Trimble Connect Mirror
Trimble Connect Mirror improves how you manage and synchronize your project files and folders within the construction lifecycle.
What Mirror Does
Any changes you make locally are instantly reflected on the Trimble Connect server, and any changes made by others - whether on their computers or on the server - are instantly reflected on your local computer.
- Add /Upload - Creating or dragging a new file/folder into a synced location.
- Replace - Overwriting an existing file with a new version.
- Rename - Changing the name of a file/folder.
- Move - Changing the location of a file/folder.
- Delete - Removing a file/folder.
Use standard Windows File Explorer methods to perform the desired operation on a file or folder.
Both the Trimble Connect server and your local computer are considered the source of truth. Mirror's synchronization operations rely on a time stamp sequence. If conflicts arise, the system uses your local computer changes to reflect on the server.
- provides an alert to warn you that the operation will impact the folder hierarchy on the Trimble Connect server
- requires confirmation to proceed.
If you need to restore a deleted file, see Restore Deleted Files and Folders.
Benefits of Trimble Connect Mirror
- Real-time sync: instant, two-way sync, without any required action, and without waiting. Once you select what content you want synced, subsequent sync operations are always running in the background, ensuring that you access only the latest version of a given file.
- Selective sync: choose which files and folders you want to work on locally and which to keep in the cloud.
- Transparency: all local file/folder operations (Add, Delete, Move, Rename, and Replace) are reflected automatically on the Trimble Connect server and vice-versa. For example, if you delete something locally, it's deleted from the Connect server; if you move something on the server, the change is reflected in your local folder structure. There's even a restore option in case anything gets deleted by mistake.
- Project Hierarchy Visibility: view the entire project and folder structure on your computer without having to download everything.
- Efficiency: save space while still being able to navigate your project files easily by using a dedicated mounted drive, which functions like a local network drive.
Mirror vs Sync
Trimble Connect Mirror can help you be more productive by requiring less manual intervention than Sync requires to maintain synchronization.
You can use both Connect Sync and Trimble Connect Mirror on the same computer, but if you do, you should choose different target folder locations for each one to avoid confusion and file corruption.
System Requirements
For optimal performance and maximum feature capability, ensure your device meets the following system requirements:
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Windows versions | Windows 10 build 17763+, Windows 11 |
| Required software | .NET 9.0 (included in installer) |
| Minimum RAM | 4 GB (Recommended: 8 GB) |
| User permissions | Administrator rights for installation |
Scaling and Display Recommendations
Trimble Connect Mirror is a Windows desktop application. To achieve optimal user experience, we recommend you configure your display and resolution settings.
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Display resolution | Native |
| Scale settings for Windows | 125% |
| Scale settings for high-density or large screen | 150% |
| Screen resolution | Full HD (1920 × 1080) , Full HD+(1920 × 1200 ), or higher. |
Recommended scale settings for different devices
| Device | Recommended resolution | Recommended scale |
|---|---|---|
| 13–14 inch laptop | 1920 × 1080 | 125%. Note: Use 150% if text is small. |
| 15–16 inch laptop | 1920 × 1080 or 1920 × 1200 | 125% |
| 15–16 inch high-density laptop | 2560 × 1600 | 150% |
| 21–24 inch monitor | 1920 × 1080 | 125% |
| 27 inch QHD monitor | 2560 × 1440 | 125%. Note: Use 150% if text is small. |
| 27–32 inch 4K or large screen | 3840 × 2160 | 150% |
| External monitor | Native resolution of the device | 125% or 150% |
Change scale and resolution in Windows
To configure the display settings in Windows:
Right-click the desktop and select Display settings.
- In the Scale card in the Scale & layout section, select the dropdown and select either 125% or 150%.
- In the Display resolution card in the Scale & layout section, select the dropdown and select the recommended value.
Getting Started
- Install the application, including the optional desktop shortcut which makes it easier to locate your local project root.
- Configure the application - designate your local sync folder, choose which projects to display, and select file type filters.
- Select content for synchronization - choose the files and folders you want to download to your device. Once you make your selections, the content downloads to your local storage. During the course of your work, content remains permanently synchronized because subsequent sync operations are always running in the background.
Best Practices
Avoid overlap with other cloud providers: If you use Trimble Connect Sync and Trimble Connect Mirror, ensure that they point to different target folders. Using both on the same folder may corrupt files and create sync loops.
Drive Speed: We recommend you create less than one hundred projects. If you create more than three hundred thousand files, we urge you to use a solid state drive over a hard disk drive to handle read/write operations required for metadata syncing.
Exercise caution before deleting files: Trimble Connect uses a two-way sync unless you modify it. Deleting a file locally deletes it on the server. Whenever you try to delete a file, the application will alert you and request you to confirm the action.
Address file conflict issues immediately: It is advisable to resolve file conflicts whenever they arise. Files involved in a conflict cannot be synchronized until the issue is resolved. Whenever a conflict occurs, you need to either discard the changes made on the local files or overwrite the files on the server to keep file synchronization running smoothly.
Resolve file conflict errors: If multiple files have been checked out by project users and if you open those files without resolving the file conflict errors, there may be a delay in notifying you about the subsequent conflict errors that occur.
Remove projects from the synchronization list: Before removing a user from a project, please ensure that all file conflict errors have been resolved. If there are file conflict errors, remove the project from the synchronization list. Or else, file conflict errors will keep occurring.
Known Limitations
- Trimble Connect Mirror cannot be set up on a network drive.
- Trimble Connect Mirror will work only on external hard drives that support the New Technology File System (NTFS).
- Changing the file type or file extension from within Trimble Connect Mirror isn’t supported as it may give rise to challenges in handling the version history. If you have to change a file type, it is advisable to do it outside Trimble Connect Mirror’s hierarchy.
