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Profile Settings - Folders
Create Empty Folders
Here, you can specify whether empty folders are replicated. The setting can also be used to avoid creating a empty folders which are shown as empty only because of your filename masks (inclusions/exclusions).
Remove Folders That Were Emptied
Rarely Used! This is not necessary to create an Exact Mirror. In Exact Mirror mode, non-existent folders are deleted from the destination by default. In SmartTracking mode, deleted folders are deleted from the other side without this setting, too. This option is something different (see below).
If you would like folders that are emptied during the profile run to be removed also, activate this setting. One use case for the setting is the operating mode "Move Files To Destination" where you can choose to delete emptied folders on the source side with this checkmark.
On the right side, create a new folder each time
If you are using the profile for backup purposes, you may want to direct your regular backup into a new folder each time. This folder will be created, and it will contain the current date of the backup in the folder name. You must combine this setting with the two "Archive" flag settings on the Filters tab sheet. The "Archive" flags will signal to the software that a file needs to be backed up. Because older backups are contained in various separate folders, the software cannot check whether a file is already contained in an older backup. Therefore, it must depend on the "Archive" flag if you are directing each backup into a separate folder.
Flatten the Right Side to Max Subfolder Levels
Sometimes you may encounter a requirement where the destination side should have no subfolders, or have a hierarchy that is only 1 or 2 levels deep. If you would like to move or copy files from a folder tree on the left side into a flat folder without subfolders on the right side, then use this setting. Files from any subfolder on the left-hand side will be copied into the base folder on the right-hand side. In most cases, you will specify the maximum subfolder level as 0.
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Upper Part Of Dialog Box
Advanced Settings