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Auto-Resync the File Copy Destination

If you already performed a file copy job and then change the corresponding file copy policies, the data that was previously copied to destination (using the old policy settings) may no longer match your new policy settings. You can use the Auto-Resync feature to synchronize the file copy data at the destination to match your new policy settings. This synchronization is performed when the next file copy job is performed.

For example, you want to apply a new filter to exclude .dll files from your file copy jobs because they are no longer needed or maybe you want to reduce storage space or cost. To do this, you can change your file copy policy filters to exclude these file types. However, as you perform future file copy jobs, you will not add any new .dll files to the destination, but the .dll files that were previously copied to that destination using the old policy settings will still be stored there. You can use this feature to update your file copy destination so that the stored data now matches your new policy settings.

Synchronize the file copy destination.

1. When you change the file copy policy settings, CA ARCserve D2D On Demand automatically detects this change and displays a dialog asking you if you want to synchronize the destination to match the new policy settings.

   

   • If you select No, CA ARCserve D2D On Demand will not delete any previously copied data from the destination and your new policy criteria will only be applied to future file copy jobs. If you have any the pending jobs, those jobs will continue to copy the files based on the old policies.
   • If you select Yes, CA ARCserve D2D On Demand displays another confirmation dialog asking you if you also want to delete files that were moved to the destination (using the "File Copy - Delete Source" option). Files that were moved to the destination do not have a duplicate copy at the source.

     Important! Please be careful when selecting this option. You may permanently delete the file and will no longer be able to access it.

   

   • If you select No, then only files that were copied to the destination (using the "File Copy" option) and do not satisfy the new policy criteria are deleted from the destination.
   • If you select Yes, then all files that were copied or moved to the destination and do not satisfy the new policy criteria are deleted from the destination.
2. When the next scheduled file copy job is run, CA ARCserve D2D On Demand applies your Auto-Resync criteria to the file copy destination.