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The Sync Plus activity provides a continual sync of data between your computer and your drive, ensuring your files are available in both places.
Stay in sync | Sync folders on your PC or Mac with folders on your drive. Whenever you add, edit, or delete files on one device, Sync Plus automatically updates the files on the other. |
Archive deleted files | Automatically copy files you’ve deleted to the archive folder on your drive. |
Sync Plus is available for the following premium products:
Supported devices | Product support page | User manual |
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LaCie 1big Dock | Product | Documentation |
LaCie 1big Dock SSD Pro | Product | Documentation |
LaCie Rugged SSD Pro | Product | Documentation |
Seagate Barracuda Fast SSD | Product | Documentation |
Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD | Product | Documentation |
Seagate One Touch SSD | Product | Documentation |
Seagate Ultra Touch SSD | Product | Documentation |
You can quickly create a plan to sync your PC or Mac’s user folder. Toolkit performs the following actions in a quick sync:
To create a quick sync:
A custom Sync Plus plan lets you:
To set up your custom Sync Plus plan:
Setting | On | Off |
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2-way sync | Changes made to files on your computer are synced with your drive, and vice versa. |
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Archive deleted files | Files and folders deleted from your computer or drive are saved to the archive folder. Turning off 2-way sync disables the Archive deleted files option. | Deleted files and folders are not saved. Turning off 2-way sync disables the Archive deleted files option. |
To pause a Sync Plus plan:
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:
Alternatively, you can click on the Sync Plus activity to go to the Sync Plus screen, and then click Resume.
You can view synced folders and archives on your computer:
Toolkit opens a file browser window where you can view the folders and their contents.
To edit a Sync Plus plan:
To restore files from the archive:
To delete a Sync Plus plan:
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.
In legacy versions of Toolkit, Pause/Resume, Edit, Restore, and Delete actions are accessed through a menu on the Sync Plus screen: