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License:
Free to try; $59.95 to buy
- Editor's Rating:
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Downloads:
3,910,028
- Operating Systems:
Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
January 15, 2008
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Publisher's description of BeInSync
BeInSync provides a simple, all-in-one solution for accessing, sharing and protecting your data. Using secure private network technology, BeInSync lets you automatically sync documents, photos, videos, and music across your computers, share files too large for e-mail with colleagues, friends or family, access your files from anywhere, and backup your valuable files and memories to secure online storage.
Version 3.2.53 adds CPU and bandwidth throttling option.
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Editor's review of BeInSync
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- "Never be out of touch with BeInSync"
- Version reviewed: BeInSync 3.2.53
This slick file-synchronization utility gives you remote access to e-mail messages, Web favorites, and other files. It keeps the files on secure online servers, so you can work with them from anywhere using your Web browser. Unfortunately, a lack of in-program help and an interface too simple for its own good keeps BeInSync from earning a top rating.
Installation and setup are straightforward. A wizard helps create "shares" for private or group use. Your private shares can include messages and contacts from Outlook or Favorites from IE, though unfortunately you'll get no support for alternative e-mail clients or browsers. You create group shares in four simple steps: select the directory or files you want to share, add e-mail addresses, write a note, and click Send. From there, adding people to group shares is simple, though removing them is not.
In fact, the whole interface is a mixed bag. The View, Settings, and Status buttons on top do most of the work, but finding our way around wasn't as easy as we expected. The online-only help has good information, but it's also difficult to navigate and is not searchable. Nevertheless, as long as you're comfortable with sharing your information via BeInSync's secure servers, it's a very effective way to backup or sync data across multiple computers and share files with friends and colleagues.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.4 stars out of 807 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: BeInSync 3.2.53
Pros: Not much yet.
Cons: If CNet says "No limitations", why does the web site beinsync.com say 14 day free trial? Sounds like a limitation to me.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: BeInSync 3.2.53
Cons: Limited size, and number of files, on free version.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: BeInSync 3.2.53
"Have to install on every computer ??!!??"
Pros: Unable to use this software because of it's limitations, so I can't say that there's anything that I like about it.
Cons: This software is listed as 'no limitations' but this isn't accurate. You are required to install a version of this software on every machine where you want to synchronize files.
** lame **
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: BeInSync 3.2.53
"More of a headache than a solution!"
Pros: Generally BeInSync works well and seamlessly, but...
Cons: the bugs are a nightmare. Each time I save an Excel file it says it can't because of a violation. It then creates a new file. So I have dozens of files for each single file. I have completely lost where I am with all these duplicates. BeInSync have known about this bug for a while, but say it's not an important one. But I don't understand as there must be plenty of people using Excel - it can't be just me.
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Version: BeInSync 3.2.53
"This was the greatest sync program."
Pros: It ran thru their servers on line and was perfect
Cons: They have folded and closed the service, much to my regret. I can't find a program to match it. It was all automatic and easy.
Summary: It cost $60 per year and was more than worth it.
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