Folder Sync Commands
Description: Following is a description of the Folder Sync commands, in addition to the common commands. Most of these commands are available as toolbar buttons.
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Following is a description of the Folder Sync commands, in addition to the common commands. Most of these commands are available as toolbar buttons.

Pick Tools > Options and switch to the Commands page to define your own keyboard shortcuts, and hide or expose commands on the menus and toolbars.

The Session menu

| Save Session | Saves the current session.
| Save Session As | Saves the current session under a new name.
| Session Settings | Opens the Folder Sync Session Settings dialog.
| Locked | Locks or unlocks current session.
| Clear Session | Replaces the current view with an empty Folder Sync.
| Swap Sides | Exchanges the left and right base folders.
| Folder Sync Info | Displays sync statistics.
| Run Sync | Performs all sync actions.
| Compare Base Folders | Opens a new Folder Compare session based on the current base folders.
| Compare Parent Folders | Opens a new Folder Compare session based on the parent folders of the current base folders.

The Actions menu

| Leave Alone | Changes sync operation to leave alone.
| Copy Right to Left | Changes sync operation to copy right to left.
| Copy Left to Right | Changes sync operation to copy left to right.
| Delete Left | Changes sync operation to delete left.
| Delete Right | Changes sync operation to delete right.
| Open Folder / Close Folder | Opens or closes the selected folder in the comparison.
| Open Subfolders | Opens the selected folders and all their subfolders.
| Close Subfolders | Closes the selected folders and all their subfolders.
| Set as Base Folder | Sets the selected folder as the base folder on its side of the comparison.
| Set as Base on Other Side | Sets the selected folder as the base folder on the other side of the comparison.
| Set as Base Folders | Sets the two selected folders as the left and right base folders in this comparison view. (To open them in a new view use Open in New View instead.)
| Open | Opens selected items in a new comparison view. If the items are files, the view type is determined by the file format list. If exactly two items are selected, they will be compared to each other (whether or not they are across from each other) in the new view. If only one item is selected it will be compared to the item across from it, if it exists.
| Open With | Opens selected files in a new view using a specified type of file session, or opens the selected items in an external application, as defined in "Open With" Applications. Note that the Folder Sync view is not automatically updated if the items are modified by the external application.
| Open With > Associated Application | Opens selected files with the associated application.
| Open With > Text Edit | Opens selected files with the built-in text editor.
| Open With > Text Patch | Opens selected files with the built-in patch view.
| Exclude | Excludes selected file, or type of file, from the current session.
| Copy Filename | Copies a list of the selected items' paths to the clipboard.
| Refresh Selection | Refreshes the selected items.
| Explorer | Displays the file manager's context menu for the selected item(s).

The Edit menu

| Expand All | Opens all folders in view.
| Collapse All | Closes all folders in view.
| Select All | Selects all visible items.
| Invert Selection | Selects all items not currently selected, and deselects all items currently selected.
| Refresh | Refreshes open folders.
| Full Refresh | Refreshes entire comparison.

The Search menu

| Next Conflict | Positions at next conflict.
| Previous Conflict | Positions at previous conflict.
| Find Filename | Finds filename matching search string.
| Find Next Filename | Finds next filename matching search string.
| Find Previous Filename | Finds previous filename matching search string.

The View menu

| Ignore Unimportant Differences | Treats unimportant differences as same.
| Suppress Filters | Temporarily shows items that will not be affected by the sync.
| Columns | Shows or hides view columns.
| Legend | Displays a window that lists what the different folder colors mean.
| Log | Shows or hides the log panel.
| Toolbar | Shows or hides the toolbar.