Seeking advise on SyncToy
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Just run into Briefcase messing around with “read only files”. Found out that there is another application which does function in similar way as Briefcase - called SyncToy. Also found some dead links allegedly supporting SyncToy, so since I have knack to pick a dead horse, should I bother with SyncToy? Is there another FREE application as SyncToy? BTW – I had life long bad experience with anything MS calls "Backup", please do not bother with recommending that, OK. Thanks for reading. Cheers Vaclav
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Just run into Briefcase messing around with “read only files”. Found out that there is another application which does function in similar way as Briefcase - called SyncToy. Also found some dead links allegedly supporting SyncToy, so since I have knack to pick a dead horse, should I bother with SyncToy? Is there another FREE application as SyncToy? BTW – I had life long bad experience with anything MS calls "Backup", please do not bother with recommending that, OK. Thanks for reading. Cheers Vaclav
Hi, I have used Synctoy for a while and it did work well enough but every now and again sometimes it seemed to miss a few beats. In the mean time I have been using FreeFileSync for a few years and that works really well. I use it regularly to maintain multiple duplicates (backups of my +/- 60Gb of personal data) and I have never had any problems or glitches with it. Just a personal opinion but I like it. Filip
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Hi, I have used Synctoy for a while and it did work well enough but every now and again sometimes it seemed to miss a few beats. In the mean time I have been using FreeFileSync for a few years and that works really well. I use it regularly to maintain multiple duplicates (backups of my +/- 60Gb of personal data) and I have never had any problems or glitches with it. Just a personal opinion but I like it. Filip
I switch file sync programs annually, it seems. Thanks for the tip on FreeFileSync - looks nice! FWIW I've been using GoodSync, which works well, but at $39 a pop for the version I can run directly from my backup drives, seems way too expensive - especially since you need a separate license per removable drive for their goodSyncToGo version.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP