Folder Synchronization (Configuration - Compare)
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The Folder Synchronization branch under Configuration - Compare has the following options:

 

Show Sync Log in Output Window

If this option is selected, when the Sync is run each file delete and copy operation is listed in the output window. Any errors encountered are listed there as well.

 

Copy file permissions

If this option is selected it causes file permissions to be copied over when the file is on an NTFS volume.  If not selected, it sets default security attributes.

 

Copy file dates

If this option is select, when a copy is made this will set the create/access/modified dates to what was originally set for the file.

 

Warn when changing a folder's action will change action for subfolders and files

If this option is selected, and the user changes the action configured for a folder, a warning will be displayed indicating that changing a folder's action setting will apply the same action setting to all the files and folders it contains.

 

Warn when changing a parent folder's action

If this option is selected, and the user changes the action configured for a file or folder within a parent folder, a warning will be displayed indicating that changing this action will also change the action associated with the parent folder.

 

Show re-sync confirmation after rules are changed

If this option is selected and a synchronization rule is changed after a synchronization scan has been run, the user is prompted to run the scan again before continuing.

 

Rules settings

Select rule

Using this dropdown, users may set the rule that will automatically be selected when new sessions are created.

 

Customize Rules

When pressed this will cause the Rules Customization dialog to be displayed.

 

Reset Default Rules

When pressed this will reset the default rule set. This is for users who may have altered the rule set.