Toolkit performs the following actions in a quick sync: You can quickly create a plan to sync your PC or Mac’s user folder. See Previous Toolkit versions (Windows 7 | 8 | 8.1). The user interface for earlier versions of toolkit may differ slightly. The problem was in the Conditions tab of the scheduled task where he had enabled setting ‘ Start the task only if the computer is on AC power‘ and his laptop was on the battery power.Įither plug-in the laptop or remove disable that setting in the Conditions tab.The instructions provided here are intended for users with the most recent version of Toolkit. The Task Scheduler service attempted to run the task, but the task did not run due to one of the constraints in the task definition. Update: One of our users reported that he receives the following error when trying to run the scheduled task: If you experience issues, please post below. Right click on the scheduled task that we’ve just created and click Runįor some reason I’ve received an error 0x8007010B error and I’ve discovered that quotation marks has to bee removed in the Start in box.Īfter that change, my scheduled task was run without errors. In the Task Scheduler, on the left pane highlight Task Scheduler Library and in the right pane mark System Tools Synch. Note: If the folder pair name contains a space, surround it with quotation marks as in the picture below for the Program/Script window, but REMOVE the quotation marks in Start in box or your task won’t work. Hit Win ORB and type Task Scheduler | on the Start Menu click on the Task Scheduler.Ĭlick on the Action | Create Basic Task | Name: System Tools Synch | Trigger: Choose when the task should start | Action: Start a program | Browse for the Syncto圜md.exe (default path is “C:\Program Files\SyncToy 2.1\”) | Under Add arguments type -R to run synchronization of all folder pairs configured in Synctoy | Under Start in please copy/paste the path to SyncToy folder: “ C:\Program Files\SyncToy 2.1\” Ok, now we can setup a scheduled task in Task Scheduler, so this synch can run automatically. If you receive errors, you might want to check for write permissions on both folders. On the main screen click RUN to run folder synchronization on the pair you’ve createdĪs you can see, my two folders were synchronized without errors. Now, you should only name your folder pair. This can also be changed later on.įor this purpose I will use Synchronize option Synchronize Echo or Contribute (check each of this settings in Short Explanation Box on the right). On the next screen choose one of the desired options: (Popcorn network drive is mapped under Z: letter) I have selected F:\_System Tools as the Left folder and Z:\_System Tools as the Right folder. Select ‘ Left (source)‘ and ‘ Right (destination)‘ folders by clicking on the Browse buttons Run the SycToy and click on the ‘ Create New Folder Pair‘ button Once you install the Synctoy you’ll find it very easy to set up the synch. If you find provided link invalid, please Google for Synctoy and download the appropriate installation package (x86 or 圆4 version) Synctoy is a free application and can be downloaded from Microsoft Web site on THIS link. I am using Windows 7 圆4 and for the synchronization I will use Microsoft’s SyncToy 2.1 If you would like to setup up synchronization between two folders (local or network), but you’re not sure on how to do this, this is the right tutorial for you.įor this purpose I will setup a folder synchronization of my local folder with my network folder on Popcorn Hour device.
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