To add a watch folder:

1. At the bottom of the Organizers panel, click + and choose New Watch Folder.

2. Type a folder path or browse the list and choose a folder to watch.

3. Select a synchronization setting:

   When changes are found: Portfolio continually watches the folder and synchronizes with the server when a change is found.

   When a user selects Synchronize Folder: The folder is synchronized manually. To synchronize, right-click the folder in the Organizers panel and choose Synchronize Folder from the shortcut menu.

   At regular intervals: Choose an interval from the pop-up menu.

4. Check Remove missing assets from Catalog to have a catalog entry removed if its associated asset is no longer present in the watch folder.

5. Click Save to create the watch folder.

Watch Folder settings

After you create a Watch Folder, it is easy to change its settings.

1. Double-click the Watch Folder in the Organizers panel.

2. Change the desired settings and click Save.

Removing a Watch Folder

To have Portfolio stop watching a folder for new or changed assets, you can remove the Watch Folder from the catalog. This does not affect the folder on disk.

Normally when you remove a Watch Folder, the assets that are in it are left in the Portfolio catalog. You can choose to remove those assets when you remove the Watch Folder.

To remove a Watch Folder from a catalog:

1. Select the Watch Folder in the folders list at the bottom of the Organizers panel.

2. Click − below the panel.

3. To have Portfolio remove the watched assets from the catalog, check Remove Assets from Catalog. (This will not affect files on disk.)

4. Click Remove.