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==Overview==
The '''SmartSync''' feature is an extension of [[SmartSimple]], which lets [[SmartSimple]] [[User|users]] keep a local set of file folders synchronized with a set of [[Smart Folder|SmartFolders]].
* Schedule synchronization at regular intervals.
* Force synchronization on demand.
'''SmartSync''' is a program that you must install on the local computer.
The '''SmartSync''' feature functions with Microsoft Windows versions 98, 2000, and XP. It will not work with any other operating system.
==Installing SmartSync==
Download the latest copy of the '''SmartSync''' from your copy of [[SmartSimple]]. Use the '''Help''', '''Downloads''' [[Menu|menu]] to access this [[Application|application]].
If the '''Download''' or '''Help''' [[Menu|menu]] items are not available, you should contact your [[System Administrator|system administrator]].
==Launching SmartSync==
1. Use the '''Start''', '''Programs''' [[Menu|menu]] to launch '''SmartSync'''.
[[Image:Sync2.png]]
Before you can use '''SmartSync''' you must use the '''Setting''' view to establish your [[Username|username]], [[Password|password]], local and remote folders.
==Setting the User Options==
1. Click the '''Settings''' button.
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2. Set the '''Web Alias''' to your [[SmartSimple]] login [[Alias|alias]]. (e.g. for ACME the login [[URL]] would be acme.smartsimple.com and the Web [[Alias]] would be acme).
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:'''''NOTE''': If you have in excess of 600 folders within your [[SmartFolder]] structure (including all subfolders) SmartSync will be unable to enumerate the folders and will fail at this point. In this case you must reduce the number of SmartFolders in order to use SmartSync.''
2. Select the name of the top folder that you wish to have synchronized.
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The local files will be automatically uploaded to [[SmartSimple]] once you synchronize for the first time.
==Enabling SSL==
If your copy of [[SmartSimple]] is using Secure Socket Layer you can enable the [[SSL]] option.
[[Image:Sync5.png]]
==Setting the Synchronization Frequency==
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You can set '''SmartSync''' to automatically synchronize:
==Synchronization==
1. Click on the '''Sync Now''' button to synchronize the folders.
==How the Synchronization Works==
The following rules are applied during the synchronization process:
==Closing the Application==
The '''SmartSync''' [[Application|application]] normally runs in the system tray.
[[Image:Sync7.png]]
* If you click the '''Close''' button in the [[Application|application]], it will still be running, but from the system tray.
[[Image:Sync8.png]]
You should use this technique if you are using the scheduled backup feature.
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==Setting Security==
'''SmartSync''' stores your [[User|user]] information in an encrypted format in the file: '''SETTING.INI''', in the same directory that you selected to install the program.
