LapLink MN-LGD011-XX-US manual Setting File Transfer options for the results you want

. . . Setting File Transfer options for the results you want

To change your global preferences for File Transfer options:

•On the Options menu, click File Transfer Options. Click the Filter tab, and then check the appropriate boxes.

When you transfer files, you can tailor these options for that operation before giving your confirmation.

NOTE Before transferring files between computers, ensure that their clocks are reasonably in sync. If they are not, files that appear to be older may actually be newer, and you could lose your most recent work.

Protecting newer copies of files

One of the options—Transfer Only If Files Are Newer—is designed to preserve files that represent your most recent work. It is also useful for speeding up file transfers; files that do not need to be updated are excluded from the operation.

When the box is checked, Transfer Only If Files Are Newer ensures that files are not overwritten by older copies of those files. (Files not already on the target will be copied anyway.) When the box is cleared, files are overwritten with- out regard to their dates and times.

Including or excluding subfolders

One of the options—Include Subfolders in Copies—is designed for copying a hierarchy of folders and subfolders and is potentially the most powerful of the File Transfer options. It can make the difference between copying hun- dreds of files or only a few.

When the box is checked, Include Subfolders in Copies extends your selection to include any subfolders within the folders you have selected. When the box is cleared, your selection is limited to the selected files and folders (including the files in those folders); subfolders within folders are excluded.

Updating older copies of files

One of the options—Transfer Only If Files Are Already on Target—simplifies the task of updating older copies of files without adding new ones. It is designed for anyone who reg- ularly updates the same set of files. No matter how many files you select on the source, only those already on the tar- get will be copied; the others will be ignored.

In preparation for using this option the first time, copy the files to the target with the box cleared. When you are ready to update the same files, check the box.

Deleting to the Recycle Bin

By default, any files you delete from a hard drive are “recy- cled,” that is, moved to the Windows Recycle Bin, where you can retrieve them later.

NOTE Whether files are recycled or permanently removed is determined solely by the setting on the guest computer.

To permanently remove files when you delete them in LapLink:

1On the Options menu, click File Transfer Options.

2On the Delete tab, clear this box: Move Deleted Files and Folders to the Recycle Bin.

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