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Tutorial 1: How can I fast synchronize multiple directories
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Task:
Synchronize Home Desktop and Office Desktop with using your Laptop.
Synchronization: a Home Desktop directory replicates to temporary Laptop folder and then from the
Laptop folder to Office Desktop.
Lets assume that you have 3 directories which you do want to keep in sync both at home and at office:
| Home Desktop | Laptop | Office Desktop
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| c:\My documents\Work | h:\temp\docs | c:\My documents\User
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| c:\My pictures | h:\temp\pics | d:\Pictures\Images
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| d:\My stuff | h:\temp\stuff | e:\User\Entertainment
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Solution:
You should install Heatsoft ADCS only on your Laptop computer.
The task is divided into 3 parts:
Part 1: Synchronization of Home Desktop and your Laptop
Part 2: Synchronization of your Laptop and Office Desktop
Part 3: Further quick reference for Synchronize your Home and Office computer
Part 1: Synchronization of Home Desktop and your Laptop
Connect your Laptop to Home Desktop. Run Heatsoft ADCS on your Laptop.
Make the Directories pairs basket visible. To do this select menu View|Directories pairs basket or press CTRL+D. Below is picture how the basket looks. On the picture the basket is empty.
Add directories which you want to synchronize.
To add a directory you have to create a pair, for instance, "c:\My documents\Work" on Home Desktop
and "h:\temp\docs" on your Laptop. To do this select the directories in the directories tree:
in the left tree select "c:\My documents\Work" and in the right tree select "h:\temp\docs".
When you've selected the directories, add the pair into the basket - click on the button
or select menu Basket|Add pair.
When all the directories have been added, the basket should look like on the screen below.
Save the basket contents as a group for further quick reference. To save click on the button 
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Save pairs as group window will appear (see picture below). In the window write a name of a new group and click Ok button.
In this example the name of the group is Home Desktop <-> Laptop.
The created group will appear in the Groups of pair list.
Compare directories pairs in the basket. To do it press CTRL+F5 or click on the button 
in the Directories pairs basket toolbar.
When the comparison will been completed in the comparison table you'll see contents of all of the compared directories.
Set synchronization preferences and synchronize directories.
To launch synchronization click on the button 
in the Comparison table
toolbar or select menu File operations|Synchronize (CTRL+S) to synchronize your
Home computer and Laptop.
Now you have a set of Home computer directories on your Laptop.
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Part 2: Synchronization of your Laptop and Office Desktop
Connect your Laptop to Office Desktop. Run Heatsoft ADCS on your Laptop.
Clear the Directories pairs basket. For this click on the button
or select menu Basket|Clear basket.
Add directories which you want to synchronize with your Laptop. To add a directory you have to create a pair, for instance, "h:\temp\docs"
on the Laptop and "c:\My documents\User" on Office Desktop. To do this select the directories in the
directories tree: in the left tree select "h:\temp\docs" and in the right tree select "c:\My documents\User".
When you've selected the directories, add the pair into the basket - click on the button
or select menu Basket|Add pair. When all the directories have been added, the basket should look like on the screen below.
Save the basket contents as a group for further quick reference. To save click on the button .
Save pairs as group window will appear (see picture below). In the window write a name of a new group and click Ok button.
In this example the name of the group is Laptop <-> Office Desktop.
The created group will appear in the Groups of pair list.
Compare directories pairs in the basket. To do it press CTRL+F5 or click on the button
in the Directories pairs basket toolbar.
When the comparison will been completed in the comparison table you'll see contents of all of the compared directories.
Set synchronization preferences and synchronize directories.
To launch synchronization click on the button in the Comparison table
toolbar or select menu File operations|Synchronize (CTRL+S) to synchronize your
Laptop and Office computer.
Now you have synchronized Home Desktop and Office Desktop.
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Part 3: Quick reference for Synchronize your Home Desktop and Office Desktop
Once you have created pairs of directories and have stored them as a group, you don't need to create they again for every single synchronization. Now the sync process is simplified.
Home Desktop to Laptop
Connect your Laptop to Home Desktop and run ADCS on Laptop.
Make visible the Directories pairs basket (CTRL+D).
Select the group Home Desktop <-> Laptop in the Groups of pairs list and click the button 
to replace current basket content with the selected group's one.
Compare pairs from the basket (CTRL+F5).
Synchronize directories (CTRL+S).
Close ADCS and disconnect your Laptop.
Laptop to Office Desktop
Connect your Laptop to Office Desktop and run ADCS on Laptop.
Make visible the Directories pairs basket (CTRL+D).
Select the group Laptop <-> Office Desktop in the Groups of pair list and click the button
to replace current basket content with the selected group's one.
Compare pairs from the basket (CTRL+F5).
Synchronize directories (CTRL+S).
Close ADCS and disconnect your Laptop.
Notes and Tips:
To switch how directories of a pair will be compared: with or without their subdirectories use button 
in the Directories pairs basket toolbar
or click on the icon in the center of the selected pair.
Click alternative mouse button at the Directories pairs basket to activate basket context menu.
Use SHIFT+F12 to save current basket content as a group.
Use SHIFT+F6 to rename selected group.
Use double mouse click on a group to replace current basket content with the selected group's one.
Click alternative mouse button at the Directories pairs basket toolbar to customize it.
See also:
Quick start tutorial