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<H3 CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Comparison
Settings</FONT></H3>
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<H3 CLASS="western" STYLE="page-break-after: avoid"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">I.
Compare by "File time and size"</FONT></H3>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">This
variant considers two files with the same name as equal when
modification time <B>and</B> file size match. The following cases are
distinguished:</FONT></P>
<OL TYPE=i>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>file
exists on one side only</B></FONT></P>
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<UL>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">left
only</FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">right
only</FONT></P>
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</OL>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>file
exists on both sides</B></FONT></P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>different
date</B></FONT></P>
<UL>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">left
newer</FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">right
newer</FONT></P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>same
date</B></FONT></P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">equal</FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">conflict
(same date, different size)</FONT></P>
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</OL>
</OL>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">This
results into the following categories:</FONT></P>
<UL>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">left
only</FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">right
only</FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">left
newer</FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">right
newer</FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">equal</FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">conflict
(same date, different size)</FONT></P>
</UL>
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<H3 CLASS="western" STYLE="page-break-after: avoid"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">II.
Compare by "File content"</FONT></H3>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Two
files with the same name are marked as equal if and only if they have
the same content. This option is more useful for consistency checks
rather than backup operations since it is naturally slower. The file
modification time is not taken into account at all.</FONT></P>
<OL TYPE=i>
<LI VALUE=1><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>file
exists on one side only</B></FONT></P>
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<UL>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">left
only</FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">right
only</FONT></P>
</UL>
</OL>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>file
exists on both sides</B></FONT></P>
<OL TYPE=a>
<UL>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">equal</FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">different
content</FONT></P>
</UL>
</OL>
</OL>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">As a
result the files are separated into the following categories:</FONT></P>
<UL>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">left
only</FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">right
only</FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">equal</FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">different
content</FONT></P>
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<H3 CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Symbolic link
handling</FONT></H3>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR>
</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">FreeFileSync
offers three options to configure handling of symbolic links (also
called symlinks or soft links):</FONT></P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: none"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"><B>Exclude:</B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN>
S<FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">kip symbolic links while scanning
directories.<BR></FONT> </P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>Direct:</B></FONT>
<FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Evaluate the symbolic link object
directly. Symbolic links will be shown as a separate entity on grid.
Links pointing to directories are not traversed and the link object
is copied directly during synchronization. <BR></FONT> </P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"><B>Follow:</B></SPAN>
Treat symbolic links like the object they are pointing to. Links
pointing to directories are traversed like ordinary directories and
the target of each link is copied during synchronization.</FONT></P>
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<FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>Note:</B></FONT></P>
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<LI><P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">In
Windows the symbolic link options apply to </FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><I>"Reparse
Points"</I></FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">. Reparse
Points are a more general concept including symbolic links,
junctions and mount points.</FONT></P>
<LI><P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Copying
symbolic links requires administrator rights.</FONT></P>
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