# Manually sync remote content

If you disabled [Auto-sync](/docs/realm/reunite/project/remote-content/remote-content#auto-sync-and-auto-merge) for your remote content, you have to sync the content manually.

## Before you begin

Make sure you have the following before you begin:

- a project in your organization in Reunite
- an existing remote content folder
- at least the [member](/docs/realm/access/roles#organization-roles) role for the Organization your project has been created in


## Manually sync remote content folders

To keep your content up-to-date with changes made in the remote, you can sync the folder.

To manually sync remote content folders:

1. From the file tree of the editor, right-click the folder with remote content (remote content folders have a cloud icon), then click **Sync**. 
OR 
From the Remote content page, click the additional options menu on the far right side of the table on the remote content folder row, then click **Sync**. 
![Open options menu on Reunite's Remote content page](/assets/reunite-remote-content-options.427d758e0964535d0d0c25efa00036a97fef615c6a7a348429a1b15919238199.4968a88f.png) 
A window opens with the branch chosen during the remote folder setup, and the following information on the last commit to that branch:
  * the commit message
  * the user who made commit
  * the Git hash linked to a commit on the remote source
2. (Optional) You can choose a different remote branch to pull the remote content from.
You can do this if there are issues syncing the original branch, or a different branch has the content you want to include.
3. (Optional) You can check the changes from the last commit by clicking the commit hash.
4. Click **Confirm**.


If Reunite detects changes between the remote content source and your project, it completes the following tasks:

* Creates a new preview branch.
* Overwrites the files in your project's remote content folder with the remote source content.
* Starts a preview build.


If the remote content folder does not have [Auto-merge](/docs/realm/reunite/project/remote-content/remote-content#auto-sync-and-auto-merge) enabled in Reunite, you must review the pull request and merge the content manually.

If Auto-merge is enabled and CI checks pass, Reunite additionally performs these operations:

* Creates a pull request to merge the updates from the preview branch to the default branch.
* Automatically merges the pull request.
* Starts a production build.


## Resources

- **[Remote content concepts](/docs/realm/reunite/project/remote-content/remote-content)** - Understand remote content fundamentals including sync mechanisms, auto-merge capabilities, and folder path management
- **[Add remote files with one-way sync](/docs/realm/reunite/project/remote-content)** - Discover supported remote content sources and learn step-by-step setup processes for various integration types
- **[Edit remote content folder settings](/docs/realm/reunite/project/remote-content/edit-remote-content-folder)** - Modify configuration settings for existing remote content folders to optimize synchronization and workflow