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Decimus Software
Synk is a live file synchronizer, designed to make surprisingly sophisticated sync and backup features accessible to everybody. Join the many dedicated users around the world, from grandmothers to Turing Award winners, from universities to movie studios, and even some higher-ups at a computer company we all know and love!
What's New
Version 7.0.12:
- Worked around OS X 10.7 Lion throwing up connection dialogs at every possible opportunity. Guest access should now work again on OS X 10.7 Lion.
- Fixed an issue preventing detailed information about errors and other events from successfully loading
- Worked around OS X 10.7 Lion in certain circumstances providing bogus permissions info
- The usual variety of general tweaks, improvements, and fixes
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
ChronoSync+18
SuperDuper!+9 
Carbon Copy Cl...+5 
FoldersSynchro...+2 
Sync Folders F...+2 
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Synk is a live file synchronizer, designed to make surprisingly sophisticated sync and backup features accessible to everybody. Join the many dedicated users around the world, from grandmothers to Turing Award winners, from universities to movie studios, and even some higher-ups at a computer company we all know and love!
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Bob.jacobson reviewed on 19 Aug 2013
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Bob.jacobson reviewed on 11 May 2013
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Apple has moved on from Snow Leopard, releasing its successor two years ago. People who have purchased new equipment since then do not have an option to use Snow Leopard.
Decimus software has done nothing to update this application.
The problem for users of Apple equipment sold since July 2011 who want to use or continue using Synk Pro is that Decimus software has not updated their app.
Your opinion of Mac OS X since July 2011 really has nothing to do with whether Synk Pro is a good piece of software.
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Bob.jacobson reviewed on 21 Apr 2013
I requested support and am still waiting to hear back from Tony, the current owner of the franchise.
As this is critical, I set up Chronosync (which I purchased around the same time as Synk Pro, but never used) and managed the synchronizations in that fashion. However, I'd prefer real-time synchronization that Synk Pro provides, when it's working.
If anyone can tell me how to get the engines going, I'd be much obliged. Otherwise, I'm going to have to switch applications.
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I spoke with Ben who now maintains Synk Pro. We concluded that some of my synchronization scripts had been corrupted. The solution was pretty simple, taking a lot less time than futzing did: simply recreate the sync relationships. (First i did a clean reinstall, just to make sure.) This took about 2 minutes per pair. In 15 minutes, Synk Pro was back.
I'm sorry Synk Pro's not being further developed, it's 100% better than the other non-continuous synchronizers and even helps to identify files and folders that should be moved about or deleted.
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Ffass reviewed on 31 Jan 2013
My system: 2011 15" MacBook Pro, Mountain Lion (10.8.2).
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I'm sorry Synk Pro's not being further developed, it's 100% better than the other non-continuous synchronizers and even helps to identify files and folders that should be moved about or deleted.
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I've been a user of Synk since 2005 (licenses from 4.x to Synk Pro 7.x). I've seen it go from an interesting software, to an indispensable backup utility, to a tender transitional stage, to its present state: an unmaintained, languishing heap which does not work for its intended purpose.
This software was abandoned by its original developer and, now, appears to have been abandoned by a developer who has done nothing to improve the code while presumably skimming the few users optimistic enough to pay upgrade fees and/or desperate enough to look for a viable backup utility in a post-Snow Leopard world.
My advice to all users who need backup is to look somewhere other than Synk.
This code is done.
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Tony, who responded to our email, has been handling user support and says the current version should work fine under 10.8. Further, they are already in the process of working on 7.1.
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There goes my 5 licenses to the virtual trash.
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Cgc reviewed on 07 Oct 2012
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Gregm reviewed on 14 Jun 2012
I contacted support about being able to do a one-shot bootable back-up and got a ya-but-live-is-our-shtick-and-we're-sticking-to-it sounding response.
I dunno --- iCloud, doc version autosave/ restores in the software, and Time Machine built in to Lion has me questioning that single minded approach.
Anyway, I was able to make and prove a bootable back-up in a tad over an hour with Carbon Copy Cloner.
bye-bye Synk 7
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I requested support and am still waiting to hear back from Tony, the current owner of the franchise.
As this is critical, I set up Chronosync (which I purchased around the same time as Synk Pro, but never used) and managed the synchronizations in that fashion. However, I'd prefer real-time synchronization that Synk Pro provides, when it's working.
If anyone can tell me how to get the engines going, I'd be much obliged. Otherwise, I'm going to have to switch applications.
Bob
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I wonder if you have Synk Pro set to "Issues and Activity" mode? The constant sorting and re-sorting of the items in that display seem to be the major CPU consumer when Synk Pro loads are high, so you might want to try setting that to "Issues Only" when not actively watching what Synk is doing.
Even better, just quit the Synk Pro application when creating a new sync (during which time Synk is creating a database of file metainfo, which is what takes so long)---it's actually the Synk Engine process that's doing all the heavy lifting, and the Synk Pro application isn't needed at this time.
Best,
Tony
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Tony Gonzalez
support@decimus.net
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Pedro-Fardilha rated on 26 Dec 2012
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