FS can execute automatically Synchronizations or Backup at the time you defined in the timer list. That’s a useful feature you can use (also) on your server machines to let FS automatically synchronize/backup your volumes/folders at the time you define here (e.g. every 2 hours).
• Go to the “Timer” panel choosing “Timer” from the “Option” menu, or clicking on the “Clock” icon in the console view.
• Check the check-box “Timer On” in order to enable and edit the timer list.
• Each Session can specify up to 32 timers.
• Define a Timer:
Click on a cell of the list and edit the timer in the "Set Timer" dialog (see the picture below). To delete a timer from the list click on the cell holding down the ALT key. To deactivate/activate a timer click on the column "On" of the timer. The dialog "Set Timer" presents the following fields:
- Start Hour/Minutes: it specifys the time the timer will start (e.g. 9:00).
- Start Day: it specifys the day the timer will start (e.g. Jan, 1st, 2003).
- Repeating Interval check-box: if you don't mark this check-box, the timer will be executed at the start date/time and not long. If you mark this check-box the timer will be executed again at each interval time you set (e.g. each 2 hours) and starting from the start time and start date. If you defined:
- "start time" = 9:00
- "start date" = 1 January 2003
- "interval hours" = 2
FS, starting from 1 Jan 2003, everyday will execute the timer every 2 hours starting from the 9:00 to midnight. Thus everyday FS will execute the timer at 9:00 a.m., at 11:00, at 13:00, ...23:00 (the lastone).
If you want FS executes the timer every 2 hours for all day long, you have to set:
- "start time" = 00:00
- "start date" = 1 January 2003
- "interval hour" = 2
- End Time check-box: if you don't mark this check-box, and the check-box "Repeating Interval" is on, the timer will be executed forever. Instead, if you mark this check-box, FS everyday will stop the timer at the time you specified in the fields "End Hours" and "End Minutes". If you defined:
- "start time" = 9:00
- "start date" = 1 January 2000
- "interval hour" = 2
- "end time" = 18:00
FS everyday will execute the timer every 2 hours starting from 9:00 and ending at 18:00. Thus everyday FS will execute the timer at 9:00 a.m., at 11:00, at 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 (the lastone).
- End Date check-box: if you don't mark this check-box, the timer will be executed forever. Instead, if you mark this check-box, FS will stop the timer at the date you specified in the fields "End Date". After this date, the time will never work longer.
- Execute On: if you want FS executes the timer on certain days of the week, simply mark only the check-boxes related to those days. For example, if you want FS executes the timer defined above, only from Monday to Friday, simply mark the check-boxes "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu" and "Fri" and unmark the check-boxes "Sat" and "Sun".
- Apply Timer List
After you defined all the timers, and you are still seeing the Timer List panel, if you click on the button Apply holding down the Option key, FS will apply the changes without coming back to the console. So you will be able to change (from the pop-up menu in the tool bar) and edit other Sessions in the same panel.
- Timer Scheduling Window: once you defined the timers, you can better control and see the active timers list in the Timer Scheduling Window.
The PDF User manual contains more detailed information.
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