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

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 Synchronization 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 also define a script to run before the sync starts. You can find these options in the Advanced tab…

By default, a sync compares the files on all bases to find any differences. Instead of running the whole sync again whenever one or more files are changed, SyncTime can monitor file changes in the background and sync them as the changes are detected. You can enable the option Keep synced in background in the…

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…