Category: SyncTime Help

SyncTime syncs the source with the destination. It does not sync the source with the file inside the destination that has the same name as the source. That’s why the source and the destination need to have the same type: they both need to be either directories, packages or regular files. If you want to…

macOS sometimes creates files that are hidden in the Finder and may cause confusion when mentioned in a sync error or listed in the sync confirmation dialog. For additional help, see Filters.

To view the available AppleScript commands, open the Script Editor app (in /Applications/Utilities), then select File > Open Dictionary… and choose SyncTime in the application list. Here’s a sample script that runs all the available commands:

CPU usage can increase linearly with the number of syncs running in parallel. CPU usage can also vary depending on the speed of the involved volumes. If you have several syncs running in parallel, you can try to run them sequentially to reduce the amount of resources used at the same time. Some possibilities are:

It means that the sync was never completed successfully. It may look like all files are already synced, but some files may be missing or synced incorrectly. On the side of the sync item you should see a button with the error count: clicking on it will show all the errors that happened during the…

Among the scripts that can be executed when a sync completes, SyncTime allows to install one that sends a Slack message. When installing the script, you are prompted for the webhook link to which the messages are to be sent. The webhook link can be generated after creating a Slack app. To create a Slack…

By default, sync items can be sorted manually by dragging them to the desired position. You can change how sync items should be sorted from the main window toolbar. SyncTime can sort sync items by relevance. When the relevance of a sync item changes, its position is rearranged accordingly. The different levels of relevance are…

By default, tracking of moved files is disabled. (Moved files include renamed files as well.) You can enable the corresponding option in the Advanced tab of the sync settings. When you move a file and this option is disabled, SyncTime will see the old file as removed and the new one as added, so if…

SyncTime logs the following events: The Activity log window can be opened from the Window menu or the status item menu. To minimize memory usage, when opening the Activity log window only the most recent logs are shown. Older logs can be shown by clicking on Load more in the upper right corner of the…

When you buy an app on the App Store, you provide your payment details to Apple, which ultimately processes the transaction and offers the app stored on their servers. I don’t have access to your payment details nor to your email or contact information, so I cannot offer a refund. But Apple can.