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Before you start a File Synchronization job for the first time, you need to decide how you would like the initial synchronization to be performed.  During the initial synchronization process:

•The watch set is recursively scanned on all participating hosts.

•File conflict resolution is performed.

•Any files that require updating are synchronized with the most current copy of the file.

The two primary options are:

•Have the File Synchronization job perform the initial synchronization based on the File Conflict Resolution settings.

•Pre-seed all participating hosts with the correct folder and file hierarchy for the configured root folders before starting the session.

If you have a large data set, we strongly recommend that you perform the initial synchronization manually by copying the data from a host with the most current copy to all other participating hosts.  This needs to be done only once--before the first time that you run the File Synchronization job.

If you choose the first option, click the Start button to begin synchronization session initialization. Otherwise, pre-seed each participating host with the necessary data, then click the Start button.