Backed up data is stored in the Desktop User Data (DUDF) folder on the local drive of each desktop running the DLO Desktop Agent, and in the user's Network User Data Folder (NUDF).

If there are multiple desktops used by that user, the Network User Data Folder contains copies of backed up files from each desktop. When a folder is synchronized using the DLO Desktop Agent, only one copy of the folder and its contents are included in the Network User Data Folder. When the file is changed on one desktop, it is stored in the Desktop User Data Folder on that computer, and then uploaded to the Network User Data Folder the next time a DLO job is run. It is then available for download to another synchronized desktop computer the next time that computer runs a job.

After a folder is synchronized, the Desktop Agent checks the Network User Data Folder each time the desktop is connected to the network and a job is run. If new file versions are available in any of the synchronized folders, the Desktop Agent downloads the new version to the User Data Folder on the desktop.

If there is a change in any file on the current desktop, and a change of the same file on one of the other backed up computers occurs without synchronizing the files, a conflict will occur. Users will be prompted to select which file revision to use. By synchronizing backed-up data, users can work on a file on any of the desktops with the assurance that they are working on the most recent version.

Note: If NTFS permissions or folder attributes for compression or encryption are customized, they must be reapplied after restoration or synchronization.

How Synchronization Works:

When a DLO job runs, DLO does the following to back up and synchronize files:
 

Synchronization can be managed using the following options:
 

Note: To use the synchronization feature, all synchronized computers must be running the same version of the Desktop Agent and the clocks on all of the user's computers must be synchronized.

To synchronize a folder across multiple desktops:

 

1. Under Views in the Desktop Agent Tasks Bar, click Synchronized Selections.
 

2. Click Standard view. Desktops available for synchronization appear in the Remote Computers pane.
 

Note: A desktop must have the same owner and must be backed up with the Desktop Agent to appear in the Synchronized Selections view. Only backed up folders are available for synchronization.
 

3. Select the folders for synchronization.
 

4. When the Choose Local Folder dialog box appears, type or browse to the location where the synchronized files are to be stored.
 

5. Click OK.
 

6. Click Save changes to save the selections or Undo changes to return to the last saved settings.
 

 

To remove a synchronized folder:

Note: When a synchronized selection is deleted, the backup files are deleted in the same manner as when source files are deleted. They will be groomed away after the number of days specified in the backup selection.