- Added a new option “Save Backup Checksums” for incremental backups that allows backups to be verified later (requires macOS 10.15 or newer).
- Added a new option to run a custom AppleScript before a sync starts.
- A sync group’s Execution Mode allows to choose whether the contained steps are run sequentially or concurrently.
- The confirmation dialog now has a filter that can be toggled to show only files with a warning.
- Improved the speed of file contents comparison when running “Find unequal files” and added more detailed progress information.
- “Find unequal files” has been renamed to “Sync And Compare File Contents”.
- When two files with different contents are found during “Sync And Compare File Contents” for a one-way sync, the files are added to the Overwrite list instead of logging an error. An error is still logged for two-way syncs.
- When adding a sync schedule for a sync item, you can now choose which action to run: “Sync”, “Sync And Compare File Contents” or “Verify Backup” (if supported).
- The scripts “Send email” and “Send Slack message” have been updated so that they can differentiate between the completed action (“Sync”, “Sync And Compare File Contents” or “Verify Backup”). If you need to differentiate between these actions, please reinstall the corresponding script.
- The sidebar context menu (which allowed to rename and remove groups) has been integrated into the menu that can be opened by clicking the three-dots menu when viewing the sync group.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the “Find unequal files” command to not start at all or start a sync for the wrong sync item.
- Fixed an error that happened when trying to remove non-empty directories on some devices.
- Fixed an error that happened when archiving locked files with the “Move old files to” backup strategy and the option “Temporarily unlock locked files before overwriting/removing them” was enabled.
Category: SyncTime Changelog
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SyncTime 5.2
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SyncTime 5.1
- Sync items in a group can now be deactivated from the context menu.
- Sync groups can now contain both sync items and other groups.
- Files listed in the confirmation window can now be added directly to the filter.
- Custom scripts are now run one at a time (workaround for the “Sending emails” label in Mail that got stuck when sending multiple emails at the same time)
- Fixed an issue that caused the “Next sync” label to show the value “Now” after adding a new sync schedule.
- Fixed an issue that caused the wrong folder to be opened when clicking on the magnifying glass button beside a sync base in the General tab of the sync settings (with 3 or more bases).
- Fixed a crash that happened on macOS 10.15 when toggling the option Sort by Relevance.
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SyncTime 5.0.4
- Fixed a crash that happened on launch for older macOS versions.
- Fixed a crash that happened when syncing a group with a schedule set to Automatic.
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SyncTime 5.0.2
- Fixed an issue that caused the last sync date label not to be updated during background syncs.
- Fixed an issue that caused the name of a renamed sync group not to be updated in the File or status item menu.
- Fixed an issue that prevented a sync group from being renamed when clicking outside of the name text field instead of pressing Enter.
- Fixed a crash that happened after importing settings which contain sync schedules.
- Fixed some crashes that happened when trying to drag elements or click buttons that should not have been draggable or clickable.
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SyncTime 5.0.1
- Fixed a crash that happened when reordering sync groups in the sidebar.
- Fixed an issue that caused updated filters to appear like they weren’t updated.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Sync Settings menu item to do nothing.
- When a group is selected in the sidebar, a sync items can be removed from all groups and the All sync items list by holding the Option key and selecting “Remove sync item” from the context menu.
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SyncTime 5.0
- Unordered sync groups and dependencies between sync items have been replaced by a new and more intuitive type of sync groups. You can add new groups and easily add and reorder sync items.
- The Filters tab has been streamlined: filtered expressions and filtered files are now merged in a single hierarchical structure that is easier to understand and more flexible.
- The Schedule option has been moved from the sync settings to a dedicated Sync Schedule window which allows to manage schedules for all sync items and groups. It can be opened from the main window toolbar or the Window menu.
- The One-time Trigger menu item has been converted to a sync schedule named “At a given date” which can also be found in the Sync Schedule window.
- Shortcuts app support has been improved. Because of this change, any existing shortcuts don’t work anymore.
- Added file modifiers cannot be temporarily deactivated anymore. Inactive file modifiers are removed automatically when launching this app version.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused sync items with the Automatic sync schedule to run without apparent reason.
- Fixed an issue that caused a sync error when linking a locked file during a sync with the backup strategy “Incremental, link unchanged files”.
- Added a built-in AppleScript to quit SyncTime when a sync or all syncs complete.
- Past logs for sync items created before July 2022 don’t show the sync item title anymore, but their ID instead. In the Activity log window they won’t be listed when selecting the sync item title from the toolbar anymore, but when selecting their ID instead. Logs generated starting from this app version will appear correctly.
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SyncTime 4.12.3
- Fixed a crash that happened when syncing to a volume that reports its available capacity to be the highest number the Mac can represent.
- Fixed an issue that caused errors when running a sync with a rename file modifier in background.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a custom backup timeframe to appear as “Keep all backups”.
- Fixed an issue that caused the source path of a moved file to be hidden in the confirmation dialog.
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SyncTime 4.12.2
- Fixed an issue that caused an error when selecting the backup folders for the “Move old files to…” backup strategy.
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SyncTime 4.12.1
- A sync immediately terminates with an error if the settings are incompatible with the selected bases, e.g. if “Track moved files” is enabled but the source base doesn’t support persistent file identifiers, which previously caused unexpected results.
- Fixed an issue that caused the copied file size not to be shown during a sync.