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Sync Folders
Function: Synchronizes the content of any two folders. Ensures that both folders contain copies of all of the same files and sub-folders. If two folders contain files of the same name, then the newer file is duped over the older. Provides an option for logging all changes.
Author: Ben Long
Requires: Finder
Input: Folders
Output: Folders
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I’m not having same name problems but the workflow does stop long before the files have finished processing. I am attempting to sync my music collection between one partition of an external hard drive and another. One partition is HFS+ the other FAT32 so I can have my music when I boot up in Windows (when I have to). I my eventually get an airport express so I can have the HFS+ partition show up in windows but for now I am defineatly having problems.
It stops about 10 minutes into syncing 60+GB of music and gives the error “The Action “Sync Folders” encountered an error. Check the action’s properties and try running the workflow again.”
What is strange (as mentioned before) is that everytime I run the workflow, it syncs the same files over again (the modified date on some of them updates again).
My workflow persists of the following: Get specified finder items: specifies the two folders as instructed Sync Folders: pass on both folders, generate log checked (which remains blank the entire time.
If anyone has any ideas, let me know!
Comment by mrcrister — August 8, 2009 @ 9:35 pm
I am having the same problem; I get an error message that reads, “The action “Sync Folders” encountered an error.” followed by “Check the actionʼs properties and try running the workflow again.”
What should I do?
Comment by Bruce Lehmann — May 25, 2009 @ 9:45 pm
Hi! Love the action but when I try to use it as a plugin for finder (so that I can rightclick a folder and choose the action from the automator submenu) it lets me select the one or two folders but it error out and says; “Can only sync two folders”. I provide two folders. So it should work?? (I thought that when I rightclick the first folder and choose only one other folder it might work too, but it doesnt).
Anybody have the same problems? And a fix for it? Thanks!
Comment by Ronald H — February 23, 2009 @ 4:30 am
Re: Item 31 – It’s possible the minimum block size is different on the two drives so that the file sizes of like objects show as different.
Comment by HuskerMn — February 2, 2009 @ 11:35 pm
Failing for me too, with error: “Check the actionʼs properties and try running the workflow again.” (OS-X 10.5.6, Automator 2.0.2 (160))
Comment by Peter — January 8, 2009 @ 11:22 pm