The first scan of a new project takes longer because SyncNow has nothing to compare against yet, so it takes a full inventory to build a baseline.
What the first scan does
On this initial run, SyncNow lists everything inside the project root, fingerprints it, and records it as the baseline snapshot and manifest in the hidden .sync folder. From then on, each later check simply compares against this baseline to detect what changed.
Why it is slower
- There is no previous picture, so every file is seen for the first time.
- Large projects with many files naturally take longer to inventory.
- This happens only once per project - routine checks afterwards are quick.
Good to know
The first scan is still completely read-only: SyncNow is only reading the listing to build its baseline, not changing anything. If you ever need it to rebuild from scratch, a force re-scan repeats this inventory. Give the first scan a moment to finish, and your timeline starts from a clean, accurate point.
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