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Issue 73 – Improve feedback during directory comparison before synchronization

I have no suggestion. I'll try to improve that in the next version.

Confirmation isn't needed in this instance but it is desirable to be able to view what files are being compared as they are being compared on screen.

Previous versions would scroll/list the files being compared by on screen as line items such as

Local 'C:\JPG\Image1.jpg' => Remote 'JPG\Image1.jpg'...
Local 'C:\JPG\Image2.jpg' => Remote 'JPG\Image2.jpg'...
Local 'C:\JPG\Image3.jpg' => Remote 'JPG\Image3.jpg'...

and so on

With 3.8 all I get is status on the directory

Comparing 'C:\JPG\ with 'JPG\'

..and no feedback as to what files it is comparing.

The problem is if you are synchronizing a large folder or set of folders there is no feedback as to the progress of the sync, and it can appear as being hung up.

Any suggestions welcome.

I haven't known that you refer to scripting. In scripting, there is no option to have the confirmation before actual synchronization.

I've now set the the that adjustment the Synchronization dialog still when I trigger the Synchronize from the .CMD file I still don't see the files displayed, even though I'm logging into the same session, as adjusted via the GUI.

Any further suggestions?

Or perhaps I should try scripting the GUI from a CMD file somehow although I've not done that yet and am not sure it is possible.

Presently I'm using the following syntax

Any suggestions welcome.

@dsamson: It's on Synchronization dialog.

Looking at Options > Environment and Transfer panels,
I'm unable to find the "Preview Changes" control, I'm
looking at Version 3.8.2 (build 330)

Please advise

@dsamson: 3.8 should display synchronization checklist window before actual synchronization as long as you check Preview changes.

Version 3.7 always diplays the files being compared using
the synchronize command. Whereas 3.8 does not display the files being compared.

The problem being that one does not have any indication of progress on larger subdirectories being being synchronized.

I've tested this on several workstations and find the behavior to be the same, synchronizing the same server.

Am I missing a switch or a setting somewhere in 3.8 to enable display during synchronize?

Actually I had not tried changing SFTP/SCP before, I was only using SCP.

I think I'm misunderstanding what you mean by "calling ls directly". I thought "directly" meant that the alias was not used, but obviously this is not the case.

Thanks for the link. Since SFTP works, that is now what I'll use.

Thanks for the help on this topic.