Monitor and log

Changes to settings are automatically saved.

Monitor Network:

• Monitor network connection during task execution.
• If a network connection is dropped during execution, RsyncUI sends an interrupt signal to the task, halting it with an error.

Check for Errors in Output:

• If the word “error” is discovered in the output from rsync, it is notified.

Add Summary Log Record:

• By default, “on,” a summary of each synchronization is added to the log records. View “Log Listings” from the Sidebar.

Confirm Execution:

• See below.

The log file is stored at $HOME/.rsyncosx/macserial/rsyncui.txt. The log file can be opened from the main view.

Error Output from rsync:

Sample of an error in output from rsync. If the switch “Check for error in output” is enabled, RsyncUI writes the output to the log file and alerts the user about any errors in rsync.

Confirm Execute

This option is only available if version 3.x of rsync is enabled.

The confirm dialog appears when the number of files to synchronize is comparable to a new task. Occasionally, a remote server or local disk becomes unavailable or is forgotten to be attached. If you initiate a synchronize task without being aware that the destination resource is not available, rsync may mistakenly believe this is a new full synchronize and prompts a dialog to confirm synchronize or abort.

If a remote server is unavailable, rsync will likely complain and generate an error. If the check for error in output option is enabled in the user settings, the rsync error messages written to the log and an Alert will be displayed.

If a local disk is not attached, rsync will attempt to synchronize the data to the /Volumes/ catalog on your Mac. This catalog is typically where macOS mounts local attached disks.

/dev/disk5s2 on /Volumes/Import bilder (apfs, local, nodev, nosuid, journaled, noowners)
/dev/disk6s1 on /Volumes/Backups (apfs, local, nodev, nosuid, journaled, noowners)

Below the local attached volume is not connected, and the estimate may interpret this as a new synchronize task. If you have simply forgotten to attach the disk, you do not want RsyncUI to synchronize data to the /Volume catalog.