{"id":1911,"date":"2022-08-26T00:11:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T23:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desairem.com\/wordpress\/?p=1911"},"modified":"2025-10-03T14:54:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T13:54:25","slug":"synctime-source-destination-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desairem.com\/wordpress\/synctime-source-destination-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Source, destination, base"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By default, a sync item consists of two bases: a source and a destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When changing the sync type<\/a> to two-way sync, there is no concept of source and destination anymore, since every base is source and destination at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All bases need to have the same type: they all need to be either directories, packages or regular files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note<\/strong>: SyncTime syncs the source with the destination. It does not<\/em> sync the source with the file inside the destination that has the same name as the source; doing so would make it less flexible as it wouldn’t allow to sync files with different names. When the source is a directory, you can create one on the destination from inside the Open panel by clicking the New Folder<\/em> button. When the source is a regular file or package (such as the Photos Library), you first need to copy it manually to the destination so that you can then select it in SyncTime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can define additional bases in the General tab of the sync settings by clicking on Add more bases<\/em> at the bottom and then on the + button below the list of bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Having more than two bases changes how a sync behaves depending on the sync type<\/a>. These changes are described in the following sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One-way sync \/ one-way move<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Multiple sources are virtually merged and mirrored to all the destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Files on different sources with the same name but with different modification dates or sizes are considered a conflict, causing an error<\/a> to be logged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the option Remove files not on source<\/em> is enabled, a file on a destination is removed only if it is not present anymore on any of the sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note<\/strong>: multiple sources are meant to bring files spread between different directories or volumes together into a single directory. If instead you have different directories and want to sync each one into its own destination directory, it is recommended that you either:<\/p>\n\n\n\n