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Synchronize Directories

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Sychronizes the compared directories with user-specified options.

• First -> Second
  Copy files from the first directory to the second.
  
  
• Second -> First
  Copy files from the second directory to the first.
  
  
• Bidirectional
  Copy files in both directions, from the first directory to the second and from the second directory to the first.
  
  

• Copy missing files
  Copy missing files as part of the synchronization operation.
  
  
• Copy missing empty directories
  Copy missing empty directories as part of the synchronization operation.
  
  
• Replace existing files
  Replace existing changed files as part of the synchronization operation.
  
  
  • Only if newer
    If this option is selected, only files that are newer will be copied. If this option is not selected, all changed files will be copied. (Note that this option is always selected when the direction is Bidirectional.)
    
    
  • Overwrite read-only files
    Overwrite read-only files in the synchronization operation.
    
    
  • Overwrite hidden files
    Overwrite hidden files in the synchronization operation.
    
    
• Use directory comparison filters
  Use directory comparison filters in determining which files/directories to copy.
  
  
• Re-scan directories before synchronizing
  Re-scan the compared directories before synchronizing. This option is useful if some files may have changed since comparison occurred. Note that re-scanning is enforced in two situations: if comparison was non-recursive or if filters were used for comparison but won't be used for synchronization.
  
  

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