On Completion — Target Adjustment

Overview

Target Adjustment makes the Target mirror the Source by performing two operations:

• Removes files from Target that are no longer present in Source
• Copies files from Source that are not yet present in Target

This step is particularly useful after the main Backup step to ensure that Targets do not accumulate obsolete files over time.

Compatibility Requirements

Target Adjustment is incompatible with certain task configurations. It is automatically disabled for a Target if any of the following apply:

Backup type is "Move files"

Target Adjustment cannot be used when the Backup type is set to Move files from Source to Target. Moving files removes them from Source, so Source no longer reflects the intended Target state.

Restore directory tree is not enabled

Target Adjustment requires the full Source directory tree to be replicated in Target. If Restore directory tree is disabled for a Target, Target Adjustment is automatically disabled for that Target.

Modify before transfer is not None

Target Adjustment is automatically disabled for any Target where Modify before transfer is set to anything other than None.

Target Adjustment Settings

Start on condition that

When to run the adjustment. Choose one of the four On Completion conditions: Always / All previous steps successful / Any previous step produced an error / No files were processed.

Adjustment scope

Which files in Target are subject to removal:

• Filtered files only — only files that fall within the task's Source file filter scope are compared and removed if absent from Source. Files outside the filter scope are left untouched. Recommended.
• All files — all files in Target are compared against Source. Any file in Target that is not in Source is removed, regardless of the task's filter settings. Use with great caution.

List of Targets

Checkboxes for each compatible Target defined in the task. Enable Target Adjustment only for the Targets where it is applicable and desired.

Miscellaneous

Display title

A custom name shown in the Task Scenario instead of the default title.

Enabled

When disabled, this step is ignored during task execution.