Differences
This shows you the differences between the selected revisions of the page.
| 2018-11-16 | 2025-06-18 (current) | ||
| clarity and grammar (martin) | the (martin) | ||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
| With //Local// direction, changes from remote directory (source) are applied to local directory (target). Only the local directory is modified. | With //Local// direction, changes from remote directory (source) are applied to local directory (target). Only the local directory is modified. | ||
| - | //Remote// mode is the same as //Local//, just in an opposite direction: changes from the local directory (source) are applied to the remote directory (target). Only the remote directory is modified. | + | //Remote// mode is the same as //Local//, just in the opposite direction: changes from the local directory (source) are applied to the remote directory (target). Only the remote directory is modified. |
| In //Both// mode, both local and remote directories can be modified (both can act as both source and target). | In //Both// mode, both local and remote directories can be modified (both can act as both source and target). | ||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
| There are three modes of synchronization. | There are three modes of synchronization. | ||
| - | With //Synchronize files// mode, files that are newer in a source directory than in a target directory are transferred to the target directory. Files in the source directory not present in the target directory are by default transferred as well (disable this using the option //Existing files only//). Files in the target directory not present in the source directory can optionally be deleted (enable option //Delete files//). In //Both// mode (see above), files not present in an opposite directory are considered new, hence they are transferred (unless //Existing files only// is enabled), but never deleted. In other words, in //Both// mode, no file is ever deleted. | + | With //Synchronize files// mode, files that are newer in a source directory than in a target directory are transferred to the target directory. Files in the source directory not present in the target directory are by default transferred as well (disable this using the option //Existing files only//). Files in the target directory not present in the source directory can optionally be deleted (enable option //Delete files//). In //Both// mode (see above), files not present in the opposite directory are considered new, hence they are transferred (unless //Existing files only// is enabled), but never deleted. In other words, in //Both// mode, no file is ever deleted. |
| With //Mirror files// mode, different (both newer and older) files in the source directory are transferred to the target directory. Otherwise the mode is the same as //Synchronize files//. | With //Mirror files// mode, different (both newer and older) files in the source directory are transferred to the target directory. Otherwise the mode is the same as //Synchronize files//. | ||