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New tasks

A task requires a minimum of a local directory, the source, and a remote directory, the destination.

Pressing the Enter key will advance to the next field. Pressing the Enter key will automatically add a new task after the last input. Tasks are saved to permanent storage after each entry.

Delete Tasks

Select the tasks you wish to delete and delete them from the Edit menu or by pressing the backspace button.

Data about Tasks

The following data pertains to tasks:

Action
  • synchronize: default action for synchronize data from a source to a destination
  • snapshot: saves changes and deletions prior to a synchronize operation
  • syncremote: synchronize data from a remote source to a local folder
    • when adding a syncremote action, add the local folder first and the remote folder as second, RsyncUI will do the flip
Folder Parameters
  • Local folder: required field, the source
  • Remote folder: required field, the destination
Trailing /
  • Dont´t add /: by default a trailing / is added to both source and destination
Synchronize ID
  • Synchronize ID: Informal tag for the task.
Remote Parameters
  • Remote username: Username for login to the remote server.
  • Remote server: Either server name or IP address for the remote server.

Copy and Paste Tasks

Shortcuts for copy and paste are ⌘C and ⌘V, or from the Edit menu. The copy and paste operation creates a copy of the selected tasks and marks them with the “copy” status. The copied tasks retain all parameters.

1 - Update tasks

To update a task, select the task. Press the update button to write updates to storage.

Global Changes

Global Changes, choose the Global icon on toolbar, applies to either all or selected tasks. Global changes, either partial or complete string modifications, can be applied to all tasks simultaneously. While updating tasks individually may be feasible, this method is more effective for modifying all tasks in one go.

Directories

Selecting the “Home” icon displays all directories from your “$Home” directory. If a local disk is attached, the mounted volumes are also presented. Select the home directory and the mounted volume. Return to the main Task view, and RsyncUI will suggest some values.