One Way Master Folder Sync multiple Computers

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blinddogbrewing

ok. Maybe I missed it in the discussions.
I have 4 computers and share 1000s of pictures.
I would like to have one system as the master folder sycnronize with an external hard drive.
Take that external hard drive to each of the other computers and update their folder with the contents (additionas and deletions) of the external hard drive.
The problem I run into is when I sync with the second computer it will "restore" the deleted files to the external hard drive from its folder, thus undoing all the sorting and edits I have done on the master computer. The end result, is if I move a file it will wind up duplicating the moved file by restoring it to its original location as well as create it in its new location.
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Zenju

You're probably not using the "mirror" sync variant.
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blinddogbrewing

Could you elaborate? I don;t see a mirror sync setting.
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srjones67

Just click the green gear next to syncronize and click the mirror button.
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blinddogbrewing

Doh... thank you so much.
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srjones67

NP
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Zenju

@srjones67: I really appreciate your help with FFS support! Often I'm too busy to give extensive explanations, so I welcome anybody who helps to grow this forum as a knowledge database.
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srjones67

@Zenju No, thank you for such a great app that I use every day for many applications.