SyncToy
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| developer | Microsoft |
| Current version | 2.1 (November 24, 2009) |
| operating system | Windows |
| License | Freeware |
| German speaking | No |
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SyncToy is a free program from the PowerToys that offers an easy-to-use, graphical user interface for the automatic synchronization of files and folders. It is written with Microsoft's .NET Framework and uses the Microsoft Sync Framework .
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The user must first create a “folder pair” which represents the two folders (“left” and “right” folder) that are to be compared and synchronized. These folders can be on a local drive, on an external medium such as B. USB mass storage device or on a network drive of another computer. SyncToy supports UNC paths. SyncToy has two backup systems which ensure that the user does not permanently lose any files marked as unnecessary during synchronization. First, the user can preview what will happen in the next step of synchronization without the actual operation taking place; Second, all deleted files are optionally moved to the Recycle Bin .
SyncToy defines three different types of operations to synchronize two folders: Synchronize , Echo and Contribute .
- Synchronize compares the two folders and ensures that they have exactly the same file contents. To do this, SyncToy can copy, delete and rename files in both folders.
- Echo looks for file changes (new files, renaming, deletion) in the left folder and executes them in the right folder (one-way synchronization).
- Contribute is like Echo , but it doesn't delete files in the right folder that were deleted in the left folder.
SyncToy supports the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 , Windows Vista and Windows XP .
The development / debugging of the program is stopped.
history
SyncToy was originally developed as a PowerToy for Windows XP. The first versions had version numbers 1.x that ended with version 1.4. These versions were written in Microsoft's .NET Framework, but used their own code for folder synchronization. They included the same actions as the current version and two additional actions (called Subscribe and Combine ):
- Subscribe will update any file in the left folder that exists in the right folder but is older. No new files are copied, only existing ones are updated if necessary.
- Combine was similar to Synchronize , except that no file is deleted; neither in the left nor in the right folder. If on one side a file is out of date, it is renamed and then the new file is copied so that both copies - the old and the updated - remain in the folder. In addition, files deleted in one of the folders will not be deleted in the other folder. Only copy and rename operations are carried out.
Version 2.0 was released in November 2008. This was a rewritten version based on the Microsoft Sync Framework. Compared to version 1.4, it includes better support for unattended synchronization, 64-bit compatibility, support for synchronization of files on EFS drives, file and folder exclusion based on name and file types, renaming of folder pairs and detection of drive letter remapping. SyncToy 2.1 was released on November 24th, 2009 and contains several minor enhancements and several bug fixes, including a serious problem that could destroy data on network drives ( NAS ) and another problem where deletions in echo mode were not synchronized . The latter has apparently not been completely corrected, as the effect also occurs occasionally in the current version.
Web links
- SyncToy 2.1 download
- Microsoft Sync Framework 2.0 - used by SyncToy; all required components are automatically installed when the SyncToy is installed.
- Brothersoft - SyncToy 1.4 Download - previous version
- SyncToy Scheduling Article - Set SyncToy to run automatically and repeatedly.
Individual evidence
- ^ Sync Toy, File Synchronization and the Microsoft Sync Framework . Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ↑ SyncToy 2.1 download and editors' review . CNET. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ↑ SyncToy 2.1 . Microsoft Corporation. 11/24/2009. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ↑ Synchronizing Images and Files in Windows Vista and XP Using Microsoft SyncToy . Archived from the original on August 16, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
