User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 3.2
82 Chapter 9: Back Up Data
Manage Sync Tasks
After Shared Folder Sync service is enabled on the server (destination DiskStation), you can log in to a client
(source DiskStation) to perform Shared Folder Sync with the server.
To create a sync task:
1 On the client (source DiskStation), log in to DSM with the credentials of admin or a user belonging to the
administrators group.
2 Go to Main Menu > Backup and Restore, and then click the Shared Folder Sync tab.
3 Click Create.
4 Enter a name for the task.
5 Select the shared folder you want to sync to the destination.
6 Set up the destination and the following transfer options of this sync task:
 Enable transfer encryption: Encrypt data during transfer. Encrypted transfer provides better security, while
non-encrypted transfer provides better performance.
 Enable transfer compression: Compress data during transfer. It will save network bandwidth but increase
CPU loading.
 Enable block-level synchronization: Transfer only differential data instead of whole files. It will save
network bandwidth but increase CPU loading. Set up the destination and transfer options of this sync task.
7 Set up schedule for the task. There are 3 schedule modes:
 Run sync every [number] hours or Run sync every [number] minutes: Run sync task by specific interval
of hours. The time starts counting from midnight. And the interval cannot exceed 24 hours.
 Run sync automatically every day at (hh:mm): Run sync task daily at specific time.
 Run sync manually: Only run sync when manually performed.
 Run sync on modification: Run sync task immediately once any change occurs at the source shared
folder.
8 Click Apply. Now you can see the sync task on the task list, which will be performed according to the specified
schedule.
To manage a sync task:
1 Select the task on the task list.
2 Do any of the following:
 Click Edit to edit the task.
 Click Delete to delete the task.
 If the sync task is not in progress, click Sync Now to perform the task right away.
 If the sync task is in progress, click Cancel to stop the ongoing task.
Note: If the schedule for a sync task is set as Run sync on modification, clicking Cancel would stop the
ongoing sync task. However, if any changes are made to the contents of any shared folder(s) monitored by the
sync task, Shared Folder Sync would resume the task again.
 Click Full Sync to sync all data. Shared Folder Sync will run a full sync for the first time, and only sync the
modified parts after the first sync. Clicking this button can help you manually sync all data again.