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

tomkelsey wrote:

This is quite a useful review. Thanks

Frank

On 28 Oct 2005 02:08:56 -0700, tomkelsey wrote:


Nice work.
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tomkelsey wrote:


Nice job. May I suggest you add another row in the table to show
which ones are free. ISTM that would be helpful.

re: Allway Sync http://www.allwaysync.com/
aka: Good Sync http://www.goodsync.com/

You might want to take a look at this ACF thread: Subject: [Update]
Allway Sync v2.08 Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 00:44:04 +1100

From: "Gary R. Schmidt" <grschmidt@acm.org>
<q>
Looks like a front-end on top of Unison:
<http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/>, which is GPLed and free
refardless of usage.
</q>

Susan
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Susan Bugher wrote:

Goodsync looks quite nice. I dont really see the difference between
folder synchronising and backing up. Is this a question of size ?
Synchronising software will sychnronise a few folders whereas backup
software can synchronise entire HDs ? I use SyncBack for backing up my
HD on my external HD. Couldn't I use the backup program to get what the
folder synchronisers do ?

I think to well do the job I'd prefer to limit the number of programs I
have to handle.

Frank

FTR wrote:
Thankyou for your kind words.
I am thinking of also doing a review of duplicate file finders, and I
am glad to see people are interested in this sort of review.

Tom

Susan Bugher wrote:

thanks . I will add a row with the prices on.

I am sure this is not the case, if only because alway sync uses MSSQL
and unison uses its own file format.

cheers,

Tom

tomkelsey wrote:

Excellent idea. I use the duplicate file finder from funduc (but is this
payware ???) .

I think it would be a great help if you could list which of the numerous
indicators can best distinguish two files, as this is the crux for the
layman like me.

Frank

FTR wrote:
The main difference is synchronising programs can move files in both
directions, but a backup program will always move files from one HD to
the other.
e.g. if you have a desktop and a laptop, and you edit files on both of
them, a synchronising program saves you the trouble of remembering
which is the latest version of any file.
backup programs also have other features, like scheduling, and
compression.


cheers,
Tom

tomkelsey wrote:
[SNIP]
Hmm, it seems to have changed slightly since I looked at it, presumably
there have been some changes.

If the "free" version uses MSSQL, I wonder how that are paying the
license fees?

And, for that matter, the underlying database is the most trivial part
of such a tool, you could store the information in a flat-file and still
be fine until you got to many millions of files.

Changing databases is a SMOP - a Simple Matter Of Programming, it merely
takes time, sometimes very little time, sometimes years.

The tough bit in synchronisation is working out which files are changed,
_without_ doing a full read of each file, which can take forever.
That's what the blokes who wrote Unison wrote their paper(s) on, because
that's the interesting bit.

And, of course, there's the Harmony Project
<http://www.cis.upenn.edu/%7Ebcpierce/harmony/index.html>, which is
where they all went.

Cheers,
Gary B-)

P.S. I still think alwayssync is built on Unison code.

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