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ChronoSync easily synchronizes or backs-up files and folders in a variety of ways.
Synchronize files between folders, hard drives, removable media, laptops, file servers, or any computer, not just a Macintosh. Features include:
Synchronize files between folders, hard drives, removable media, laptops, file servers, or any computer, not just a Macintosh. Features include:
- Fully customizable toolbar.
- All synchronization settings are stored in separate, self-contained, double-click- able documents that can be run or modified at any time.
- Synchronize files in any direction or bi-directionally.
- Establish simple, intermediate, or advanced rules to include or exclude files by name, size, date, extension,
What's New
Version 4.3.0:
Features:
- Each sync target can be given a custom name and these are displayed throughout the rest of the user interface.
- A specific target folder/volume can now be changed without losing all the state information recorded by previous synchronizations.
- All new Restore function provided in the Analyze panel offers several options for quickly restoring files that have previously been synchronized.
- Delete function in the Analyze panel is presented with a simpler set of options and provides better feedback during the deletion.
- Refinements to both the Archive Panel Restore and Delete functions so that better feedback is presented as well as better user interaction for dealing with errors.
- Secure connections to a 1.3 ChronoAgent (or later) will use SSL to encrypt the data.
- Significant user interface changes to the Connection Profile Editor including a new "Basic" mapping mode.
- Connection profiles and helper application entries can now be duplicated.
- Helper applications for the Compare function can now be command line tools (such as /usr/bin/opendiff) as well as standard applications.
- Preservation of Extended Attributes can now be optionally disabled, increasing compatibility with many devices that don't offer full extended attribute support.
- Aliases and symbolic links are now displayed in italics in the Analyze Panel's outline view.
- The contained documents list now automatically contracts when running a synchronization, preventing the progress dialog from obscuring displayed entries.
- Implemented an Options sheet to control the scope of the Analysis Report before starting the print job.
- Added the option to display only exclusions and forced synchronizations in the Analysis report.
- A scheduled item can now be edited even if the associated document can't be found/loaded.
- Significant memory reduction while running synchronizations and maintaining archives.
- Performance optimizations to the basic synchronization process.
- Numerous refinements to the user interface such as contextual popup menus, tooltips, direct Help Center links, more consistent terminology and button placement.
- Spanish, Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese have been added to the existing set of English, German, French and Japanese translations.
- Completely revamped Help Center with new content, user interface and translations.
- New implementation for detecting and automatically installing updates.
- Fixed a runaway memory consumption problem when summarizing trial sync entries.
- We now ensure that all "Status" text within the highlighted rows of the Scheduled Documents Manager uses the same text attributes.
- We now ensure that we don't show conflict and date-rollback error sheets when running a baseline scan.
- Modified some of the properties of the Scheduled Document Manager's table view to allow the user to resize the status column.
- Fixed a crash that could occur in the Analyze panel when either target is invalid or unavailable..
- While attempting to mount a removable media target for synching and the "Prompt for media" option is disabled, we attempt to passively mount the removable media rather than just assume that the target is unavailable.
- Fixed a problem where the prompt to insert media dialog would not be displayed but the program was hung waiting for user input from this invisible dialog.
- Fixed a bug that could cause several setup sheet windows throughout the program to be improperly displayed and/or behave badly.
- Fixed a bug whereby a synchronizer window might not behave properly if you opened a sync document with the Archive Panel visible.
- Fixed a bug whereby running a Trial Sync would mess up the display of the progress bar for any subsequent 'regular' synchronizations.
- Fixed a problem when switching back to the application which could cause a crash if a synchronization and/or user interface element required date formatting at that very instant.
- Fixed a bug whereby if a contained sync document did not exist, an exception would be raised when that document tried to be run and the entire synchronization would be aborted.
- Fixed a bug whereby the change detection logic would not allow changing of complex triggers to certain values.
- Fixed a bug whereby if you had "Automatically retry before handling errors" enabled and were performing a Right-to-Left sync, clicking "Skip" on a large file would have to exhaust all retry attempts before actually being skipped.
Version 4.3.0:
Features:
- Each sync target can be given a custom name and these are displayed throughout the rest of the user interface.
- A specific target folder/volume can now be changed without losing all the state information recorded by previous synchronizations.
- All new Restore function provided in the Analyze panel offers several options for quickly restoring files that have previously more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
SuperDuper!+13
Carbon Copy Cl...+7 
Synk Pro+4 
Tri-BACKUP+2 
Super Flexible...+2 
FoldersSynchro...+2
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ChronoSync easily synchronizes or backs-up files and folders in a variety of ways.
Synchronize files between folders, hard drives, removable media, laptops, file servers, or any computer, not just a Macintosh. Features include:
Synchronize files between folders, hard drives, removable media, laptops, file servers, or any computer, not just a Macintosh. Features include:
- Fully customizable toolbar.
- All synchronization settings are stored in separate, self-contained, double-click- able documents that can be run or modified at any time.
- Synchronize files in any direction or bi-directionally.
- Establish simple, intermediate, or advanced rules to include or exclude files by name, size, date, extension, plus other more advanced options.
- Compare files before and after synchronizations to see the status of every file.
- Run trial synchronizations to check results before committing.
- Special options that ignore invisible files, resolve alias, preserve folder attributes and synchronize deletions.
- A complete transaction log maintains a complete history of all synchronizations run with options for exporting and printing.
- Automate synchronization with a full-featured scheduler.
- Schedule synchronizations to occur at launch, termination, once, or any repetitive time frame desired.
- Launch ChronoSync at system startup and have it run in the background.
- Use AppleScripts to automate the process even further.
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Dadama reviewed on 09 Jan 2012
The only improvements I can suggest is to enable easier access to the file location (e.g., control click) and better integration with the Scheduler.
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Bigboysdad reviewed on 10 Dec 2011
When I say good old Chronosync, I mean the ability to archive changed or deleted files, mount/ unmount volumes, proven A grade metadata copying (see backup bouncer) and a straightforward and understandable GUI sync wizard which at the same time offers syncing options as complex as it can possibly get (there is nothing that can not be done in that respect). There are no gimmicks to this, it's serious software. The devs have been around a long time and provide detailed and helpful support. Chronosync is responsible for backing up my entire home folder and I'm happy to rely on it.
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maartenfb reviewed on 14 Nov 2011
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Bob.jacobson reviewed on 06 Sep 2011
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Each to his/her own, for sure.
I just wanted to point out that the excellent ChronoSync will run the way you want it - both 'now', when you launch it; and 'timed' at a variety of times to suit you. No constantly having to fuss with clocks - though you can set it to run at your command if you want. Good luck!
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Almar reviewed on 03 Sep 2011
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Vandulus reviewed on 29 Aug 2011
This program offers a great deal of power and flexibility, packed with an easy to use interface. The scheduling agent makes it so I can setup the backup jobs and not worry.
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Madison_mac reviewed on 15 Aug 2011
I just wish it had a 'delta' backup feature.
So when backing up new changes to a file, if a file changes from 500MB to 502MB, it will backup only the new 2 MB.
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Madison_mac reviewed on 14 Aug 2011
I just wish it had a 'delta' backup feature.
So when backing up new changes to a file, if a file changes from 500MB to 502MB, it will backup only the new 2 MB.
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Madison_mac reviewed on 14 Aug 2011
I just wish it had a 'delta' backup feature.
So when backing up new changes to a file, if a file changes from 500MB to 502MB, it will backup only the new 2 MB.
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I just wish it had a 'delta' backup feature.
So when backing up new changes to a file, if a file changes from 500MB to 502MB, it will backup only the new 2 MB.
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Caberlin rated on 06 Feb 2012
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Mike4president rated on 28 Oct 2011
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Ean rated on 14 Apr 2011
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galax rated on 11 Apr 2011
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Loukash rated on 07 Apr 2011