder is not present in one of the lists (source or destination) while it is present in another.