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Profile Settings - Comparison/More

This tab sheet contains additional settings to fine-tune how Syncovery compares files and folder properties. The checkmark that is most frequently change is whether to compare and mirror Folder Timestamps. When it is chosen, you may see many folders shown in the Sync Preview, all with the proposed action "time->". This is because Syncovery tries to make the folder timestamps match. If you find this confusing, you can turn the checkmark off.

Compare / Mirror: File Attributes
This setting causes the program to compare file attributes, such as Read-Only, Hidden, and Archive. When files are identical except for the file attribute, the file is not copied again. Only the attribute is changed on the destination side.

Folder Attributes
Folder attributes can be compared/copied also. Most folders don't have special attributes, but some folders do - for example folders with a customized folder icon. The icon will only appear on the copy if this setting is chosen.

Folder Timestamps
If you are synchronizing in one direction, you may want the folders on the destination to have the same timestamps as on the source side. Newly created folders are automatically adjusted in this way, but existing folders may deviate. To have existing folders adjusted on the destination side, use this checkbox.

Adjust Case Spelling At Destination
Filenames on macOS are usually not case-sensitive. This means that myfile.doc would be the same file as MyFile.DOC. However, you may want your files to look identical. So, if you have a folder where some spellings are different in terms of case, then you may use this setting in order to adjust the case at the destination. You can only use this option when the profile has only one main copying direction.

Strict Case Sensitive Mode
If you are syncing two file systems that are case sensitive and allow duplicate file or folder names that only differ in their case spelling, then you can choose this option to enable Syncovery to sync correctly, and to allow these duplicate names.

Strip Read-Only Attributes
Some storages may contain read-only files, or report all files as read-only (such as CDs or DVDs). When copying, Syncovery can make sure that the destination files will not have the read-only attribute.

Enforce Hard Links For Existing Files
This checkmark can be chosen to update the hard-link status for existing files so that it matches the source side.

Always copy the files, even if timestamp unchanged
The program normally copies files only if they don't exist on the other side yet, or if the "Last Modified" timestamp has changed. However, some programs don't update the files' timestamps even if their content changes. This checkmark causes all files to be copied even if apparently unchanged.


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Upper Part Of Dialog Box
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