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[RayThackeray]

I delete a file on my PC and Maxtor OneTouch4 Mini keeps returning them. I am running out of disk space! Finding the hundreds of duplicate files and folders is a major task.

If I deleted a file on my PC, the next Sync it comes back. If I change a name of a file, the next synch the old file comes back with the old name!

This is not "Synchronisation" as I understand it.

[izmahoby]

I have the same problem. This is false advertising if this is what they call syncronization. Whenever I delete a file, or change the name of a folder it just shows up again. Please fix this!!!

[Jaguar4u]

I was confused as well when I first started backing up. The Sync should only be used to sync two computers with the same files. Backing up is totally different. My computer has a smaller drive so I am using the Maxtor OneTouch for backup. Every time you chick on Backup or schedule one, it will search all your files and update the OneTouch with any new files in the folders.

Do not use Sync when Backing up unless you format your internal drive and want to return all your files back to your computer, or backup all your files on to another computer.

Hope this helps.

[Jaguar4u]

Turn Sync OFF.

You should be using Backup only.

At least that is what it sounds like you are really trying to do is Backup. Read my other comment in this thread.

[MrButkus]

SYNC makes two directories the same.  Depending on what you SYNC  C: to external or external to C:

You want to use the Backup part of the program.

[izmahoby]

Who said anyone was backing up? Yes, a sync means making two drives the same. If I sync (copy) My Documents onto the external, later delete files out of my local My Documents, sync again and they appear again in the local location - it is not syncing.

[pabloinla]

In a real world, syncronization allows the user to choose how the sync works. If I manipulate files on my PC, then the computer should dominate the sync at my choosing. If I carry the Seagate drive to another location and make changes, then wish to sync back to my original computer, files with newer date would prevail when syncing or I could choose to sync from Seagate drive to the computer. Ceedo does not seem to be doing that at all! The software ought not say "syncronization" if it cannot do what I need, as stated above.

[uparrow]

I am also disappointed with the sync function and it's failure to sync deletions. When you sync, the Maxtor Manager program shows a preview window, where you can select or unselect the files you want to sync. In the screen capture below, you can see a table that keeps a count (supposedly) of Additions, Deletions, and Conflict. The text even says, "deletions will be synchronized."

Hope Seagate can fix this bug soon!

[zawaprz]

Backup normally is used to maintain a really old copies of the files.. Say 3 months ago.. .If I later change the folder with my photos, and instead of having 10 of them just got 1, I want Synch, not Backup. If you Backup, the new Backup will override effectively deleting other 9 folders that I did backed 3 months ago.. That's buddy what you say? Think first, then say.

This is a bug, and it's ridiculous that it's been 2 years as I see posts' date they can't fix that simple bug. Learn think or two Seagate maybe from Palm.

P.S..:  I sort of 'invented' other way - not elegant at all.. .but ... if I do work on my photos on my local machine, and want to use synch , so 'updated' ver is alson on my segate external drive (1T) I fiirst delete all this 'photos' from 'synch directory' via 'encryption program' and later just 're-synch' . ... very sluggish, but works. People, don't convince and reinvent the wheel, and do not put sorry but excuses for Segate. Shame on them.

[zawaprz]

one more thing: when I say I first delete files (photos) from synch directory, I mean from they synch directory 'seating' on external drive' . This maneuver effectively fix problem of 'not being able to delete via synch files' and the new 'synced' copy on external exactly matches the current 'photo directory' of my local machine. This is a 2 stage solution, and lengthy, but works. At least this way Synch is Psyching updated copies, and do not have to go via Backup and problem of overriding and deleting my old files... (sometimes for instance your newly burned photos may be lost, corrupted, got DVD with screeches and hence non-accessible; then here you go: open your backup and 'restore' your precious photos'... ).