Sunday, October 16, 2005

How To Use SyncToy

Here are the simple steps to configure SyncToy:-
1]First select Create New Folder Pair.
2]There are two folders-left and right. The Left Folder is the source folder where as the Right Folder is the target Folder.
3]Either type a folder name into the text box or select Browse and navigate to find the left or source folder for the folder pair.
4]Select the folder, Ok and Click Next.
5]Select Browse and navigate to find the right or target folder for the folder pair. Click OK and Next.
6]Next you will get five options:-Synchronize,Echo,Subscribe,Contribute and Combine.

Synchronize: New and updated files are copied both ways. Renames and deletes on either side are repeated on the other.
Echo: New and updated files are copied left to right. Renames and deletes on the left are repeated on the right.
Subscribe: Updated files on the right are copied to the left if the file name already exists on the left.
Contribute: New and updated files are copied left to right. Renames on the left are repeated on the right. No deletions.
Combine: New and updated files are copied both ways. Nothing happens to renamed and deleted files.
7]Select the first radio button i.e. Synchronize.
8]Enter a name for your folder pair. The name can be up to 255 characters long, and must be different from your other folder pair names.
9]You can now Preview or,Run.
10]Create another folder pair, and/or Delete the folder pair you just created.
11]Close the confirmation screen

No comments: