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Synchronizing Folders The ability to synchronize folders across multiple computers is an advanced feature available when you share folders with other computers on your network that are connected to your Mirra. You synchronize folders by establishing a connection to a shared folder. When a shared folder has been synchronized between computers, changes made to it on one computer are reflected on every other computer synchronized to that folder and are automatically backed up to the Personal Server. Step 1: On each computer, click the Sharing tab. Step 2: From the list of shared folders, select the one to be synchronized. Step 3: On the Sharing Tasks menu, click Synchronize to this Computer (Figure 21). Step 4: Select the location on your computer at which you want to place the sync'd folder and click OK. A copy of the selected folder now resides on this computer and is synchronized with copies residing on the other computers connected to your Mirra that have also synchronized the folder. If you delete, rename, or move a synchronized folder, it will be deleted from all the computers synchronized to it. Deleted folders can always be restored, however, using the Restore option on the Backup Tasks menu. Note: Synchronized folders cannot be copied into a folder that is already selected for backup. Choose a destination folder that has not yet been backed up. Figure 21 12 Getting Started Guide for Macintosh

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Synchronizing Folders
The ability to synchronize folders across multiple com-
puters is an advanced feature available when you share
folders with other computers on your network that are
connected to your Mirra. You synchronize folders by
establishing a connection to a shared folder.
When a shared folder has been synchronized between
computers, changes made to it on one computer are
reflected on every other computer synchronized to that
folder and are automatically backed up to the Personal
Server.
Step 1:
On each computer, click the
Sharing
tab.
Step 2:
From the list of shared folders, select the one
to be synchronized.
Step 3:
On the Sharing Tasks menu, click
Synchronize
to this Computer
(Figure 21).
Figure 21
Step 4:
Select the location on your computer at which
you want to place the sync’d folder and click
OK
.
A copy of the selected folder now resides on this com-
puter and is synchronized with copies residing on the
other computers connected to your Mirra that have also
synchronized the folder.
If you delete, rename, or move a synchronized folder, it
will be deleted from all the computers synchronized to it.
Deleted folders can always be restored, however, using
the
Restore
option on the Backup Tasks menu.
Note:
Synchronized folders cannot be copied into a folder that is
already selected for backup. Choose a destination folder that has
not yet been backed up.
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