---
id: bridge-devices.which-direction-should-i-choose-for-collab-sync
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/which-direction-should-i-choose-for-collab-sync
category: "Bridge & your devices"
subcategory: "Collab Sync"
question: "Which direction should I choose for Collab Sync?"
alt_questions:
  - "One-way or both ways Collab Sync"
  - "This Mac → other Mac meaning"
  - "Mirror only from my main Mac"
  - "Collab Sync direction options"
  - "Two-way vs one-way folder sync"
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."
tags: ["collab sync", "direction"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/does-collab-sync-delete-files-on-the-other-mac", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-set-up-collab-sync"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# 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](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/does-collab-sync-delete-files-on-the-other-mac)