Data Cluster Migration Using An Incremental Synchronization

In some embodiments, during synchronizing of files in a source data set to a destination data set, a method receives a set of events that occurred at the source data set after replicating an image of the source data set to the destination data set. The method analyzes the set of events to determine if an exception to a first set of rules for performing a set of operators on the destination data set for the set of events occurs. A second set of rules for the exception is selected based on analyzing the set of events. The method processes the set of operators for the set of events according to the second set of rules to synchronize data from the first data set to the second data set based on the set of events. The processing of the set of operators uses the second set of rules.