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Using the Sync Preview Window

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Synchronizing Folders Using the Sync Preview Window - OR - • Select Sync Now from the Seagate Status menu to Sync on ALL connected drives: Figure 7: Sync Now The Sync Preview window opens. Listed are the files scheduled to be overwritten. If you do NOT want to overwrite an older file version with a newly-synchronized version, • Uncheck the file in the On column. Using the Sync Preview Window Use the Sync Preview window to manage your synchronized files. • Add or delete files • Decide whether to overwrite existing file versions • Resolve conflicts over which version of a synchronized file to save If the same file is edited on different computers at the same time, a conflict occurs over which version of the file to save. When the drive containing a changed version of a file is connected to a computer containing another changed version of the same file, the Sync Preview window opens. To use the Sync Preview window, Step 6: Use the On checkbox to tell Seagate Manager which file versions to overwrite, add, or delete. Step 7: Click Sync Now to complete the sync. A Sync Progress window informs you of the progress of the sync. Step 8: When the sync is complete, click OK to close the window. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 27

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Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
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Synchronizing Folders
Using the Sync Preview Window
— OR —
Select
Sync Now
from the Seagate Status menu to Sync on ALL connected
drives:
The Sync Preview window opens.
Listed are the files scheduled to be overwritten.
If you do NOT want to overwrite an older file version with a newly-synchronized version,
Uncheck the file in the
On
column.
Using the Sync Preview Window
Use the Sync Preview
window to manage your synchronized files.
Add or delete files
Decide whether to overwrite existing file versions
Resolve conflicts over which version of a synchronized file to save
If the same file is edited on different computers at the same time, a conflict occurs
over which version of the file to save. When the drive containing a changed version
of a file is connected to a computer containing another changed version of the same
file, the Sync Preview
window opens.
To use the Sync Preview
window,
Step 6:
Use the
On
checkbox to tell Seagate Manager which file versions to overwrite, add,
or delete.
Step 7:
Click
Sync Now
to complete the sync.
A
Sync Progress
window informs you of the progress of the sync.
Step 8:
When the sync is complete, click
OK
to close the window.
Figure 7:
Sync Now