In plain English
This means begin the syncing process right away, not at a later time. Syncing updates file copies kept in different places until they match.
In context
Here, "sync now" labels the action that starts file synchronization immediately so copies in different storage locations are made to match each other.
- Situation
- Creating, saving, sharing, versioning, and restoring files
- What it communicates
- labels the action for running file synchronization immediately.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not say which storage locations are involved or how the synchronization is carried out.
Examples
“After saving the draft, they chose to sync now so the file on the laptop and the copy in online storage would start matching right away.”
“When the local copy no longer matched the one in online storage, the next step was to sync now.”