Tutorial 4

Tutorial 4: Synchronize Home computer and Flash drive

Task:
Synchronize Home computer folders and Flash drive via single clicking shortcut on a Desktop.

For example, you have three folders which you do want to keep in sync:

Home Desktop Flash drive
c:\My documents h:\work\docs
c:\My pictures h:\work\pics
c:\My stuff h:\work\stuff

Solution:
The task is divided into 2 steps:
Step 1: Creating a new job
Step 2: Setup shortcut for the job

To create a new Job, click the button New Job on the main toolbar or press Ctrl+N shortcut. This opens the Job wizard window.

In the window Job wizard on the page Job settings type a name for your Job. For example, 'Sync Home and Flash'. Choose the page Comparing folders by clicking on the appropriate item in the list which occupies top-left part of the page Job settings.

On the page Comparing folders you should add folder pairs for comparison and synchronization. Click the button Add pair or press Ins. The window Add/Edit a pair will appear.

In the window Add a pair choose folder "c:\My documents" in the left tree, and folder "h:\work\docs" in the right tree. Press the button Ok to add these selected folders as a pair. The pair "c:\My documents <-> h:\work\docs" will be added into the Folder pairs list.

Using the same way, add another two pairs into the Folder pairs list:
"c:\My pictures <-> h:\work\pics"
"c:\My stuff <-> h:\work\stuff"
And go to the page Synchronize methods.

On the page Synchronize methods set the method Update Left and Right (Make Equal). This method copies NEWER and SINGLE files from Left and Right folders to the each other. So Left and Right folders will be equal and updated with most recent files.

Click the button Save Job to save the created job. The job 'Sync Home and Flash' will appear in the Main window.

Now you can execute the job 'Sync Home and Flash'. Select the job and click the button Execute on the main toolbar or press Ctrl+R.

Step 2: Setup shortcut for the job

To place a shortcut on a Desktop for the job 'Sync Home and Flash' select it and click the button Create icon on the main toolbar. The window Create shortcut will appear.

In the window Create shortcut under the group Where create shortcut set Desktop, Start menu and click the button Create shortcut. It creates shortcuts for the job 'Sync Home and Flash' on a Desktop and in the Start menu.

Now you can click the created shortcut in order to synchronize folders between Home Desktop and Flash drive.

Home Desktop	Flash drive
c:\My documents	h:\work\docs
c:\My pictures	h:\work\pics
c:\My stuff	h:\work\stuff