Disk Accord

A Windows 95/NT task bar utility that performs bidirectional replication or synchronisation of pairs of Folders or directories. The process can be scheduled to run automatically or on demand, and includes network. Disk Accord performs bidirectional replication or synchronisation of pairs of folders or directories (unidirectional is an option). Windows 95/NT long FileNames will be used and are expected to be enabled. As there is no Precedence, no sense of source and destination, the directories are known as Yin and Yang. The only difference Between them is that there will be two files with the extension ACCORD in the Yang directory. When first run against a pair of directories, known as a Profile, Disk Accord will Create any missing directories and subdirectories in both Yin and Yang and will copy files from one to the other until both match exactly. If a file exists in both Yin and Yang with different modification date/time stamps then the earlier dated file will be discarded. On completion of the replication process, the current state of the directories is saved in the .ACCORD file in the Yang directory. A log file with the extension .ACCORD.LOG will also be created showing any copying errors. When the profile is run subsequently, the ACCORD file is used to determine what changes have been made. If a file has been added to or updated on one, then it will be copied to the other, if it has been deleted from one then the copy on the other will be deleted. Similar rules will apply to subdirectories.Note however that deletion is subject to the "Prompt on delete" menu option and "Prompt on Delete" option in the profile and may result in a Delete prompt dialog.