What is Synology Drive Client? How to Back up/Sync Data with It?

What Is Synology Drive Client

Synology Drive Client desktop application is a desktop utility that provides file synchronization and personal computer backup services to the central server Synology Drive Server on multiple client computers.

Synology Drive Client allows you to create scheduled backup tasks to back up files on your computer to the Synology Drive server, as well as create versions of those files that can be restored or downloaded when needed.

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How to Back up Data with Synology Drive Client

Here is how to do the Synology backup using Synology Drive Client.

Step 1: Go to the Synology Download Center to download the Synology Drive Client and install it.

Step 2: After the installation, you should launch it and click Start now.

Step 3: In this interface, you should click the Backup Task part.

Step 4: Enter the address or QuickConnect ID, username, and password of the Synology NAS running Synology Drive Server.

Step 5: Next, you can choose the backup source and backup destination here. Then, click Next to continue.

Step 6: Select a backup mode and click Next. Then, view the summary of your backup settings and click Done.

Then, you just need to wait for the backup process to be completed.

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How to Sync Data with Synology Drive Client

Here is how to sync data with the Synology Drive Client.

Step 1: Launch the Synology Drive Client. Select Sync Task and click Next.

Step 2: Check the path of the local and remote folders you wish to sync. You may click Change to select different folders for syncing.

Tip: For Windows 10 computers, you may decide whether to Enable On-demand Sync to reduce computer capacity consumption and overhead on the server.

Step 3: You may click Advanced to further modify the following sync settings.

1. You may specify folders and files you don’t want to sync in Folder and File Filter:

• Max file size: Any files larger than the size specified here will not be synced.
• File name: Any file with the designated file name will not be synced.
• File extension: Any designated file extension will not be synced. Add *.extension to the table, e.g., *.iso.

2. You may configure the advanced sync options in Sync Mode.

• Sync direction may be two-way sync, one-way data download from the server, or one-way upload. You can later change this configuration in Sync Rules > Sync Mode by clicking on the task.
• For One-way upload tasks, untick Keep locally deleted files on the server if you wish to also delete the items on the server when they are deleted on the computer.
• For Windows 10 computers, you may decide whether to Enable On-demand Sync to reduce computer capacity consumption and overhead on the server.
• You may choose to untick Enable advanced consistency check to reduce the time and system resources required in file comparison. This lowers the accuracy of file comparison.

Step 4: Click Done to save the settings.

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Final Words

Here is all information about the Synology Drive Client. Now, you have known how to back up and sync data with the Synology Drive Client.