Sync item settings can be exported to a file and imported again on the same or a different Mac. Use this feature when you plan to copy or transfer the sync items to a new SyncTime installation.
- Run all the syncs to make sure that they are up to date.
- Export the sync items.
- Import the sync items on the target Mac.
Export
To export your sync items, do one of the following:
- To export the selected sync items, select the corresponding menu item from the File menu or the main window context menu. You’ll be asked where you want to save the file. If no sync items are selected, the Export menu item will export all the items in the currently selected group, or all items if no group is selected.
- Drag the sync items to your Desktop or a Finder window. An export file with a default name will be created automatically.
Import
To import the sync items from a previously exported file, do one of the following:
- Double-click the file.
- Drag it to the app icon in the Dock.
- Select Import sync items from the File menu or the main window context menu.
Note: old versions of SyncTime used the .sync file extension for exported sync items, which caused conflicts with other apps. The new file extension is .synctime. Importing sync items with the old file extension only works with the third method above.
If a sync item with the same title already exists, it will not be imported again. In order to overwrite an existing sync item with the one from the save file, please rename or delete the existing sync item first.
After the import, the source and destination directories will appear as unavailable even if the corresponding volume is connected. In a sandboxed app (including all apps downloaded from the App Store) a file or directory cannot be accessed until selected by the user with the system open panel. When running the sync item for the first time after the import, the open panel is shown, pointing to the correct directories, so that they can be confirmed and accessed again.