Sync Folders Pro is an easy-to-use app for beginners, has the ability to fine-tune synchronization settings for the most exacting professionals.
Sync Folders Pro is perfect for backups to external storage devices including:
USB, memory cards, disks on remote computers within your network, folders on Cloud services (Dropbox, etc.) With each re-backup, the app finds and copies only new files and new file versions, thereby reducing backup time and extending the life of your storage devices.
Update to Pro+ for free (website version) and create a bootable clone of your hard drive and you can use it if your main drive is crashed.
The app can synchronize multiple pairs of folders at the same time "on the fly" using our "REAL TIME SYNC" technology, on a schedule or manually. The Sync Folders Pro also provides robust tools to filter files and folders so that you sync exactly what you want.
Do you have terabytes (TB) of data to sync? No problem! Sync Folders Pro has been optimized to work with extremely large number of files. Sit back and relax, your data is being automatically synced!
The app supports bidirectional synchronization!
Read the App Store reviews from 22 countries on our website! Customers are excited about the application, and we pride the customer support service. Please, contact us with any questions, we are very happy to provide quick answers and make the app better for you.
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Do you have questions?
Please watch our helpful video tutorial on our website.
FOR BEGINNERS
- Select 2 folders to synchronize.
- Select the synchronization mode, or use the default mode. You do not need to worry about other settings, they are set to the recommended.
- Click the "Sync current task" button and your folders will be synchronized!
FOR BUSINESS
Set up an instant synchronization of documents between employees of your organization using the "Real Time Sync" mode.
Employees will always have the latest version of the documents for work.
This mode allows you to instantly sync documents in folders with a large number of files.
It works for 10.8 and later.
FOR PROFESSIONALS
- 9 modes of synchronization.
- 4 file comparison modes allow to synchronize files on the storage devices with different file systems (OS X, FAT32, etc.)
- Ability to select what package types synchronize as files, and which as folders.
- You can transform the app to the convenient file manager using powerful filters for files and folders and writing your own copy script.
- Synchronization over the network. The ability to automatically connect network folders before synchronization.
- The ability to disconnect network folders after synchronization automatically.
- Protection for unauthorized disconnect storage devices (folders) during synchronization.
- Saving the last/all versions of files to be deleted. Using this mode, you can always restore deleted files, even if folders have synchronized several times.
- Quick view the latest changes in synchronized folders.
- Ability to log events. You can filter events by type, task, status. Ability to export the event log to an external file.
- Ability to send event log by e-mail in case of synchronization errors.
- Synchronization of subfolder attributes.
- Writing your own copy scripts, for example:
- Copy all non-synced files to selected folder before copying.
- Copying files using Unix commands: cp, rsync ...
Many thanks to falconexe for his ongoing help with the English translation!
I have been using computers since the early 90's and there has always been the problem of where my files are. Mine are scattered all around, waiting to be filed. I use different places for backup in general but some things I just want to keep a copy of by themselves, either temporarily or due to a special circumstance, like backing up confidential information on an external drive. Usually, it would involve a few hours of dedicated concentration to do copy jobs from one spot to another. And usually the copy job would choke if I tried to copy a whole bunch of files at once, which would lead to more time and concentration. With the sync app, all I have to do is run the sync (having set up the particulars), literally just clicking the button, and all the work is done for me. I don't have to navigate there and double check which are the new files I need to copy across to the backup place and then double check that they're all there. I don't have to do this for multiple folders. Just one click and I'm off.
Awesome Sync features!
Review Marian
Managing files across multiple computers in various locations has been a challenge. Whether I'm on an old iMac at home, new iMacs in the office, or my MacBook Pro while traveling, keeping everything up to date has been a struggle.Sync Folders Pro is a fast and reliable solution to the challenge of ensuring that all my files are consistently updated across each machine I utilize. With this software, I can uniformly organize files on all my computers, making it very simple to locate files or project information. Additionally, it enables me to employ all of my computers as backup storage in diverse locations, thereby enhancing security.Though I find that the array of available Sync Modes exceeds my personal usage I must acknowledge that more than once I found some of them very useful. The Auto Sync feature quietly operates in the background and does all the work for you. In some cases I prefer to engage manual syncing in conjunction with the preview function, enabling me to assess which files are set to be updated and decide whether to retain certain previous versions of working files. If you prefer to opt for Auto Mode you can rely on the "Move Deleted files to a folder" feature and never lost a file.Thanks to Sync Folders Pro, the days of manually copying files between computers are behind me. A highly recommended tool that has saved me a significant amount of time and effort!
Best of them all
Phil Boyd Studge
Not perfect. For various reasons I have 50-plus Tera-Bytes of storage. A recent processor upgrade led to a general system review -- while this was happening a significant thunderstorm passed directly over head . . . which is why I have redundant HDDs. A massive re-storing of several drives, re-purchases of several enclosures, a review of my line power-conditioning, and then, a sorting of file redundancies and less than ideal data storing efficiencies . . . all meant that I was duplicating files with Finder a lot for two weeks after this started. While it is so, that Sync Folders Pro is time consuming, and is less than perfect at including everything in a folder. It is the best of the better. Two days ago while changing the disk format of several drives I opted for the free trial of Carbon Copy Cloner-- which is about 40% faster at large file duplication. It is also sometimes balky, declining to use a HDD I have just reformated because CCC has said that the old format is somehow full, when I can see nothing. And when I check the results with Sync Folders Pro -- EVERY TIME Sync Folders Pro spent several tens of minutes filling out the deficiencies.Finder does not get everything. CCC does not get everything. Sync Folders Pro gets more than the others. But the Operator must do his own checks -- AND have redundant back-ups.Highly Recommended!!!
Great program - Great price!
ArthurAJ
I was searching for a program that would enable me to back up some important files, but which were not stored on my main hard drive, which uses Time Machine for backup. I kept those files on one external disk. And, like they say, “if you only have one copy …you don’t have a backup.” So, I wanted to make two external drives serve as backups to the original drive. But I didn’t want to have to manually go through all the files to be certain that I’d copied over ALL, and any NEW files I had added. It was then that I found "Sync Folders Pro,” (I opted for the paid version) which fit the bill perfectly. The instructions are a little confusing and require some time and effort to get the various concepts into your head. But I found that the Support for the program was excellent in that when I had some questions there were “almost immediate” answers sent to me. I was impressed! I recommend this program to anyone who wants to sync files over two or more devices. Every imaginable way to sync is covered and a user would be hard pressed not to have satisfaction in the results. The price is practically a “give-away.” It’s a great value for your money and it appears by the customer ratings that I’m not alone in my praise for a programming job well done. Sure! The interface could be improved, but the end result would still be the same!
- Improved copying process
IMPORTANT WARNING:
The New Version 5 supports macOS 26, 15, 14 and newer. Please do not update the app if you are using a macOS version below 14!
After the update, the app cache will be cleared. Therefore, it is recommended to sync all tasks before the update and sync all tasks immediately after the update to create a new app cache.
You must modify the existing folder/file filters syntax. The new filter syntax is available on the Sync Folders Pro help web page.
Version 5.X:
- Modern Architecture and Stability: The app has been completely rewritten using more modern frameworks. This ensures better support for the latest and future versions of macOS, and significantly improves overall system stability.
- Advanced Filter Syntax: We have significantly improved the filter syntax for files and folders. The filtering engine now allows you to create complex, multi-level file selection scenarios, giving you complete control over exactly what should be synchronized.
- Sync Task Groups: We have added the highly anticipated grouping functionality. You can now combine related tasks into logical groups and run synchronization for a specific group entirely.
Version 5.1.4
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