The Quick Synchronize dialog enables you to initiate a comparison operation between a local directory and a directory on a remote server. The results of the comparison are displayed in the Synchronize window. The Quick Synchronize dialog can be accessed from the toolbar or from the Tools menu.

Synchronize session options group

Use previous settings

Select this option to use the same settings that were used in the previous synchronize operation.

Save session to synchronize database

Select this option to save the current session to a synchronize database.

Name

Enter the name of the database to which the session will be saved. This option is only available when the Save session to synchronize database option has been selected.

Local group

Path

Enter the path of the local file or directory. The browse button to the right of this field can be used to help you find an existing local file or directory. You may also use wildcard characters (i.e., * and ?) when specifying filenames. For example, you can use "*.txt" to specify that you only want to compare and synchronize the local files in the chosen directory that have the ".txt" extension.

Remote group

Session

Enter the path of the session for the remote server. You may use the browse button to the right of this field to activate a dialog that will help you find and select the desired session.

Path

Enter the path of the directory on the remote server.

Options group

Direction

Choose the direction in which the synchronization is to take place. The choices are:

Generate/BULLET.gif    Upload only - List those files that may need to be transferred from the local machine to the remote machine.

Generate/BULLET.gif    Download only - List those files that may need to be transferred from the remote machine to the local machine.

Generate/BULLET.gif    Mirror-both - List both the Upload and Download files. If you choose this option, Quick Synchronize will transfer files in both directions. This takes place when a file has been removed from one side or if a file has a different timestamp.

Generate/BULLET.gif    Mirror-local - List both the Upload files and files that will be deleted with this action. If you choose this option, Quick Synchronize will modify the remote directory to look exactly like the local directory. If the same file exists in both directories, the remote file will be overwritten even if it is newer. Remote files that do not exist in the local directory will be deleted. The local directory will not be changed.

Generate/BULLET.gif    Mirror-remote - List both the Download files and files that will be deleted with this action. If you choose this option, Quick Synchronize will modify the local directory to look exactly like the remote directory. If the same file exists in both directories, the local file will be overwritten even if it is newer. Local files that do not exist in the remote directory will be deleted. The remote directory will not be changed.

Filter

Choose an existing filter or create a new filter to apply to this synchronize operation.

Edit...

Click on this button to edit the selected filter.  SecureFX filters support wildcard characters and allow files and folders to be included in or excluded from the operation.

Include subdirectories

Choose whether or not the comparison operation should include subdirectories

Click on the OK button bring up the comparison dialog and start the comparison operation.