- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP
- Date added: January 26, 2010
- Total Downloads: 431,738
- Downloads last week: 3,914
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 248 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This straightforward backup utility makes it a snap to safeguard and synchronize your files, and its freeware price just sweetens the deal. Surprisingly flexible for a free program, SyncBack can save your files anywhere: on external hard drives, in ZIP archives, on network drives, on CDs (using UDF), or transfer them via FTP. Recovering from a drive loss is also cinch, with a convenient restore tool that replicates folder trees along with the files in them.
It lets you define multiple scheduled backup jobs so you can just set 'em and forget 'em, allowing users to create specific backup jobs for certain folders or file types. You can control the way files are compared and selected for backup: the program comes with ready-made profiles to make the process as easy as possible. It's hard not to like that SyncBack doesn't use many system resources when working in the background, and backups can be set to export their logs to an HTML file for easy viewing. All in all, it's an excellent choice for home users and small businesses.
Publisher's description
From 2BrightSparks :Easily backup, synchronize, or restore your files to another drive, FTP server, ZIP file, networked drive, or removable media. Highly configurable, SyncBack includes: detailed, easy to read log files; email results; simulated backups and restore; file filters; sub-directory selection; copy verification; background backups; auto-close of programs; easy and expert modes; profile groups; compare files, and an extensive context sensitive help file.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 248 votes
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Version: SyncBack Freeware 3.2.20
Pros: Very easy to use
Cons: Absolutely no problems
Summary: Program was easy to install, simple to use and does the job I required
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Version: SyncBack Freeware 3.2.20
Pros: It does synchronize well, with lots of options, if you take the time to master (and fiddle with) it.
Cons: The interface is non-intuitive, the synchronization report is cramped and unclear, it's hard to be sure what's going to happen where (copying, deleting, etc), and the whole look is overall unappealing.
Summary: Powerful, awkward; SyncToy 2 is easier, and sufficient for most folks.
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Version: SyncBack Freeware 3.2.20
Pros: I have tried several paid and free varieties. This is the best for automating simple backup (with mirroring) to an external HDD. The options can be a little daunting at first, but the flexibility far outweighs other offerings.
Cons: The reporting function should also provide a summary of JUST the files that were not copied over, instead of making you hunt for them through 40+ pages of HTML to see.
Summary: You only need the Synback SE or Pro versions if you MUST have ability to copy over files that are in use (such ast the Outlook PST database). The free version will not do this.
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Version: SyncBack Freeware 3.2.20
Pros: Fast and customizable. Gets the job done. Very Customizable
Cons: Interface could be improved.
Summary: Perfect for synchronizing files between different sources.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: SyncBack Freeware 3.2.20
"Easy, Flexible, Automatic Network Backup. Excellent!"
Pros: From the website. SyncBack is our freeware program that helps you easily backup and synchronize your files to: the same drive; a different drive or medium (CDRW, CompactFlash, etc); an FTP server; a Network; or a Zip archive.
Cons: Watch our for operator error. Run manually and check results before using auto features.
Summary: I've used and loved SecondCopy and DirSyncPro. SyncBackFreeware is even better.
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