Synchronizing files, directories, or drives

When you synchronize files, directories, or drives, you replace the contents of the target file, directory, or drive with the contents of the source file, directory, or drive, so that the data is identical on both systems.

About this task
You can synchronize a source file, directory, or drive with as many target-system files, directories, or drives as you choose, but you must synchronize the file, directory, or drive on each system individually. You cannot synchronize multiple target systems from a source system at the same time.
Attention: Files or directories that are present in the selected files, directories, or drives on the target system, but not in the selected files, directories, or drives on the source system, are deleted after synchronizing.

To synchronize files, directories, or drives, complete the following steps:

  1. On the Remote Access Summary page, click File Transfer.
  2. Select a file on both the source and target systems.
  3. Choose the direction of the synchronization:
    • If you want the source to be identical to the target, go to the Source File System pane and right-click the source. Then, click Synchronize from Target.
    • If you want the target to be identical to the source, go to the Target File System pane and right-click the target. Then, click Synchronize from Source.
  4. If you receive a message indicating that the selected names are different, click Yes to continue. The selected files, directories, or drives are now synchronized.
Related concepts

File transfer
Related tasks

Transferring files and directories

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