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Alias/Symbolic Link settings [Pro Only]

Aliases and symbolic links are both special types of files that point to other files or directories. You may think of them as "placeholders" for the original items.

There are several different ways Synk can handle aliases:

One backup strategy involves keeping a folder of aliases to the information you want to back up, so that backing up this one folder will back up all of your information. To support this, Synk includes the "Always resolve top-level aliases/links" option, which will resolve these aliases regardless of the general alias handling setting.

Keep in mind that not all filesystems support aliases and symbolic links. Learn more about compatibility.

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