The first week of the Ghacks Christmas Giveaway has passed and I can already assure you that it will not be the last giveaway here at Ghacks. The majority loves the products that I have selected so far and I hope that this trend continues in the coming three weeks. Today’s offer is the file synchronization software GoodSync from the makers of RoboForm.
Goodsync provides the typical left / right interface that many file synchronization software programs use. One interesting aspect is that it can not only be used to keep files in sync but also to backup them. Both operations are started as so called jobs. A job consists of a few steps that the user has to configure.
A file synchronization requires the selection of two folders that should be kept in sync. This can be used to sync emails, documents, music and anything practically anything else that is needed in more than one folder.
The analyze button will scan both directories and display the folders, files, sizes and additional information of both sides. The program will also list the space requirements on both hard drives if the synchronization is started. All files and the direction that they are copied will be shown as well.
Goodsync can also change the display mode so that only conflicts, errors and other information such as the sync state will be displayed.
Users can finetune the process before starting the synchronization. It is for example possible to exclude folders or files from synchronization or change their direction. The default sync direction is a two-way sync but it is possible to change that to a one-way sync easily in the options.
Filters can be used to exclude certain files or folders from the synchronization. One of the most important aspects of a file synchronization software is the support of storage space. GoodSync supports synchronization and backups on local hard drives, network drives, ftp, sftp, Amazon S3, WebDav and WinMobile hardware. It is therefor no problem to sync files from ftp or sftp to the local computer.
Once everything has been configured according to your wishes you can the automatic options. It’s much like a scheduler. You can set the interval or event when the file synchronization software should analyze or sync files and what the software should do if conflicts are encountered.
The options are also the place to create global filters and to change other options like the buffer size or if locked files should be copied.
Experienced users will like the sheer amount of command line options that are provided by the file synchronization software. There is practically a switch for every option of the software to synchronize or backup files. It is possible to import or export the job list to run it on multiple computers.
Every user is able to create file synchronization or backup jobs with GoodSync in a few easy steps. Experts will love all the settings and options to tweak the software.
Five licenses of GoodSync are up for grabs. To win one simply leave a comment and tell us what you would sync or backup with it.
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I backup data nightly to a thumb drive and weekly to an external hard drive. GoodSync would be very useful for this.
Too Cool…
I work on at least 6 different computers at work, and 3 at home. This would come in very handy.
I would love this, I was just thinking of how to synch my documents with those on my portable drive for when I’m working away from home, a copy of GoodSync would make my christmas!
wow.. As I am reading this post, I am actually backing up server files (around 800 GB) using another software.. Would love to have this.. :)
I am in.
Backup documents, config files, PDFs, ebooks to 3 different repositories. Have been finding a good sync software, and it is hard to find a good one that looks aesthetically good in interface, functionally rich and one very important feature: File exclusion feature! Most software that I have tested with does not offer this feature. This software will be useful for me for this purpose.
I use couple of batch scripts for daily file backup on server at work.
GoodSync looks like a good and solid program for backing up and syncing valuable data.
Looks like a great piece of software to handle all of my backup needs
I just needed a good sync tool!
Martin, you do not mention what OS this software runs on. If it is Linux, then is it rsync-based? rsync is a terrific program, but it’s command-line interface is very complicated. I would love to see a GUI for it.
This seems like a full feature software with a nice interface. Something that lacks in most of the backup software :(
I used this wonderful piece of software from about an year now, it worths every cents of its license.
It’s useful for syncing local folders to an external drive, it can even copy the full primary hard disk.
The only feature I’m still waiting on every changelog is the ability to backup a local repository to a remote site without scanning the ftp only looking local changes (likes the opensource “sitecopy” does).
i would love this. this looks like great software. PICK ME PICK ME :p heheh
I do a lot of writing and this would be a wonderful piece of software to keep my files backed up to (and synchronized with) my network drive.
Gotta love gHacks for these great giveaways … Keep it up!
Me please
I would backup my local folders to a backup external drive! I have tons of documents, homeworks, projects, case studies to backup regularly since i often have changes in these folders.
I look forward to using GoodSync to replace the horrendous SyncToy and make my computer love me again!
I’d like to try this one too.
Ray
I am synching my home lap with the one for work via the usb drive. I am currently using allway sync’n'go but I’ve exceeded the file limits recently…so i really need a GoodSync which seems to be a perfect alternative. Thanks!
No thanks,i prefer thing to be random and off key!
It would be a handy tool to synchronize files between my PC and a FTP.
This would be perfect for me to synch documents,emails & photos between 2 PCs – I have tried several freeware apps for this but always been very disappointed – would love to have something that worked!
this is a good treat…..
I’ve been using, rather fighting with Synctoy, to sync files from a work usb drive a couple of different systems at home.
This would help me keep my music files in sync as well as just basic admin files.
Sync’ing rocks!
currently using synctoy which I find a bit limiting. I could definitely do with this software as my laptop is making concerning whirring sounds, and so I’m backing it up constantly just in case. I would use the software to back up music, photos & documents generally. I have three computers for different things and an external hard drive – so back-ups and syncs are very important! Anyway – merry Christmas all!
Roboform is great piece of software, so I’m curious about GoodSync
Useful software. I’m in (and still waiting for the CrossOver giveaway)
GoodSync would be nice in my toolbox.
I would really love this as I need to find a better way to sync files across my home and work computer.