Overview

The appliance Web interface provides the following ways of synchronizing folders:

• Clientless Backup

  Allows you to synchronize files from any computer on your network to a folder on the appliance, without requiring installation of a software agent on the remote computer.

  	Tip
  	Clientless Backup uses Windows File Sharing (CIFS) to synchronize data from your computers.

• Sync Rules

  Allow you to do the following:

  • Synchronize files from any computer on your network (or on the Internet) to your appliance, and from your appliance to any computer on your network (or on the Internet).
  • Synchronize files between two local folders.

  For example, you can set up your appliance to back up a certain folder on a daily basis to an external USB drive.

  	Tip
  	Sync rules support synchronizing data from and to network computers using a variety of methods, including Windows File Sharing (CIFS), WebDAV, and RSync. You can also use sync rules to keep two local folders on the appliance in sync.

• Cloud drive synchronization

  Allows you to synchronize your portal cloud drive with a specific folder on one or more CTERA appliances, and with CTERA agents in cloud mode.

  See Using Cloud Drive Synchronization.