Copying Security Settings (Permissions) to Cloud Storage

[tobias]

Hello,
I'd like to document a new feature in Syncovery 9. It can copy NTFS security settings (aka permissions) to cloud storage such as Google Drive.

The permissions will not have any effect on the cloud storage, but can be restored to a local file system.

To copy permissions, you need to go to the "Special" tab sheet in the profile (in Advanced mode) and choose
X Copy Owner Setting
X Copy Group Setting
X Copy Permissions

And at the bottom:
Use ".metadata-syncovery" files to save permissions
X For folders on the right side.

In most cases, I believe that permissions on a folder level are sufficient. If not, you need to use zip or sz compression so that Syncovery can put the permissions into each compressed file. In that case, you need to also choose:
X Store permissions inside the zip/sz file

And back on the main profile dialog, under "Compress/Encrypt", choose:
X Compress Each File Individually.

You can get Syncovery 9 here:
www.syncovery.com/syncovery9

It will be fully released by the end of the month.

See also the following screenshot.

[rlanard]

that is pretty cool feature - congratulations

[AdamT]

Hi Tobias,

This is a feature we are utilizing heavily for our web farm. If a permission is modified to a file and not a folder how will Syncovery determine or is there a setting that should be utilized so that permission can be replicated to the destination (updated) with the permission that was added?

Example:
Folder A with multiple files inside, a single config file was added and its permissions are different than the folder. (Say we added a shared group)

How do we make sure Folder A with the same files have the accurate permissions on the destination now that it was updated.

Is it as simple as checking the box for (Updating existing items) Files and folders (Slower due to many comparisons)

Thanks in advance and hopefully this helps anyone in the future.