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Overwrite policy
The overwrite policy determines what happens when a file already exists on the destination. The overwrite policy can be changed in the Destination tab of the sync item settings. Note: in order for the whole sync to be as quick and efficient as possible, the overwrite policy determines whether two files are equal by comparing…
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How can I sync my iCloud Drive folder?
When selecting the iCloud Drive folder from the Finder sidebar or Go main menu, or from the sidebar of an open panel, you see a special view of all your files: It can therefore be confusing to realize that when selecting this special view in an open panel such as the one used by SyncTime,…
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How can I hide the Dock icon or status item?
Dock icon The Dock icon can be toggled in the status bar menu. Note: when a macOS app hides its Dock icon, the main menu is hidden as well and the app is not listed in the Force Quit window. Status item The status item can be toggled from the SyncTime menu in the main…
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Why is the app interface using [this language] instead of [other language]?
macOS launches an app in the first of your preferred languages that is also supported by the app, e.g. if German is placed higher in the list than English, the app will be launched in German. You can change this in the System Settings, under General > Language & Region. At the top you can…
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Why do some files seem to change without apparent reason?
If you’re unsure why a file is listed in the confirmation dialog, either double-click the file or open select Get Info from the context menu, and compare the file attributes between source and destination. Depending on the overwrite policy, the modification date or size should be different. For additional help, see Sync confirmation dialog. Old…
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Why am I getting “Error while copying X to Y. File exists”?
Case sensitivity is a property of volumes. On case-sensitive volumes, it is allowed for two filenames to differ only in the case of a letter, whereas on case-insensitive volumes, it is not allowed. For example, on case-sensitive volumes there could be two files named file.txt and File.txt, whereas on case insensitive volumes only one of…
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What are files with the ._ prefix?
Files starting with ._ are created by macOS when copying a file that has extended attributes to a volume that doesn’t support them. This special file is used to save the extended attributes that would otherwise be lost. An example of a volume format that doesn’t support extended attributes is FAT32. These files are hidden…
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Disable Metal in favour of OpenGL
On newer Macs, Metal is the preferred technology for drawing the pie graph. On some older Macs, though, Metal could cause drawing issues, in which case using the older OpenGL technology is preferred. To disable Metal, open the Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities), copy and paste the following line: and press Enter. To enable Metal again, use…