Synchronization Tab

Server synchronization is a comprehensive feature for scheduled automatic file or directory synchronization. It is ideal for automatic file or directory backup and mirroring.

Synchronization differences:

new folder
various file name or extension
various time and/or date of creation (modification)
various size

See also the Hints section in FTP documentation for example how to live backup your mail folder.

synchronization_tab

Button	Description
Add	Click the button to add a new synchronization definition. The Synchronization dialog opens.
Edit	Select a synchronization definition and click the button to edit its settings. The Synchronization dialog opens.
Copy	Select a synchronization definition and click the button to perform some minor changes and save a new (similar) definition. The Synchronization dialog opens.
Delete	Select a synchronization definition and click the button to delete it.
Sync Now	Click the button if you want to perform synchronization right now.

synchronization_dialog

Field	Description
Description	Identification of this task in synchronizations list. Enter some descriptive text.
Log File	Path of the file that logs synchronizations. Click the "..." button to select this file. The recommended file format is .txt. If you click the Sync Now button (FTP Service – Synchronization), the log file opens – you can watch the synchronization progress.
Synchronization	One-way simple – synchronizes all new files and updates existing ones to Destination. This option does not delete anything in Destination so it can be used to merge different storages. In the case a file is deleted in Source, it stays in the Destination. One-way clone – creates a complete clone of Source to Destination. Extra files in Destination that were not found in Source are deleted. Includes folders and directories. Two-way – a full two-way synchronization. Tracks all changes in both Source and Destination and reflects them back to the other. First synchronization merges all folders and files and other ones track changes and perform them in a proper storage. Delete a file in Source and the file will be deleted in Destination. Add a directory to Destination and it will appear in Source.
Recursive (Synchronize subdirectories)	If enabled, all subdirectories will be synchronized too.
Type	FTP: Backup your IceWarp FTP Server. This is the most common usage. Directory: Synchronize from some local or network directory.
Server	Specifies a source server name.
Username	Username used to login to a source server.
Password	Password used to login to a source server.
Directory	Remote relative directory path. Uses slashes – /
Ignore List	Enter regexes with file names that you want to ignore when the directory is synchronized. I.e. these files will not be copied into the destination directory. E.g.: \.db& – all files with the .db extension are ignored.
File Check	This feature allows checking whether the intended synchronization is directed to the right external device mapped as a computer drive. This is confirmed by a specific file within the device. It is possible to check only a file existence or (optionally) even a file content defined by regex. In the case the file is found, synchronization is started. Syntax: <FilePath>=[<Regex Content>] Example: y:\my_device.txt (This example does not use regex content specification.)
Destination: Type Server Username Password Directory Ignore List File Check	See the appropriate field description for Source. Where comes on force, substitute "source" with "destination".
Schedule	Select days of week and use the radio buttons to set frequency of synchronization process.