The preview lets you see what will happen when you synchronize the
selected pairs in the main window, so that there isn't any unexpected
surprise. The Summary section at the top indicates how many
items on both sides will be copied over and how many will be
deleted or moved to the trash. You also have the date and time of
the last synchronization.
The Details section shows you the list of files that will be affected
by the synchronization. You can see the icon of the files, their name and paths,
their last modification date and time and their size. For every matched files,
you also have the status of the synchronization to tell you where the copied
file will be coming from. If you have the Delete Orphaned Files enabled
for any pair in the main list, the status column will show a small trash can.
That would happen if a file is missing on one side. In such case and as you
can see in the picture above, the icon will show a "?" and the source and last
modified columns will indicate that the file is missing. Beware that if you
end up with several hundred items in that window, the table view will be very
slow to scroll. Underneath the list of files are 3 buttons labeled Delete
Source, Synchronize and Delete Destination.
Clicking the Delete Source or the Delete Destination button in
this section will delete the selected file or move it to the trash. These buttons
can help you delete unwanted files without having to go to the Finder. The Synchronize
button lets you launch the synchronization when you're ready. Note that the
content of the window is not dynamic, i.e. if you change some files in the Finder
or have opened files in some applications that you modify, those changes won't
be reflected in the preview list. So, you have to keep this in mind if you decide
to synchronize from the Preview window as the application will
assume that the content of the Preview window is up to date
and will use it to make the appropriate copies and deletions. However, if you
select Synchronize from the File menu or if
you click the Synchronize button in the main window's toolbar,
a new scan will be performed before the synchronization.
Finally, under the list of files and folders are 2 hierarchical list views.
When you click on an item in the list above, those 2 views will show the path
to both files being synchronized. You can inspect in the Finder any item displayed
in these views by double-clicking the item.
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