The sync confirmation dialog is displayed by default. To skip the confirmation dialog and apply the changes automatically, enable the option Skip confirmation dialog in the Advanced tab of the sync item settings. The confirmation dialog shows all the changes that will be applied during a sync, grouped by files to be removed, overwritten and…

Use sync groups to create lists of sync items and nested groups and run them sequentially with the click of a button. Add a sync group In the sidebar, click the + button to add a new sync group. Remove a sync group Alternatively, in the sidebar, right-click the sync group to open the context…

Important: make sure that by default a sync doesn’t throw any error. Don’t simply ignore all errors, or at some point you might risk dismissing new errors about files important to you. Sync errors can also be a cause for apparent misbehaviours in different areas of the app, such as sync schedules running outside of…

The settings (including sync items, sync groups and sync schedules) can be exported to a file with the .json extension and imported again on the same Mac or a different Mac. You can use this feature when you plan to copy or transfer the sync items to a new SyncTime installation. Note: you can automate…

The sync type determines how the source and the destination (or, more generally, the bases) are compared. The bases are compared each time a sync is started. The sync type can be changed in the Destination tab of the sync item settings. Warning: Due to a bug in macOS, if the source volume (or any…

For each sync item you can define whether your Mac should send an email, a Slack message, quit SyncTime, go to Sleep, shut down or execute an arbitrary script after the sync has completed. You can find this option in the Advanced tab of the sync item settings. Alternatively, you can define a script that…

A sync always compares the files on all bases to find any differences. Instead of running the whole sync again whenever one or more files are added, modified or removed, SyncTime can monitor file changes in the background and sync them instantly. You can enable the option Keep synced in background in the Advanced tab…

Filters allow to selectively exclude and include files. Filters can be changed in the Filters tab of the sync item settings. Note: “file” is a generic term that refers to all kinds of files, such as regular files (text files, PDF files etc.) and directories. You can add any number of filters that are checked…