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Chapter 17 Applications
Cloud Storage User’s Guide
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A copy of files A and B from t he USB device is t ransferred t o t he NAS.
File A from t he USB device replaces file A on the NAS.
17.11.9 Synchronizing Files
Synchronizat ion m akes t he content s on t he t arget device identical t o t he ones on t he source device.
You can synchronize files from a USB device to t he NAS or from t he NAS t o a USB device. I n
addit ion, you m ay also synchronize files in both direct ions sim ult aneously.
Press and hold the COPY/ SYN C but t on unt il you hear a beep t o synchronize files. See
Section
17.10 on page 232 for details about configuring t he synchronizat ion set t ings.
USB -> NAS or USB <- NAS
When you synchronize files in one direction, cont ents on t he source device replace t he files on t he
target device.
The following figure illust rates how synchronization works when you synchronize files from a USB
device to t he NAS. The sam e concept applies when you synchronize files from the NAS t o a USB
device.
Figure 143 Synchronizing Files Exam ple 1
Bot h st orage devices contain A.
A copy of files A and B from t he USB device is t ransferred t o t he NAS.
File A from t he USB device replaces file A on the NAS.
File C on t he NAS is deleted.
A
C
Before Sync
After Sync
USB
NAS
AB
USB
NAS
AB
AB