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| ===== [[options]] Synchronize Options ===== | ===== [[options]] Synchronize 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// direction, because then such files and subdirectories are always considered as new and transferred into the opposite directory (unless //Existing files only// is checked).((If you want to synchronize file removals, install an extension [[library_example_two_way_synchronize_delete|Two-Way Synchronization with Delete with SFTP/FTP server]].)) Deleted local files are moved to recycle bin if preference option //[[ui_pref_panels#common|Delete local files to recycle bin]]// is enabled only. | + | 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// direction, because then such files and subdirectories are always considered as new and transferred into the opposite directory (unless //Existing files only// is checked).((If you want to synchronize file removals, install an extension [[library_example_two_way_synchronize_delete|*]].)) Deleted local files are moved to recycle bin if preference option //[[ui_pref_panels#common|Delete local files to recycle bin]]// is enabled only. |
| The //Existing files only// checkbox makes WinSCP not to consider files and subdirectories not existing in an opposite directory 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 directory as new. Such files and subdirectories will be ignored. | ||
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| With //File size// checked two files are considered different when they have different sizes. The option is not available with //Both// direction selected. When using the option, you should avoid [[transfer_mode|text transfer mode]] as it may change the file size. | With //File size// checked two files are considered different when they have different sizes. The option is not available with //Both// direction selected. When using the option, you should avoid [[transfer_mode|text transfer mode]] as it may change the file size. | ||
| - | When both options are checked, //Modification time// has higher priority. As a consequence, in the default //Synchronize files// [[task_synchronize_full#mode|synchronization mode]], a file is not considered updated, despite having different size, if the source file is older than the destination file. | + | With //Checksum// checked two files are considered different when they have different checksums. The option is not available with //Both// direction selected. Requires [[protocols#checksum|support for calculating checksum]]. SHA-256 checksum is used by default, with automatic fallback to SHA-1, when not supported. |
| - | When neither option is checked, existing files are considered the same always. So only new files are synchronized. | + | When //Modification time// is checked along with any other the other two, it has higher priority. As a consequence, in the default //Synchronize files// [[task_synchronize_full#mode|synchronization mode]], a file is not considered updated, despite having different size or checksum, if the source file is older than the destination file. |
| - | With //Both// direction selected, //Modification time// is always checked and //File size// unchecked. | + | When no option is checked, existing files are considered the same always. So only new files are synchronized. |
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| + | With //Both// direction selected, //Modification time// is always checked and the other criteria are unchecked. | ||
| For //Synchronize timestamps// mode checkbox //Same size only// is available. It makes WinSCP update timestamp of the files, that have same size in both directories, only. The mode is available with [[sftp|SFTP protocol]] only. | For //Synchronize timestamps// mode checkbox //Same size only// is available. It makes WinSCP update timestamp of the files, that have same size in both directories, only. The mode is available with [[sftp|SFTP protocol]] only. | ||
| - | Use the //Case sensitive// checkbox to make WinSCP consider files with the same name but a different letter case to be different. &beta_feature | + | Use the //Case sensitive// checkbox to make WinSCP consider files with the same name but a different letter case to be different. |
| ===== [[saving_options]] Saving Options ===== | ===== [[saving_options]] Saving Options ===== | ||
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| //Transfer settings// box shows current [[transfer_settings|transfer settings]]. | //Transfer settings// box shows current [[transfer_settings|transfer settings]]. | ||
| - | To change the settings, use //Transfer settings// button to show [[ui_transfer_custom|Transfer Settings dialog]] (alternatively you may click //Transfer settings// box). Clicking drop·down icon on the button reveals menu with list of configured [[transfer_settings#presets|presets]]. Command //Configure// opens Preferences dialog on //[[ui_pref_transfer|Transfer page]]//. | + | To change the settings, use //Transfer settings// button to show [[ui_transfer_custom|Transfer Settings dialog]] (alternatively you may click //Transfer settings// box). Clicking drop-down icon on the button reveals menu with list of configured [[transfer_settings#presets|presets]]. Command //Configure// opens Preferences dialog on //[[ui_pref_transfer|Transfer page]]//. |
| You may want to change transfer settings particularly to [[ui_transfer_custom#other|exclude certain files and subdirectories]] from synchronization. Although the [[file_mask|file mask]] is part of transfer settings, in context of synchronization it affects also file deletion. | You may want to change transfer settings particularly to [[ui_transfer_custom#other|exclude certain files and subdirectories]] from synchronization. Although the [[file_mask|file mask]] is part of transfer settings, in context of synchronization it affects also file deletion. | ||
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| ===== [[new_window]] Starting in New Window ===== | ===== [[new_window]] Starting in New Window ===== | ||
| - | In the drop·down menu of the //OK// button, you can also start synchronization in a separate window, to avoid blocking the current window. | + | In the drop-down menu of the //OK// button, you can also start synchronization in a separate window, to avoid blocking the current window. |