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Folder sync software

  • 29-03-2011 09:45AM
    #1
    Zulu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,967 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi folks,
    can anyone recommend any good, free, folder sync software please?

    I've done a search online, but would prefer to get a boardsie seal of approval tbh. Any suggestion/advice gratefully appreciated.

    Cheers in advance.

    Im thinking of "freefilesync" if you'd recommend.

    @ mods - sorry if this is the wrong forum, please feel free to move.


Comments

  • #2
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,224 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    How much data do you need backed up?


  • #3
    Zulu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,967 ✭✭✭✭Zulu


    trying to keep around 12GB of music files synced arcoss 2 laptops, a workstation, & a NAS.

    I just downloaded "puresync", but I dunno... :(


  • #4
    Static M.e.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,102 ✭✭✭Static M.e.


    I love DropBox. Its pretty awesome stuff. Probably not free for 12Gb though...but check it out anyway.


  • #5
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,224 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Dropbox is probably the way to go. $100/year for 50GB.


  • #6
    qwertz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,726 ✭✭✭qwertz


    SyncToy?


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  • #7
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,313 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    rsync?


  • #8
    swampgas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,640 ✭✭✭swampgas


    Freefilesync gets my vote for windows systems.
    http://freefilesync.sourceforge.net/


  • #9
    Zulu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,967 ✭✭✭✭Zulu


    puresync is doing the trick nicly. Reckon I'd even recommend it folks!

    Thanks for all your recommendations though folks....


  • #10
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    Allway sync is my personal favorite, but if you sync a huge no. of files regularly, it will see you as a pro user ands make you buy the pro version of the software. You can mitigate this tho by doing an initial copy of your data using teracopy, then syncing the 2 locations in allway sync as long as your daily sync isn't too big.

    Well worth buying tho IMHO if you need to do regular syncs.


  • #11
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,053 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    I use Karens Replicator across my own stuff locally

    Or drop box for stuff stuff on the web.


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