Sync Plus Activity

The Sync Plus activity provides a continual sync of data between your computer and your drive, ensuring your files are available in both places.

Sync Plus is available for the following premium products:

Set up a quick sync

You can quickly create a plan to sync your PC or Mac’s user folder. Toolkit performs the following actions in a quick sync:

• Creates a default plan syncing your PC or Mac’s user folder with your drive.
• Files and folders you delete are automatically copied to the archive folder on the drive.

To create a quick sync:

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Sync Plus activity.
3. Click Sync.
4. Review settings and click Got It.

Create a custom Sync Plus plan

A custom Sync Plus plan lets you:

• Choose folders to sync with your drive.
• Customize your sync and archive settings.

To set up your custom Sync Plus plan:

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click the Sync Plus activity.
3. On the Sync Plus screen, click Create a new Sync Plus plan.
4. Click Next.
5. Select the computer folders you want to sync. Click Next.
6. Select the destination on your drive for the synced folder(s). Click Next.
7. Click on the toggle switches to change the following settings:

8. Click Create.
9. Review settings and click Got It.

Pause/resume a Sync Plus plan

To pause a Sync Plus plan:

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Pause icon on the Sync Plus activity.

Alternatively, you can click on the Sync Plus activity to go to the Sync Plus screen, and then click Pause.

To resume the Sync Plus plan:

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Play icon on the Sync Plus activity.

Alternatively, you can click on the Sync Plus activity to go to the Sync Plus screen, and then click Resume.

View synced folders and archive

You can view synced folders and archives on your computer:

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Sync Plus activity.
3. On the Sync Plus screen, click View computer folder.

Toolkit opens a file browser window where you can view the folders and their contents.

Edit a Sync Plus plan

To edit a Sync Plus plan:

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click the Sync Plus activity.
3. On the Sync Plus screen, click Edit plan.
4. Select source and destination folders, and change sync and archive settings as needed.

Restore files

To restore files from the archive:

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Sync Plus activity.
3. On the Sync Plus screen, click Restore files.
4. Toolkit opens a file browsing window so you can copy data from the archive folder to another location.

Delete a Sync Plus plan

To delete a Sync Plus plan:

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Sync Plus activity.
3. On the Sync Plus screen, click Delete plan.
4. Click Agree to confirm.

Files and folders excluded from syncing

Toolkit will not sync program files, application data, temporary files, and other types of system files and folders. A full listing of items excluded from syncing can be found in this knowledge base article.

Previous Toolkit versions (Windows 7 | 8 | 8.1)

In legacy versions of Toolkit, Pause/Resume, Edit, Restore, and Delete actions are accessed through a menu on the Sync Plus screen:

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Sync Plus activity.
3. On the Sync Plus screen, click on the More icon ().
4. Select an action.