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| ===== Directories ===== | ===== Directories ===== | ||
| - | Enter root directories for the synchronization into //Local directory// and //Remote directory// boxes. By default the current working directories will be used. In the [[ui_explorer|Explorer interface]], where there is no local working directory, it will be the last local directory used. | + | Enter root directories for the synchronization into //Local/Left directory// and //Remote/Right directory// boxes. By default the current working directories will be used. In the [[ui_explorer|Explorer interface]], where there is no local working directory, it will be the last local directory used. |
| ===== Direction/Target directory ===== | ===== Direction/Target directory ===== | ||
| - | Use options //Both//, //Remote// or //Local// to select your preferred [[task_synchronize_full#direction|synchronization direction]]. | + | Use options //Both//, //Remote/Right// or //Local/Left// to select your preferred [[task_synchronize_full#direction|synchronization direction]]. |
| ===== Mode ===== | ===== Mode ===== | ||
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| The section defines criteria for determining whether two files (local and remote) are the same or not. | The section defines criteria for determining whether two files (local and remote) are the same or not. | ||
| - | With //Modification time// checked (default) two files are considered different when they have different timestamps. | + | With //Modification time// checked (default), two files are considered different when they have different timestamps. |
| - | 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 with local-remote synchronization, you should avoid [[transfer_mode|text transfer mode]] as it may change the file size. |
| - | 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. | + | With //Checksum// checked, two files are considered different when they have different checksums. The option is not available with //Both// direction selected. With local-remote synchronization, it requires the server to [[protocols#checksum|support for calculating checksum]]. SHA-256 checksum is used by default, with automatic fallback to SHA-1, when not supported. |
| 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. | 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. | ||
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| With //Both// direction selected, //Modification time// is always checked and the other criteria are unchecked. | 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 for local-remote synchronization 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. | Use the //Case sensitive// checkbox to make WinSCP consider files with the same name but a different letter case to be different. | ||
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| ===== Transfer Settings ===== | ===== Transfer Settings ===== | ||
| - | //Transfer settings// box shows current [[transfer_settings|transfer settings]]. | + | For local-remote synchronization, //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]]//. | ||
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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. | + | For local-remote synchronization, in the drop-down menu of the //OK// button, you can also start synchronization in a separate window, to avoid blocking the current window. |
| An alternative is to [[ui_synchronize_checklist#background|push synchronization actions into background queue]] from the Synchronization checklist window. | An alternative is to [[ui_synchronize_checklist#background|push synchronization actions into background queue]] from the Synchronization checklist window. | ||