Used SyncToy (64-Bit) for Windows? Share your experience and help other users.
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By Microsoft
Used SyncToy (64-Bit) for Windows? Share your experience and help other users.
Full Specifications
- GENERAL
- Release
- Latest update
- Version
- 2.1
- OPERATING SYSTEMS
- Platform
- Windows
- Operating System
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP
- Windows 10
- Additional Requirements
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.
- POPULARITY
- Total Downloads
- 33,834
- Downloads Last Week
- 288
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User Reviews
2.4/5
5 User Votes
Unstable and Undependable. DirSync Pro is much better.
CalebHummell- Pros
- Brain-dead simple.
- Cons
- Unstable and undependable.
- Summary
- This used to be a decent program but, on several machines, it has lost its mind and refused to work properly. I couldn't trust that it was syncing properly, and had to constantly check the destination to see if it had the current sync file. In most cases toward the end of my using the program, there were multiple instances of files that had no been synced. If I can't trust it, I'm not interested. DirSync Pro is a much better utility, and is also free. It's also maintained and supported.
Forced me to run System Restore
eatdrumz- Pros
- Snazzy Icon
- Cons
- Did not install properly Error message; Cannot read from the source file System Volume Information\. Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 Would NOT uninstall Screen flickered after installed Had to run a system restore to get my computer back
- Summary
- I own an Hp desktop, with a Tb hard drive, and 10 gigs of ram, running Windows 7. I Never have software problems, as I use this for my music production company. I installed this pile of c r a p. Upon opening, I got error message, "Cannot read from the source file System Volume Information\. Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005." Ok, well, I'll reboot. Nothing, except now my 30" monitor was blinking. Ok, I'll uninstall it. Nope. Uninstall registered the same error message. How does uninstall give an error message? I searched the net, and made phone calls for a solution. I heard the same nightmares from several other victims. I did a Windows system restore to get exorcise the demon software. Thank God it worked! BE CAREFUL!! DON'T DOWNLOAD THIS COMPLETE PIECE OF JUNK!
Stay Away! It doesn't work!
abgrj- Pros
- The software is free.
- Cons
- It doesn't work! After I used the program I compared the two dirs with winmerge and I found a lot of flaws. Just don't waste your time! I am trying freefilesync, it seems to work, but I haven't finished my test.
- Summary
- It doesn't work!
Nice software for unattended data backup
positronic- Pros
- Free, Windows 7 has backup software built-in but the Home version doesn't allow saving to a network drive, only USB or internal drives so this software will fill the gap.
- Cons
- Setting up automated daily backups needs to be done through the Windows Scheduler program. Not intuitive, need to look it up in help to find out how.
- Summary
- Outside of looking up how to schedule it, it's a great app for syncing up folders between computers or for backup.
Great software!
maxepr727- Pros
- This is great software if you need to sync up several folders and/or hard drives. It does exactly what it says and it's totally free.
- Cons
- If you plug in external drives and if they change letters for some reason, Synctoy has to be re-setup for the new drive letters.
- Summary
- I would highly recommend this software. Even if you don't like it, it's free. Oh, did I mention that it's free?