I know previously on this group people have asked about folder synchronizer programs. I have written a review of the best ones (at http://www.tomkelsey.pwp.blueyonder...er_review.html). the following reviewed ones are free: unison, Xfiles, directorysync, and jfilesync regards, Tom
Great job! The only thing I would recommend adding is a line for whether the app has UNICODE support. This is very important for those of us who need to back up Japanese and Chinese filenames. :-) SyncBack and
I hadn't thought of that
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AllwaySync both have UNICODE support. FileSync does not. Also, you may want to review MS's SyncToy. It's pretty nice and probably friendlier for less technical people.
In addition to what others have said about synchronizers Vs backup: If a
file is deleted on one side, it will be deleted on the other side also with
synchronization
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Goodsync looks quite nice. I dont really see the difference between folder synchronising and backing up. Is this a question of size ?
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