I can't tell if sync mode is working

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[godfather00]

I set up a sync job and I thought it would do a full backup on seeing that my destination had nothing in it (brand new formatted drive), it didn't, I even right clicked on the backup and hit run backup. so I set it to simple copy and ran on comodo shutdown, that worked. I changed it to sync mode again and either it doesn't change the destination untill the next change or it just happens whenever.I have changed file contents added and deleted files from the source I'm wondering, does it add and delete files to the detination and when does it start synch? the time option is set for 30s but I thought I should see some activity.

[godfather00]

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[at]godfather00,

I have read your post but I'm snowed under at the moment at work. I'll look into it as soon as I get some spare time. In the interim, I'll see if anyone else has got any ideas.

Bear with us,
Ewen :-)

[JJasper]

Welcome to the forum godfather00

I thought I would do some testing to see what happens here.

1. Set up sync job to synchronize {test1} to {test results} Both were identical with two folders {test} and {unzipped}  in each with various file types in each folder.

2. Set sync to 15 seconds.

3. Altered 1 file in each of the 2 folders in {test 1}

4. Results were two new folders in {test results} named {test} and {unzipped} in addition to the original folders.

5. Altered 1 file in each of the 2 new folders in {test results} resulting in no change in {test 1} folder

6. Conclusion: Sync mode is not that effective.

Test 1                     original   - altered for first test               -Source
        Test                unchanged in second test
        Unzipped          unchanged in second test
Test Results              original   - unchanged in both tests        -Destination
        Test                unchanged in first test
        Unzipped          unchanged in first test
        Test 1                     folder added in first test
                Test                altered for second test
                Unzipped          altered for second test

Sync job with nothing in the destination folder did nothing.
Will not sync source with destination but will sync destination with source, keeping the originals in destination and adding new folders

John

[godfather00]

I had to run a simple copy and put something  in the destination, so not copying when there is nothing in the source is confirmed. It still took a long time to run the sync set for 20 sec. and did not copy anything new I created in the source to the destination.
Thanks JJasper.
any more ideas or help would be appreciated.

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