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# "Run as root" setting [Standard/Professional Only]

This setting can be found on the "Options" tab.

Selecting this option causes Synk to run as the superuser, bypassing all permissions and ownership. You should use this when you need to back up files owned by users besides yourself, or owned by the system--in general, anytime you are outside your own home directory.

Synk Backup always runs as root. In Synk Professional, this setting is actually just one option in the "Run as user" setting.

WARNING: You should only use this option if necessary, as it gives the script absolute power over all areas of your hard drive, including the protected system areas. It is possible to render Mac OS X inoperable through misuse of this option, requiring a reinstall. You should be especially careful in configuring the script, and the use of a preview is highly encouraged until you are sure that you have configured everything properly.

Note that this option only applies to local drives. Only logging onto a server as the superuser of that server can give you this free access on a remote machine.

## See also

Settings
Compatibility