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title: "Synchronize folders"
slug: "synchronize-folders-on-server-and-player"
updated: 2026-08-17T12:20:20Z
published: 2026-08-19T08:43:05Z
canonical: "docs.grassfish.com/synchronize-folders-on-server-and-player"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Synchronize folders

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> This feature must be enabled in your system.

As an admin user, you can synchronize folders to transfer large amounts of data or individual folders stored on the server to a Windows or Linux Player.

During synchronization, the following happens:

- The system transfers the current sync test status to the production players.
- No scripts are executed on the server to avoid potential security risks.
- Synchronizing creates a file on the server as specified during the data source configuration which initiates the necessary steps to synchronize test and production status.
- All FolderSync indicators are reset to yellow.

## Synchronize your folders

To synchronize folders on the player and server, perform the following steps:

1. In IXM One, go to **Content > FolderSync State**.
2. In the **Data Sources** pane, select one or more data source that you want to synchronize.
3. At the top of the **Data of the selected data sources** pane, click **Synchronize**.

## Check the synchronization state

You can check all data sources of a player and their synchronization status. To do so, perform the following steps:

1. Go to **Content > FolderSync State**.
2. In the **Data Sources** pane, select one or more data sources to display their data.
3. In the **Data of the selected data sources** pane, check the following data:

| **Name** | Indicates the name of the player. |
| --- | --- |
| **City** | Indicates the city where the player is located. |
| **Country** | Indicates country where the player is located. |
| Box-ID | Indicates the Box-ID of the player. |
| **Data Source** | Indicates all data source of the player. |
| **Online** | Indicates whether the player is online or offline. |
| **Last Access** | Indicates the last time the data source was accessed. |
| **Last Synchronization** | Indicates the last time the data source was synchronized. |
| **Done** | Indicates the sync state: - **Green**: the players have been synchronized. - **Yellow**: IXM One is waiting for synchronization. You can check the last synchronization in the player system information under **SyncService_LastSyncDate**. - **Red**: an error has occurred during the synchronization. |

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Every player has a unique Box-ID that identifies it, for example, during the initialization. You can check the Box-ID when you access the player in IXM.