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-#Windows Cloud Sync Usage Notes +# Windows Cloud Sync
-last edited: June 26, 2023+
  
-##Introduction +#### Last edited: April 24, 2024
-These notes are a deep dive into the functionality of Access Anywhere's Windows Cloud Sync App.  They are based on v9.4.12.0 of the Windows Tools.+
  
-##What Cloud Sync Is +## What Cloud Sync Is
-Cloud Sync is a program included with Windows Desktop Tools.+
  
-###Use on a Server +Cloud Sync ensures that pairs of directories - one local and one in a storage cloud - have either identical contents or similar contents depending on the configuration being used. Cloud Sync is an app included with the [[:windows]].
-Cloud Sync is a desktop tool.  It is not designed for use on servers, and NAA will only support its use on servers by special arrangement. +
-##What Cloud Sync Does+
  
-Cloud Sync ensures that pairs of directories - one local and one in a storage cloud - have either identical contents or similar contents depending on the configuration being used.+### Use on a Server 
 + 
 +Cloud Sync is a desktop tool.  It is not designed for use on servers. 
 + 
 +## When to Use Cloud Sync
  
-##When to Use Cloud Sync 
 Cloud Sync is applicable to a variety of use cases.  Here are a few: Cloud Sync is applicable to a variety of use cases.  Here are a few:
 - User works locally on a Windows desktop and wants to ensure that the her files are also stored in the cloud. - User works locally on a Windows desktop and wants to ensure that the her files are also stored in the cloud.
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 - User wants to bulk upload data from the desktop to the cloud. - User wants to bulk upload data from the desktop to the cloud.
  
-##Sync Pairs +## Sync Pairs 
-As already mentioned Cloud Sync operates on pairs of directories, with each pair consisting of a local directory and a cloud directory.  These pairs are referred to as _sync pairs_.  Cloud Sync can manage several sync pairs, each with its own configuration (more on configurations later). The same directory - local or cloud - can participate in more than one sync pair, although there is seldom a requirement to do this.+ 
 +Cloud Sync operates on pairs of directories, with each pair consisting of a local directory and a cloud directory.  These pairs are referred to as _sync pairs_.  Cloud Sync can manage several sync pairs, each with its own configuration (more on configurations later). The same directory - local or cloud - can participate in more than one sync pair, although there is seldom a requirement to do this.
  
 The sync pair approach is very different from the approach taken by a popular storage provider's desktop sync tool.  That tool requires that files you want to upload (sync) to the cloud be placed in a single designated directory.  Cloud Sync works by syncing your normal working directories, and lets you sync as many of those directories as you want. The sync pair approach is very different from the approach taken by a popular storage provider's desktop sync tool.  That tool requires that files you want to upload (sync) to the cloud be placed in a single designated directory.  Cloud Sync works by syncing your normal working directories, and lets you sync as many of those directories as you want.
-###Source and Destination Directories+ 
 +### Source and Destination Directories 
 Cloud Sync works in both directions. Depending on how the sync pair is configured, the local directory can be the source directory for the sync, the destination directory for the sync or both. The same is true for the cloud directory. Cloud Sync works in both directions. Depending on how the sync pair is configured, the local directory can be the source directory for the sync, the destination directory for the sync or both. The same is true for the cloud directory.
  
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-##Two Methods of Executing Syncs+## Two Methods of Executing Syncs 
 Cloud Sync executes syncs in two ways: _interactive sync_ and _automatic sync_. With interactive syncs, Cloud Sync synchronises the contents of the two directories in a sync pair when the user initiates a sync command.  With automatic syncs, Cloud Sync synchronises automatically, triggered by the passage of time since the completion of the previous synchronisation. Cloud Sync executes syncs in two ways: _interactive sync_ and _automatic sync_. With interactive syncs, Cloud Sync synchronises the contents of the two directories in a sync pair when the user initiates a sync command.  With automatic syncs, Cloud Sync synchronises automatically, triggered by the passage of time since the completion of the previous synchronisation.
  
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 ###Identical File Names ###Identical File Names
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 When performing a //Sync Up//, //Sync Down// or //Sync All// if Cloud Sync encounters files of the same name in the source directory and the destination directory Cloud Sync will **not** overwrite the newer file with the older file.  When performing a //Sync Up//, //Sync Down// or //Sync All// if Cloud Sync encounters files of the same name in the source directory and the destination directory Cloud Sync will **not** overwrite the newer file with the older file. 
  
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 ###Sync Deletion Options ###Sync Deletion Options
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 When the contents of two directories are being sync’d and the destination directory contains a file that is not in the source directory, the action taken can be controlled with Cloud Sync’s Sync Deletions options: When the contents of two directories are being sync’d and the destination directory contains a file that is not in the source directory, the action taken can be controlled with Cloud Sync’s Sync Deletions options:
  
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 ###Sync Versioning Options ###Sync Versioning Options
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 The NAA provides a file versioning feature which, if activated, retains older versions of a file when a new version is saved.  Cloud Sync provides two options for controlling how version files are handled by the sync process: The NAA provides a file versioning feature which, if activated, retains older versions of a file when a new version is saved.  Cloud Sync provides two options for controlling how version files are handled by the sync process:
  
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 ##Automatic Sync Scheduling ##Automatic Sync Scheduling
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 Each sync pair can have a sync schedule associated with it.  If a sync pair has a sync schedule then the pair will be sync’d automatically when Cloud Sync unless automatic syncs have been suppressed (the Cloud Sync application is open).  Sync pars that don’t have sync schedules won’t be sync’d automatically. Each sync pair can have a sync schedule associated with it.  If a sync pair has a sync schedule then the pair will be sync’d automatically when Cloud Sync unless automatic syncs have been suppressed (the Cloud Sync application is open).  Sync pars that don’t have sync schedules won’t be sync’d automatically.
  
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 ##Additional Cloud Sync Settings ##Additional Cloud Sync Settings
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 ###Sync Encryption ###Sync Encryption
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 When the Encrypt and/or Decrypt options are enabled and an encryption password (phrase) has been provided, Cloud Sync will respectively encrypt files using the provide phrase when syncing up, and will decrypt files using the provided phrase when syncing down.  It is the user’s responsibility to retain and manage any encryption phrases used by this feature.  If the phrase that was used to encrypt a file is lost or cannot be associated with the file for decrypting the file,  the encrypted file's contents will not be recoverable. When the Encrypt and/or Decrypt options are enabled and an encryption password (phrase) has been provided, Cloud Sync will respectively encrypt files using the provide phrase when syncing up, and will decrypt files using the provided phrase when syncing down.  It is the user’s responsibility to retain and manage any encryption phrases used by this feature.  If the phrase that was used to encrypt a file is lost or cannot be associated with the file for decrypting the file,  the encrypted file's contents will not be recoverable.
  
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 ##The Cloud SyncUp Monitor ##The Cloud SyncUp Monitor
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 The Cloud SyncUp Monitor is a program for monitoring and controlling syncs performed by the Use SyncUp option.  The Cloud SyncUp Monitor can only be run when CloudSync is closed.  Additionally, if the Cloud SyncUp Monitor is running when a scheduled sync begins, the Cloud SyncUp Monitor will be terminated. The Cloud SyncUp Monitor is a program for monitoring and controlling syncs performed by the Use SyncUp option.  The Cloud SyncUp Monitor can only be run when CloudSync is closed.  Additionally, if the Cloud SyncUp Monitor is running when a scheduled sync begins, the Cloud SyncUp Monitor will be terminated.
  
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 If Cloud SyncUp Monitor is in use, NAA recommends that a scheduled sync be configured for each sync pair that syncs up from the local folder to the cloud folder. If Cloud SyncUp Monitor is in use, NAA recommends that a scheduled sync be configured for each sync pair that syncs up from the local folder to the cloud folder.
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 ## Sync Conflict Detection ## Sync Conflict Detection
-Sync conflicts are detected based on //last modified times//.  If the last modified time on the //source// and the last modified time on the //destination// are both greater than the last modified time that was recorded during the previous sync, a conflict is detected and no action is taken. The user must resolve the conflict before the next sync.   
  
-## Syncs Not Running+Sync conflicts are detected based on //last modified times//.  If the last modified time on the //source// and the last modified time on the //destination// are both greater than the last modified time that was recorded during the previous sync, a conflict is detected and no action is taken. The user must resolve the conflict before the next sync. 
 +## Troubleshooting 
 + 
 +### Syncs Not Running
  
 The scheduled syncs will not run while the Cloud Sync Window is open. The scheduled syncs will not run while the Cloud Sync Window is open.
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 The Windows Task Scheduler can help diagnose the reason a cloud sync may fail to startup. You may need to increase the logging level. The Windows Task Scheduler can help diagnose the reason a cloud sync may fail to startup. You may need to increase the logging level.
  
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