Synology DiskStation User Manual page 112

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
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
non-encrypted transfer provides better performance.

Enable transfer
CPU loading.

Enable block-level
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:
 Periodically: Run sync task by specific interval of hours. The time starts counting from midnight. And the
interval cannot exceed 24 hours.
 Manually: Only run sync when manually performed.
 Daily: Run sync task daily at specific time.
8 Click Apply.
To edit or delete a sync task:
Select the task and click
To cancel an ongoing sync task:
Select the task and click Cancel.
To perform immediate syncing:
Select the task and click
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encryption: Encrypt data during transfer. Encrypted transfer provides better security, while
compression: Compress data during transfer. It will save network bandwidth but increase
synchronization: Transfer only differential data instead of whole files. It will save
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Shared Folder Sync tab.
Based on DSM 3.1