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| ui_pref_transfer => ui_transfer (martin) | 3.7.5 presets, timestamp update, criterions, saving mode (martin) | ||
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| ====== Synchronize Dialog ====== | ====== Synchronize Dialog ====== | ||
| - | In Synchronize Dialog you select mode and options for [[task_synchronize_full|synchronisation]]. To display the dialog go to //Commands > Synchronize// or click respective toolbar button. | + | In Synchronize Dialog you select mode and options for [[task_synchronize_full|synchronization]]. To display the dialog go to //Commands > Synchronize// or click respective [[ui_toolbar|toolbar]] button. |
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| ===== Directories ===== | ===== Directories ===== | ||
| - | Enter root directories for the synchronisation into //Local directory// and //Remote directory// boxes. By default the current working directories will be used. In [[ui_explorer|Explorer-like interface]], where there is no local working directory, it will be the last local directory used. | + | Enter root directories for the synchronization into //Local directory// and //Remote directory// boxes. By default the current working directories will be used. In [[ui_explorer|Explorer-like interface]], where there is no local working directory, it will be the last local directory used. |
| ===== Direction (Modes) ===== | ===== Direction (Modes) ===== | ||
| - | Use options //Both//, //Remote// or //Local// to select your preferred [[task_synchronize_full#synchronisation_modes|synchronisation mode]]. | + | Use options //Both//, //Remote// or //Local// to select your preferred [[task_synchronize_full#synchronisation_modes|synchronization mode]]. |
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| + | ===== Synchronize Options ===== | ||
| + | The //Synchronize timestamps only, not files// checkbox makes WinSCP just update timestamps of existing files. It will not do any transfers, nor delete anything. Simply, whenever it finds the same file in both directories it updates the timestamp of target file to match the one of source file. In //Both// mode it always updates the older timestamp. With the option set, no other option can be configured. | ||
| - | ===== Synchronise Options ===== | ||
| The //Delete files// checkbox makes WinSCP delete files and subdirectories in target directory that are not present in a source directory. The option is not available for //Both// mode, because in the mode such files and subdirectories are always considered as new and transfered into the opposite directory (unless //Existing files only// is checked). | The //Delete files// checkbox makes WinSCP delete files and subdirectories in target directory that are not present in a source directory. The option is not available for //Both// mode, because in the mode such files and subdirectories are always considered as new and transfered into the opposite directory (unless //Existing files only// is checked). | ||
| The //Existing files only// checkbox makes WinSCP not to consider files and subdirectories not existing in an opposite director as new. Such files and subdirectories will be ignored. | The //Existing files only// checkbox makes WinSCP not to consider files and subdirectories not existing in an opposite director as new. Such files and subdirectories will be ignored. | ||
| + | The //Preview changes// checkbox makes WinSCP request confirmation from you before each change it makes. | ||
| The //No confirmations// checkbox suppresses some confirmations, like overwrite and resume confirmations. Note that even if the option is not selected you may not see the confirmations, when they are suppressed in global [[ui_pref_environment#confirmations|preferences]]. | The //No confirmations// checkbox suppresses some confirmations, like overwrite and resume confirmations. Note that even if the option is not selected you may not see the confirmations, when they are suppressed in global [[ui_pref_environment#confirmations|preferences]]. | ||
| - | The //Preview changes// checkbox makes WinSCP request confirmation from you before each change it makes. | + | ===== Compare Criterions ===== |
| + | The section defines criterions for determining whether two files (local and remote) are the same or not. | ||
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| + | With //Modification time// checked (default) two files are considered different when they have different timestamps. | ||
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| + | With //File size// checked two files are considered different when they have different sizes. | ||
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| + | Note that while you can check both options, you cannot uncheck both. In //Both// mode, //Modification time// is always checked and //File size// unchecked. | ||
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| + | ===== Transfer Settings ===== | ||
| + | //Transfer settings// box shows current [[transfer_settings|transfer settings]]. | ||
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| + | To change the settings, use //Transfer settings// button. It will reveal drop down menu with list of configured [[transfer_settings#transfer_settings_presets|presets]]. Use special command //Custom// to configure [[ui_transfer_custom|ad hoc transfer settings]] (alternatively you may double-click //Transfer settings// box). Command //Configure// opens Preferences dialog on //[[ui_pref_transfer|Transfer tab]]//. | ||
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| + | You may want to change transfer settings particularly to [[ui_transfer#other_options|exclude certain files and subdirectories]] from synchronization. | ||
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| + | ===== Saving Options ===== | ||
| + | Check //Use same options next time// if you want to make your options be default next time you use function //[[task_synchronize_full|Synchronize]]//. Note that this will affect function //[[task_keep_up_to_date|Keep remote directory up to date]]// as well. | ||
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| + | In [[ui_explorer|Explorer-like interface]] synchronization mode is saved too. | ||
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| + | In [[ui_commander|Norton Commander interface]] the mode is initially autoselected based on the currently active [[ui_file_panel|file panel]]. To disable autoselection you need to select different mode than autoselected, check //Use same options next time// and then confirm that you really want to make the new mode default. Note that there is no way to revert back to autoselection. | ||
| - | Check //Use same options next time// if you want to make your options be default next time you use function //[[task_synchronize_full|Synchronise]]//. Note that this will affect function //[[task_keep_up_to_date|Keep remote directory up to date]]// as well. | ||
| - | ===== Transfer Preferences ===== | ||
| - | Button //Transfer preferences// opens Preferences dialog on //[[ui_pref_transfer|Transfer tab]]//. This allows you to change global transfer preferences that affects the synchronisation. You may find this useful mainly to [[ui_transfer#other_options|exclude certain files and subdirectories]] from synchronisation. | ||