File Conflict
With this option, AllSync can detect various file conflicts in the Sync copy mode for files with the same name in the source and destination folders.AllSync can recognize the following differences when dealing with files with the same name:
- The size of the files is different.
- The files possess a different modified date since the last sync operation.
- The contents of two files are different (optional).
- The files possess a different modified date and have been added since the last sync operation.
- The source or destination file has been replaced by an older file.
- The source file has been replaced by an older file and the destination file has been modified since the last sync operation.
- The destination file has been replaced by an older file and the source file has been modified since the last sync operation.
Actions
These actions are available to you for dealing with a file conflict:- Don't perform any action
- Always copy the source file
- Always copy the destination file
- Create a copy of both files in the folder on the other side
- Rename source and destination file and create copy in the folder on the other side
- Rename source and destination file
Don't perform any action
This option causes neither of the two files to be copied. Optionally, you can display a File Conflict dialog and choose what action is to be performed. The optionTimeout
enables you to specify the number of seconds after which the File Conflict dialog is automatically closed and no action is performed.
You can also specify the number of timeouts after which the File Conflict dialog is to no longer be displayed.
Always copy the source file
Always copy the source file over the destination file.Always copy the destination file
Always copy the destination file over the source file.Create a copy of both files in the folder on the other side
This option causes a duplicate of the source and destination file to be created in the folder on the other side. The name of the file copies can be customized by using different placeholders. After a copy operation you will get the following results when the format expression%1.{COPY}.%2
was specified for the name of the copies:
Source | Destination |
---|---|
data.txt | data.txt |
data.{COPY}.txt | data.{COPY}.txt |
data.txt
was copied with the name data.{COPY}.txt
to the destination folder and the destination file data.txt
was copied with the name data.{COPY}.txt
to the source folder.
Rename source and destination file and create copy in the folder on the other side
This option causes the source and destination files to be renamed and a duplicate to be created of each in the folder on the other side. The new file names can be customized by using different placeholders. After a copy operation you will get the following results when the format expressions%1.{SOURCE}.%2
and %1.{DESTINATION}.%2
are specified for the new file names:
Source | Destination |
---|---|
data.{SOURCE}.txt | data.{SOURCE}.txt |
data.{DESTINATION}.txt | data.{DESTINATION}.txt |
data.txt
was renamed to data.{SOURCE}.txt
and copied to the destination folder and the destination file data.txt
was renamed to data.{DESTINATION}.txt
and copied to the source folder.
Rename source and destination file
This option enables the source and destination files to be renamed. The new file names can be customized by using different placeholders. After a copy operation you will get the following results when the format expression%1.{CONFLICT}.%2
was specified for the new file name:
Source | Destination |
---|---|
data.{CONFLICT}.txt | data.{CONFLICT}.txt |
data.txt
was renamed to data.{CONFLICT}.txt
.
Placeholders
The following placeholders can be used in file names:- %1 = file name without any extension
- %2 = data extension without leading dot
- Windows environment variables
Options
Overwrite existing files with copy
This option enables you to specify that a file having the same name as the copy to be created is always overwritten.Compare the contents of the source and destination files when no file conflict has been detected
This option enables the contents of two files to be compared as needed. A comparison of the contents is conducted only if no file conflict was detected beforehand. For other settings for comparing the contents of two files, see Copy Options - Content Comparison Method.Compare the file size of the source and destination files when no file conflict has been detected
This option enables the file size of two files to be compared as needed. A comparison of the file size is conducted only if no file conflict was detected beforehand.File Conflict Dialog
The File Conflict dialog enables various actions to be performed during a copy operation in the event that a file conflict is encountered.File
The name and folder of the source and destination file are shown here.Info
A description of the file conflict is given here. In addition, various items pertaining to the source and destination file are shown in a table.What action is to be performed?
This enables you to specify which action is to be performed for this file conflict. The following actions are available:- Don’t copy anything
- Copy source file
- Copy destination file
- Create copies
- Rename source and destination file and create copies
- Rename source and destination file
- Copy the newest file