Special profile configuration question

[jg00d3]

Is it possible to setup a profile that will sync only ftp directories down to client, then as client puts files in directories locally profile will upload files to ftp server and delete file from client?

[d033e22ae348aeb5660fc2140aec35850c4da997]

Can you please give a little more details? What folders are they going to from the ftp and what folders are the files going to be coming from to go to the ftp?

[jg00d3]

SFFS is installed on client machine. SFFS connects to ftp server and downloads list of folders and creates only folders (no files to be downloaded) on local machine. Client saves files into these folders on their local machine. SFFS connects to ftp server and moves files from local machine to ftp server and if client creates new folders on local machine creates and uploads files in these folders to ftp server.

Basically we want only folders on client machine no files. All files need to be in same folder structure on ftp server.

JMG

[d033e22ae348aeb5660fc2140aec35850c4da997]

I don't believe this is a feature yet but you can do the following and it should work for you.

Assuming all files have an extension on them you could create two profiles. One for the folder sync and you would put a an exclusion for *.* and this will create all folders but no files except files without an extension. This will be a copy profile.

Then create a second job that would be a move job and on the folders tab uncheck the box that says Remove folders that were emptied.

I just tested this and it works fine. This is a good idea. I will suggest it as a feature to only copy folder structure.

[jg00d3]

Thanks, tried that and now the only issue I am having is when a folder is deleted from the ftp site, through an ftp client or physically removing the folder from the server, the folder isn't removed from the client. is there a work around for the folder creating profile that will allow this?

[jg00d3]

Do you see any problems with creating a Exact Mirror sync operation but keep the copy direction as ftp to local machine? Seems to recreate the folders that are deleted on the local machine which is acceptable.

[d033e22ae348aeb5660fc2140aec35850c4da997]

I do not see any problems. Keep in mind exact mirror mode does delete anything that does not match. I would highly recommend doing all your testing in a test environment first so if undesirable results occur, it does not hurt you.

[superflexible]

Yes it should be OK. If there are still files in the local folders, the folders won't be deleted. Because of your exclusion mask, such files are not touched. And only empty folders can be deleted.

[superflexible]

The only drawback is that *.* will also exclude folders containing a period.