"Philip" wrote:

> Scenario: I have a pair of folders that are synchronized using
> 'synchronize', and then make different updates to the same file in the left
> and right folders. When I next run SyncToy, the later update is preserved on
> both sides; the earlier update is lost!
>
> Now, I appreciate that it serves me right for being so dumb, and that I can
> recover the lost edit from the recycle bin if I notice in time, but is there
> any way in which SyncToy could be enhanced to at least warn me that I am
> losing the earlier update?
> --
> Philip
>

I'm new to SyncToy and worried on the details how it handles file conflicts
as listed in the White Paper - Using MS SyncToy, SW Version 2.0 Beta, page 3.
Up to now I've found answers nowhere. Besides I am sure there can arise a
number of situations similar as described by Philip, and warns are absolutely
essential, as well as clear item in a user's guide..