winter4w Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Hello, I am wondering if it is possible to backup all folders in a user directory without selecting each one. I tried to select the users home folder however it says there is already a sync folder in it which is the programs .sync folder. Reason for this is to have an emergency backup clone of the user profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 That's right, user's home folder contains Sync installation folder, you cannot get Sync to sync itself. You have license applied and / or linked devices, right? See it also asked a while ago: forum.resilio.com/topic/43754-backup-a-couple-of-macs-to-a-windows-machine/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winter4w Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 I am right now using the trial to see if I like it. So is it possible in any way for me to sync an entire user account to my server for a backup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winter4w Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 10 hours ago, Helen said: That's right, user's home folder contains Sync installation folder, you cannot get Sync to sync itself. You have license applied and / or linked devices, right? See it also asked a while ago: forum.resilio.com/topic/43754-backup-a-couple-of-macs-to-a-windows-machine/ I am right now using the trial to see if I like it. So is it possible in any way for me to sync an entire user account to my server for a backup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Quote This can be done in Free version only. In Trial and Pro versions it's not possible. But generally, syncing the whole home folders is not advisable, as it contains other apps' and user account's settings, configurations, cache, property lists, etc. These may prevent successful syncing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winter4w Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 15 hours ago, Helen said: Ok, thanks guess this program won't be the best solution. I m trying to find something that will backup entire users account to my backup server. Only thing I liked about this program is you don't have to be on LAN to backup. Is there anything similar that can backup/sync a user account? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 Sync Free won't work for you? Ok, then I'm afraid i cannot advise on any other tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winter4w Posted January 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 23 minutes ago, Helen said: Sync Free won't work for you? Ok, then I'm afraid i cannot advise on any other tool. Well, I am more looking for a one-way sync in case something happened to the server the files won't be affected. From what I understand the only way it can be done is with Advanced folders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 where did you read it? You can do one-way with Standard folders as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winter4w Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 20 hours ago, Helen said: where did you read it? You can do one-way with Standard folders as well I forgot where but if I can do it to stander folders then I will be interested lol. What is the real difference between both folders? Right now I got the trial with advanced folders, would I have to remove those folders and re-sync everything as Standard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 https://help.resilio.com/hc/en-us/articles/204754679-What-s-the-difference-between-Standard-and-Advanced-folders- https://help.resilio.com/hc/en-us/articles/206216575-How-do-I-upgrade-my-Standard-1-4-or-classic-folders-to-Advanced-2-x-folders- same with switching back from Advanced to Standard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk9c00 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) On 1/11/2018 at 10:48 AM, winter4w said: Ok, thanks guess this program won't be the best solution. I m trying to find something that will backup entire users account to my backup server. Only thing I liked about this program is you don't have to be on LAN to backup. Is there anything similar that can backup/sync a user account? The main issue is that if you are trying to sync your active user directory, sync also creates log files in their %APPDATA% or ~Library/Application Support folder. This can create an endless syncing loop. My personal advice to you is that you can set the .sync/IgnoreList to ignore this directory and other more active temporary files as most users are more concerned with not loosing the work they recently worked on and was not of the mind to make multiple backups rather than some configuration or customisation setting file. If they were tech savvy enough, you can use a specific whitelist option in IgnoreList by using ! before each specific folder you want. For example: ~Assuming you're using macOS # Ignore Resilio Sync Application Support Only # Library/Application\ Support/Resilio\ Sync/* # Ignore Library But Keep Some Specific Application # Library/* !Library/Application\ Support/[some folder name] Edited February 8, 2019 by sk9c00 code error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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