Creating folderPair
A folderPair is a definition of a sync that you want FolderSync to perform. It defines a sync between 2 folders on your device or a remote folder for your chosen provider type. A sync can sync files to remote cloud storage, to your local storage, between 2 remote cloud locations etc..
Features
The folderPair V2 sync engine enables some new features compared to earlier version:
- Cloud-to-cloud syncing - sync from one cloud/server to another, using your device as a middle man.
- Encryption - encrypt your files for safekeeping.
- Analyze file changes - option to analyze which changes will be synced, before actual syncing takes place.
- Parallel file transfers - in FolderSync settings you can specify number of parallel file transfers allowed for increased transfer throughput.
- Improved speed - in many cases the new sync engine is faster than the old one.
- Advanced scheduling - its possible to use Cron expressions to schedule syncing and you can specify connection/notification settings for a specific schedule.
- Sorting files - you can sort files into folders based on EXIF, modified time or file type.
How-to
Create a new folderPair by pressing Create folderPair on folderPairs or dashboard screen and select an account to use.
For this example we will use the a folder on device storage (Android or PC) and a Google Drive account we added earlier. See how to add an account here.
Choose sync type
On the first screen you can choose sync type - one-way or two-way sync, depending on your needs. Read more about sync types here.
After selecting sync type click Next.
Choose left folder
Now choose the left account and left folder
Select device storage location or cloud account. In this example we choose the device internal storage and click Next.
Now navigate to the desired folder and click [Select folder] - this will allow you to select the left folder of the folderPair to be synced. Then click Next.
Choose right folder
Now choose the right account and right folder
Select device storage location or cloud account. In this example we choose the Google Drive account and click Next.
Now navigate to the desired folder and click [Select folder] - this will allow you to select the right folder of the folderPair to be synced. Then click Next.
Set schedule
If you want to sync folderPair on a schedule you can configure this here. The default is to sync every 12 hours, but you can configure this anyway you want. You can also set desired connection properties (Android only) or configure what notifications should show.
After you have configured the schedule as desired, or disabled it if you dont need it and only want to sync manually, click Next
Encryption
If you have chosen one-way sync you can choose to enable encryption. Read more on how encryption works here. Encryption is not available for two-way sync.
If you choose to enable it, you must enter a password of minimum 8 characters. Remember your password, we can not help you recover it.
When configured as desired click Next
Summary
On the summary screen we can see all the configured folderPair settings and you can enter a name for the folderPair. FolderSync will suggest a name for you, but you can change it to anything you want.
When you are happy with the name and the configured properties click Save to save as new folderPair.
Edit configuration
When folderPair has been created you are shown the folderPair screen. Here you can edit all the settings from create wizard and a lot of other settings, such as webhooks, filters etc. Note: Encryption has to be enabled when creating folderPair and enabled/disabled later.
FolderPair actions
- Sync: Start syncing this folderPair.
- History: See syncing history.
- Toggle schedule: Toggle scheduled sync on/off.
- Copy: Copy this folderPair configuration to a new folderPair. The new folderPair will have scheduled sync disabled.
- Account: Change the account used for this folderPair.
- Reset: Reset the folderPair database. This will reset the folderPair clean state where it has no knowledge of files previously synced.
- Delete: Delete this folderPair.
- Analyze: Check files without syncing. You will be able to see what changes is needed and choose if you want to continue syncing.