ChronoSync Guides
How To Register and Unregister ChronoSync
The steps for registering and unregistering ChronoSync.
To Sync Or Backup?
Defines the concept targets and synchronizer documents as well as the difference between synchronization and backup, helping you decide which operation is right for you.
Synchronizer Document Fundamentals
The creation and setup of a synchronizer document. It explains target selections and a handful of options to consider when working in your document.
Formatting And Partitioning Hard Drives
How to format and partition a hard drive to use for backups.
Excluding A File Or Folder
The quick and easy steps to exclude specific files or folders without ever having to visit the Rules panel.
Video: Sync Document Basics
Watch and follow along with these videos to learn about Sync Documents and Container Sync Documents.
Video: Restoring Items
Watch and follow along with these videos to learn how to restore items from your backup target or the Archive.
Video: Scheduling
Watch and follow along with these videos to learn how to schedule sync documents to run automatically, how to use advanced scheduling options and how to use the Scheduled Documents Manager Window in ChronoSync.
Home Folder Backup
The steps the assistant takes to make a backup copy of your home folder onto another volume.
Data Volume Backup
The steps the assistant takes to make a clone of your system’s “Data” volume onto another volume.
Bootable Backup
The steps the assistant takes to make a bootable clone of your system drive onto another drive.
Backup To A Disk Image
The steps the assistant takes to make a backup copy of any folder onto a mounted disk image.
Synchronize Two Folders
The steps the assistant takes to make two folders identical to each other by setting up a bidirectional synchronization.
Folder Backup
The steps the assistant takes to make a backup copy of any folder onto another volume.
Multiple Folder Backup
The steps the assistant takes to backup multiple folders to the same location on another volume.
Error Handling
The steps the assistant takes to modify the error handling behaviors of one or more sync/backup tasks.
Simple Scheduling
The steps the assistant takes to schedule one or more sync/backup tasks to run automatically.
Admin Access
The steps the assistant takes to convert applicable targets to Admin Access on one or more sync/backup tasks.
Task Monitoring
The steps the assistant takes to modify various settings used to monitor the status of one or more sync/backup tasks.
Task Groups
Explains how to create and use task groups to organize all your tasks.
Task Search
Explains how to perform a search of your tasks.
File Providers
Explains how File Providers work and how to properly utilize them.
Configure And Backup To Google Cloud Storage
Explains how to set up a Google Cloud account and then use the Google Cloud credentials to set up a connection profile and backup to the cloud service.
How To Use An Amazon S3 Connection Profile for Google Cloud Access
Use an Amazon S3 connection profile to connect and sync/backup to your Google Cloud Storage.
Configure And Backup To Backblaze B2 Storage
How to set up a Backblaze B2 account and then use the Backblaze B2 credentials to set up a connection profile and backup to the cloud service.
Configure And Backup To Amazon S3 Storage
How to set up an Amazon S3 account and then use the Amazon S3 credentials to set up a connection profile and backup to the cloud service.
Configure And Backup To An SFTP Server
How to configure a Mac as an SFTP server and then how to set up a connection profile to sync and backup to it.
Configure And Backup To iCloud Storage
How to setup a sync task to backup to iCloud Storage. This guide also explains some iCloud storage terminology to help in understanding how ChronoSync works with iCloud.
Network Connections
Various methods to connect a Mac over a wired or wireless network to another Mac, another computer, NAS drive or an external drive on another computer.
Direct Connect
Various methods of how to connect your Mac directly to another Mac to backup or sync files.
Configure And Backup To A Remote ChronoAgent
How to set up a ChronoAgent connection profile so that you can sync and backup to a remote Mac.
Sharing Files Between InterConneX And A Mac Via ChronoSync
How to use ChronoSync to access and share files between a Mac and InterConneX.
Protecting Your Mac From Ransomware
This guide outlines several strategies that you can use to prepare yourself against ransomware attacks. It also shows how ChronoSync can be used to enrich those strategies.
Migrating Data to a New Mac via a Bootable Backup
Learn how to migrate all your data to a new Mac by using a bootable backup. This guide goes step-by-step on how to set up and implement the migration process.
Effective Cloud Strategies
Learn the drawbacks and best techniques for getting the most out of your cloud service for offsite backups.
Standard Bootable Backup (For macOS 10.14 and earlier, ONLY)
Learn how to make a clone of your hard drive onto an external hard drive and then learn how to restore from it.
How to Backup Specific Files & Folders
This guide covers several methods on how to backup multiple folders, showing the flexibility of setting up ChronoSync.
Synchronizing Files Using an Intermediary
This guide demonstrates how to synchronize two computers, that are not in the same location, by using an intermediary device.
Synchronizing Files Using a Cloud-Based Intermediary
This guide demonstrates how to synchronize two computers, that are not in the same location, by using a cloud service as an intermediary device.
Video: Bootable Backups
ChronoSync can duplicate your startup volume so that you have a complete, bootable copy or clone of your OS, Applications and user files. Watch and follow along with these videos to learn how to prepare for, create and run a bootable backup.
Synchronizing with a Disk Image in ChronoSync 4.7
ChronoSync 4.7 adds new disk image mounting options. In this guide, learn how to create a DMG and then synchronize to it.
Using SmartScan
A guide to explain SmartScan — an advanced, heuristic algorithm that allows ChronoSync to detect file system changes very quickly — and when it’s best to use.
Configuring ChronoSync Push Notifications
Push Notifications were introduced in ChronoSync 4.6. Learn how you can configure them so that you can receive notifications on your iPhone via the ChronoMonitor app.
Using Relative Dates in Rules
Using relative dates is advantageous when you want to synchronize files within a particular frame of time. Read this guide to learn how.
Deleting Old Files
Learn how to set up a container document consisting of two ChronoSync documents that, when run, will delete files that have not been modified based on a date that is specified.
The following guides apply to earlier versions of ChronoSync. See the other guide sections in the sidebar for topics covering the current version of ChronoSync.
Configuring Connection Profiles on Older Versions of ChronoSync
This guide applies to ChronoSync v4.6.7 and earlier. This guide covers how to set up a connection profile so that you can communicate directly with another computer that has ChronoAgent installed or a iPhone or iPad that has InterConneX installed.
Synchronizing with a Disk Image
This guide applies to ChronoSync v4.6.7 and earlier. Learn how to create a disk image (or DMG) and then set up ChronoSync to synchronize to it.