Category: SyncTime Help
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How can I upgrade from SyncTime Lite to the full SyncTime version?
When you purchase SyncTime, you can uninstall SyncTime Lite from the Launchpad or by manually dragging it from the Applications folder to the bin. The settings created in SyncTime Lite will be used automatically by SyncTime. Warning: keep in mind that the only limitation of SyncTime Lite is that when the app is closed and…
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How can I avoid syncing custom directory icons?
Custom directory icons can be set in the Finder by opening the Info panel (from the main menu View > Get Info, or by pressing Command-I) and dragging an image onto the icon on the top left of the Info panel. A custom icon can be removed again by clicking it in the Info panel…
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How can I create a backup of SyncTime itself?
To create a copy of the settings, you can export them from the File menu or the main window context menu. This is the preferred way of saving the settings when you are planning to use SyncTime on a new Mac, knowing that the files synchronized by the previous Mac are up to date and…
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How do I solve the error “Setting the custom file icon failed”?
This error usually happens when the destination volume doesn’t support custom file icons. You can check if the destination volume supports custom file icons by manually setting one in the Finder. Custom directory icons can be set in the Finder by opening the Info panel (from the main menu View > Get Info, or by…
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Can SyncTime run while the Mac is asleep?
If the sync schedule of a sync item is set to a time when the Mac is asleep, macOS automatically delays the sync until the Mac wakes up again. There might be instances where you want a sync to run while you’re not using your Mac, such as if a sync is expected to copy…
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How do I add my server as a source/destination?
Everything you see in the Finder, you can select as a base in SyncTime. If the server you want to select isn’t visible in the Finder, you can mount it by by clicking the Finder icon in the Dock, then selecting Go > Connect to Server in the main menu. You are prompted to enter…
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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…