Which direction should I choose for Collab Sync?

Q: Which direction should I choose for Collab Sync?

Choose Both ways when you edit the folder on either Mac. Choose This Mac → other Mac when this Mac is the master copy and the other should simply follow it, or Other Mac → this Mac for the reverse. One-way syncs can also, if you opt in, carry deletes across (to the Trash). In two-way syncs, deletes don't carry across — a deleted file comes back from the other Mac. - Deleting in synced folders

Short answer: Pick Both ways if you edit on either Mac. Pick This Mac → other Mac (or the reverse) when one Mac holds the master copy and the other should follow it; only one-way syncs can carry deletes across.

Choose Both ways when you edit the folder on either Mac. Choose This Mac → other Mac when this Mac is the master copy and the other should simply follow it, or Other Mac → this Mac for the reverse.

One-way syncs can also, if you opt in, carry deletes across (to the Trash). In two-way syncs, deletes don't carry across — a deleted file comes back from the other Mac.

Deleting in synced folders

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Which direction should I choose for Collab Sync?

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