Synchronizing Your Data - SimpleTech FV-U35/250 User Manual

If security and ownership issues are of concern, use the encryption feature provided on the
Professional Edition of StorageSync to prevent the backed up data from getting into the
hands of unauthorized individuals (see Appendix A, "Use Encryption" on page 75 for
more information).
Implement a way to verify your backups. You can use StorageSync's reporting facility to
ensure that your backup activities were successful.
Having your backup data at your office or home may help you overcome a computer crash
or mishap quickly. But if you suffer an earthquake, hurricane, fire, or flood, your data will
likely perish with everything else. Therefore, you may want to keep a copy of the backed
up data somewhere else — such as in a safety deposit box, for example.
Keep your target media drives free from viruses by using the latest virus protection for
your existing computer and for your backup devices.

Synchronizing Your Data

In today's computer-centric society, it is not uncommon for individuals to store information on
a number of computers. For example, you might edit and store a subset of data on a notebook
computer and yet another subset on a home computer, while keeping the entire set of data on
the computer at the office. The challenge of using different computers is figuring out how to
guarantee access to the latest version of data.
In addition to being an ideal backup-and-restore solution, StorageSync is an excellent
coordination tool for providing end-to-end synchronization. With StorageSync's robust
synchronization feature, you can easily synchronize your data between local computer hard
drives and the following SimpleTech removable media drives:
SimpleDrive
Bonzai USB Mini-Drive
PC Card hard drive
During a synchronization, StorageSync compares the date and time between files and folders
on a media drive and corresponding files on a computer's hard drive. After comparing files,
StorageSync uses color coding to show the results of the comparison, then allows you to take
the appropriate action. These include:
Synchronizing files between the computer and media drives by copying the most recent
files to the appropriate drive.
Overwriting files on the computer's hard drive with the corresponding files on the media
drive.
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