Method and article of manufacture for resynchronizing client/server file systems and resolving file system conflicts

A method of providing operator interaction to a process of synchronizing a client file system with a server file system in a computer system having a processor means, memory means and a display, the method comprising the steps of:

• displaying a transaction status indicator on said display for each of a plurality of client file system transactions as said process of synchronizing is performed;
• displaying a plurality of selectable user actions on said display;
• receiving a user selection of one of said selectable user actions;
• and
• changing the synchronizing process in response to said user selection.

A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for resynchronizing a client file system with a server file system after a period of disconnection , said computer program product comprising:

• computer program product means for causing a computer system to detect a conflict between a client file system and a server file system;
• computer program product means for causing a computer system to test the conflict to determine the conflict type;
• computer program product means for causing a computer system to present for user action at the time of conflict determination a display of conflict resolution options, the display being selected in response to the conflict type;
• computer program product means for causing a computer system to receive user action input selecting one or more conflict resolution options;
• computer program product means for causing a computer system to resolve the detected conflict in response to the conflict type and user action input;
• and computer program product means for causing a computer system to continue synchronization processing.