Move Options

By clicking on the Move Options button in the File Options window you will be able to access the Move Deleted File Options dialog which has the following settings available:

Move Deleted Files Options

This section provides a field where the user can designate an alternate folder to which unmatched files will be moved in order to avoid permanent deletion. This folder path can be typed manually, or selected using the browse button provided to the right of the field. If the designated folder exists, all unmatched files will be moved there, allowing you the opportunity to recover files deleted from the Target. This field also supports File/Folder Path Variables and when used, the current path will be displayed above the field. Beneath this field are path options.

We strongly recommend using a Deletion Folder that is located on the Target host computer. Relocation to an alternate drive or host adds unnecessary processing and bandwidth overhead. For this reason PeerSync uses the following Deletion Folder variables:

%TARGETROOT%

This variable resolves to the root directory of the target path. For example if the target path is \\machine1\c$\Target\Docs, the deletions path %TARGETROOT%\Deletions will resolve to \\machine1\c$\Deletions. This variable is used by default.

%TARGETPARENT%

This variable resolves to the parent directory of the target path. For example if the target path is \\machine1\c$\Target\Docs, the deletions path %TARGETPARENT%\Deletions will resolve to \\machine1\c$\Target\Deletions.

Relative Paths

This feature will move files deleted by PeerSync from the root folder to the root of the selected folder. Files deleted from sub folders will be moved to corresponding sub folders below the root selected deletion folder. This feature is intended (works best) for a Profile with a single Job.

Example:	Source Folder:	C:\MyDocs\Files\
	Target Folder:	D:\MyDocs\Files\
	Move Path:	C:\DeleteFolder\

	If you delete:	C:\MyDocs\Files\Sub\File.txt
	PeerSync will move:	D:\MyDocs\Files\Sub\File.txt
	To:	C:\DeleteFolder\Sub\File.txt

Preserve Paths

This feature will recreate the original path of the deleted file under the specified path. Therefore, a file deleted by PeerSync will be moved into a folder that corresponds to the file's original location: under the selected deletion folder. This feature is intended (works best) for a Profile with Multiple Jobs.

Example:	Source Folder:	C:\MyDocs\Files\
	Target Folder:	D:\MyDocs\Files\
	Move Path:	C:\DeleteFolder\

	If you delete:	C:\MyDocs\Files\Sub\File.txt
	PeerSync will move:	D:\MyDocs\Files\Sub\File.txt
	To:	C:\DeleteFolder\D_MyDocs\Files\Sub\File.txt

Use Recycle Bin

This feature allows you to specify the Windows Recycle Bin as a location for unmatched files. This feature is not intended for use when file deletions made by PeerSync may occur on a non-local machine or device. Only files deleted from a local drive can be moved to the Recycle Bin, if this feature is used all network files will be permanently deleted.

Delete unmatched Target Files older than x days

This feature is intended for the cleanup of files that were candidates for deletion but were selected to be moved to an unmatched folder. By use of this feature, PeerSync can be used to temporarily store files setup for deletion and then have the files deleted after a specified number of days. By default deletion folders are checked every 24 hours or immediately after the initial scan (if Scan Job Once at Start is enabled). This interval can be modified by using the /LH:n argument where n is represented in minutes.