SyncBack Freeware

A newer version of SyncBack Freeware is available.

• 5.0 stars

  "Outstanding Quality Product"

  February 11, 2012  |   By Zylgis

  Pros

  -Extremely intuitive interface
  -Extensive functionality
  -Simple to synchronize 1 way, the other way, or both ways
  -Comprehensive reporting
  -Simple to use scheduling
  -Background sync uses very little processing power (you don't even know it's running unless you check it)
  -Optionally "simulates" synchronization so you can see what the results will be before you actually execute it,

  Cons

  None Yet but if I run across anything I'll try to update this review.

  Summary

  -I created 6 "Profiles" & scheduled them to run weekly
  -To start synchronization I went with keeping everything from both PC's ("combine")
  -After that & based on root directory (my vids, my docs, etc.) I chose which pc was the master (the one that can add, delete, & change files) & which pc was the slave (the cloned copy to store)
  -It works superbly for my home network in that I have a notebook PC that I download files (pics, videos, edit docs, etc.) & now it auto syncs to my home network PC server, which is basically a HTPC on Windows 7 running Media Center & other packages. That way I have a backup & with the mirrored directory structure I can use it to access music, pictures, etc. to play on my LCD TV.
  
  I've used many backup/sync programs over the years (being a network administrator too) & this one is the most intuitive I've seen to date. The price isn't bad either. I'm thinking about going to the Pro version & exploring the additional options, like email backup to Google's cloud. Use it, you won't regret it.

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• Reply by taramathea on December 27, 2012

  How do you get the automatic scheduling function to work? Every time I try to set it up, I get an error message. It has never run even once for me without my manually prompting it to back up data. I am managing 7 computers that need to be backed up to a server, and I don't have time to go from computer to computer to prompt this program to run.

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