{"id":2171,"date":"2023-01-03T12:25:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T11:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desairem.com\/wordpress\/?p=2171"},"modified":"2025-10-30T11:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:09:34","slug":"synctime-how-do-i-add-my-server-as-a-source-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desairem.com\/wordpress\/synctime-how-do-i-add-my-server-as-a-source-destination\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I add my server as a source\/destination?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Everything you see in the Finder, you can select as a base in SyncTime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the server you want to select isn&#8217;t visible in the Finder, you can mount it by clicking the Finder icon in the Dock, then selecting <em>Go &gt; Connect to Server<\/em> in the main menu. You are prompted to enter the server address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1196\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/desairem.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/finder-server-connect.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5281\" style=\"width:598px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After you click Connect, you are prompted to enter the login credentials to the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1084\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/desairem.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/finder-server-login.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5282\" style=\"width:541px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like the server credentials to be used automatically in the future, enable the option <em>Remember this password in my keychain<\/em> in the Finder dialog. macOS will then store the entered credentials. (The credentials are not accessible by SyncTime or other apps: when SyncTime starts a sync, it issues a request to macOS which then connects to the server.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After you click Connect again, the volume will be visible in the Finder sidebar and\/or on the Desktop. You can now select it in SyncTime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect automatically<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If the server is disconnected, the login credentials have been saved (see previous section) and the option <em>Connect volumes automatically<\/em> in the Advanced tab of the sync item settings is enabled, a sync can be started by an automated sync schedule or by pressing the Play button. The warning icon signalling that the server is disconnected is updated after a successful reconnection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1073\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/desairem.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/synctime-base-disconnected.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5280\" style=\"width:537px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: if the option <em>Connect and disconnect when completed<\/em> is enabled and an error happens during a sync, the volume is not automatically disconnected. This allows you to check the synced files or run the sync again if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Change login credentials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Should the server address or login credentials change, the sync will fail with a <em>Base unavailable<\/em> error. To connect to the server again, follow the steps above and select it as the new source or destination in the General tab of the sync item settings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything you see in the Finder, you can select as a base in SyncTime. If the server you want to select isn&#8217;t visible in the Finder, you can mount it by clicking the Finder icon in the Dock, then selecting Go &gt; Connect to Server in the main menu. 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