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Free good sync software

17 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/free-good-sync-software.143854/

stellar
stellar Original post #1
Jul 16, 2011 at 10:59 AM
Hi
I need a good free sync software to back up my data from PC to pendrive.Is there any good and ano lomitation sync software. i am using windows 7.
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Saurav2007 #2
Jul 21, 2011 at 11:27 PM
freefilesync

FreeFileSync | Download FreeFileSync software for free at SourceForge.net
topgear
topgear #3
Jul 22, 2011 at 5:30 AM
Here's another two ;-)

SyncToy 2.1
Download Details - Microsoft Download Center - SyncToy 2.1

Allwaysync - free for personal use ;-)
Allway Sync: Free Software Downloads, Free File Synchronization, Backup, Data Replication, PC Sync Software, Freeware, File Sync, Data Synchronization Software
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sakumar79 #4
Jul 22, 2011 at 8:16 AM
I prefer SyncBack SE

Arun
topgear
topgear #5
Jul 23, 2011 at 3:45 AM
^^ But that's not a freeware app ( correct me if I'm wrong ) and OP wants to use some free app and this thread is also in Freeware section ;-)
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sakumar79 #6
Jul 23, 2011 at 7:40 AM
^^ Sorry, I meant SyncBack Freeware version not SE version...

Arun
topgear
topgear #7
Jul 24, 2011 at 6:22 AM
Nice to learn that it's even has a free version available ;-)
Skud
Skud #8
Jul 24, 2011 at 9:46 AM
My vote also goes to FreeFileSync. And it's damn fast!!!
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noob #9
Jul 24, 2011 at 7:36 PM
is that a 2 way Sync or 1 way ?
Skud
Skud #10
Jul 24, 2011 at 7:48 PM
If the question is for me, then its whichever way you want. ;)
abhidev
abhidev #11
Jul 25, 2011 at 12:59 PM
sync as in if i hv 2 hard drives....and i want to merge the data of both the hard drives such that both of them have the same data...then can this freefilesync be used???
Skud
Skud #12
Jul 25, 2011 at 1:04 PM
Sure. Say drive1 has files a,b,c,d and drive2 has e,f,g,h. You can sync such that both drives will have all the 8 files.
abhidev
abhidev #13
Jul 25, 2011 at 2:16 PM
nice...coz i wanted to sync movies from a frnds hard drive....but one more question...this s/w follows a hierarchy right?
Skud
Skud #14
Jul 25, 2011 at 2:27 PM
Like?
abhidev
abhidev #15
Jul 26, 2011 at 11:55 AM
i mean if i want to sync file from 2 diff locations....to sync files both locations should have same hierarchy too right...like if i want to sync movies as follows...
loc1 --> D:/movies/english/action
loc2 -->C:/movies/english/action

so it wont happen that if i specify just the parent directory and it will sync all the movies in that parent directory without following any hierarchy...like
loc1 -->D:/movies/english/action
loc2 -->C:/movies/english/
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #16
Jul 26, 2011 at 12:03 PM
^It also syncs the sub directories in the parent directory
abhidev
abhidev #17
Jul 26, 2011 at 12:52 PM
ya that's what I am saying....as per the example given...it will happen that 'action' folder will be copied from loc1 to loc2....right....and what I am asking is i hv 2 directories and i just want to sync the files contained in that directory and sub-directories irrespective of the hierarchy....got it?