Mirror Activity

The Mirror activity lets you create a Mirror folder on your PC or Mac that is synced to your storage device. Whenever you add, edit, or delete files in one folder, Toolkit automatically updates the other folder with your changes.

Mirror folder locations

When setting up mirror folders, you can specify the location of the mirror folder on your PC or Mac. If a location is not specified, the mirror folder is placed at the root of the user folder.

Toolkit creates a corresponding mirror folder on your external drive. On Windows PCs, the mirror folder is located at:

X:\Toolkit\Mirror\

Toolkit creates the mirror folder at the following location:

Name\Toolkit\Mirror\

Create a mirror plan

Quick setup

Toolkit can quickly set up a mirror folder in your computer's user folder.

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Mirror activity.
3. Click Mirror Now.

Toolkit performs the following actions:

• Adds a folder named "Mirror" in your user folder on the computer.
• Adds a folder named "Mirror" to your storage device. The default location is in the Toolkit folder.

Custom setup

A custom setup lets you choose the location of the mirror folder on your computer.

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Mirror activity.
3. Click Custom.
4. Select a location on your computer for the mirror folder.
5. Click Create.

Toolkit performs the following actions:

• Adds a folder named "Mirror" to the selected location on your computer.
• Adds a folder named "Mirror" to your storage device. The default location is in the Toolkit folder.

Adding files to mirror folders

To add content, drag files to either Mirror folder. Whenever you add, edit, or delete files in one Mirror folder, Toolkit automatically updates the other Mirror folder with your changes.

Pause/resume a mirror plan

To pause the mirror plan:

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Pause icon on the Mirror activity.

Alternatively, you can click on the Mirror activity to go to the Mirror screen, and then click Pause.

To resume the mirror plan:

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Play icon on the Mirror activity.

Alternatively, you can click on the Mirror activity to go to the Mirror screen, and then click Resume.

View computer folder contents

You can view the contents of the Mirror folder on your computer:

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Mirror activity.
3. On the Mirror screen, click View computer folder.

Toolkit opens a file browser window where you can view the files in the folder.

View drive folder contents

You can view the contents of the Mirror folder on your backup drive:

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Mirror activity.
3. On the Mirror screen, click View drive folder.

Toolkit opens a file browser window where you can view the files in the folder.

Edit a mirror plan

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Mirror activity.
3. On the Mirror screen, click Edit plan.
4. Select a new location for the Mirror folder on your computer.
5. Click Create.

The new Mirror folder is now synced with the Mirror folder on your storage device.

Delete a mirror plan

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Mirror activity.
3. On the Mirror screen, click Delete plan.
4. Click Delete to confirm.

View report

You can review a report of mirror activity. The report lists files that were not synced, and includes details on the cause as well as file paths on the host computer and backup drive.

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Mirror activity.
3. On the Mirror screen, click View report.

Previous Toolkit versions (Windows 7 | 8 | 8.1)

In legacy versions of Toolkit, Pause/Resume, Edit, Delete, and Report actions are accessed through a menu on the Mirror screen:

1. Open Toolkit.
2. On the Main Menu, click on the Mirror activity.
3. On the Mirror screen, click on the More icon ().
4. Select an action.

Toolkit Mirror FAQ

Click Toolkit Mirror FAQ for answers to common questions about creating and using mirror folders.