FreeFileSync
FreeFileSync
Backup software with cross-platform file synchronization.
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FreeFileSync overview
FreeFileSync is a free backup app that helps you compare and synchronize files and folders on Windows, Linux, and OS X. It is designed to save time setting up and running backup jobs while having nice visual feedback along the way.
Features
- Detect moved and renamed files and folders
- Copy locked files (Volume Shadow Copy Service)
- Detect conflicts and propagate deletions
- Binary file comparison
- Configure handling of Symbolic Links
- Automate sync as a batch job
- Process multiple folder pairs
- Comprehensive and detailed error reporting
- Copy NTFS extended attributes (compressed, encrypted, sparse)
- Copy NTFS security permissions
- Support long file paths with more than 260 characters
- Fail-safe file copy
- Cross-platform: Windows, Linux, OS X
- Expand environment variables like %USERPROFILE%
- Access variable drive letters by volume name (USB sticks)
- Native 64-bit support
- Keep versions of deleted/updated files
- Prevent disc space bottlenecks via optimal sync sequence
- Full Unicode support
- Highly optimized runtime performance
- Include/exclude files via filter
- FreeFileSync portable and local installation available
- Handle daylight saving time changes on FAT/FAT32
- Use macros %time%, %date%, etc., for recurring backups
- Case-sensitive synchronization
- Built-in locking: serialize multiple jobs running against the same network share
Note: FreeFileSync is donationware. Donate here.
What’s new in version 13.2
Updated on Nov 27 2023
- Complete high-DPI/Retina display support (macOS)
- Prevent files from being moved to versioning recursively
- Fixed tooltip line wrap bug for moved files (Windows)
- Return first FTP parsing error when trying multiple variants
- Allow file times from the future for Linux-style FTP listing
- Fixed setting modification times on certain storage devices (Windows)
- Fixed bogus "Sound playback failed" error message (macOS)
- Fixed rename dialog text selection wobble (macOS)
Information
App requirements
- Intel 64
- Apple Silicon
- OS X 10.10 or later
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User Ratings
Jan 28 2022
Version: 11.16
Very elegant application, works exactly as it says. This is just and only for folders, for very simple backups. Out of all similar applications I like this one the most. For large folders backups I use ChronoSync and CCC. I also have SuperDuper, but it's too confusing.
Apr 3 2021
Version: 11.9
I have seen many files syncing tools and FreeFileSync one of the best, but the most compatible form me is Gs Richcopy 360, it has all the needed features
Mar 2 2021
Version: 11.7
FreeFileSync is a free backup and sync tool. I like it a lot ! You can get it from their website: www.freefilesync.org
Jul 15 2020
Version: 10.25
Starting with v. 10.25, you must give them a credit card and set up an account to download the app!
GOODBYE, JERKS.
Apr 22 2019
Version: 10.11
Somehow I just discovered this. I used Unison, bsync, ChronoSync and this is by far the easiest, most useful, and quickest. Someone hit it with an ugly stick, but I can live with that since it works so well.
Mar 19 2018
Version: 9.8
This is a terrific application. I have used Carbon Copy Cloner for years, but I wanted to copy the files from my NTFS Windows 10 drive to an external drive. It is easy to use, despite it not being a "typical" Mac application. I was also pleased with its speed. I will definitely be using it on a regular basis now. And it is Free!!
Dec 31 2015
Version: 7.6
Excellent app, I also use it on my Windows system from work. Easy to configure and it has all the options I need. I also have a license to ChronoSync but I actually prefer FreeFileSync as it works much easier and can be set up much quicker for ad hoc sync tasks.
May 23 2015
Version: 7.0
Free, works great and is easy to use. Very capable. Actively developed. Can be recommended.
May 19 2015
Version: 7.0
Re: Support synchronization with MTP devices (Android
I tried wireless and USB - no success
I asked Zenju - no answer
So?
May 19 2015
Version: 7.0
Re: Support synchronization with MTP devices (Android
I tried wireless and USB - no success.
I asked Zenju - no answer.
So?
Dec 22 2014
Version: 6.12
File permissions are improperly set. Very inconvenient if owner and user are not identical.
Oct 6 2014
Version: 6.5
Works better than every other sync tool I've tried. However, the instructions presume the user has significant tech background -- way too much techie jargon. Lot's of information is provided that is meaningless to the average computer user. IF the user help file explained more in simple English, it would be MUCH better. NOTE: It would also help if the app revealed its VERSION #.
Mar 4 2014
Version: 6.3
am i missing something? when (out of curiosity) i was opening the HELP, only examples for Windows seemed to exist; what about the Mac related things (although, for the most part, it will be possible to translate accordingly)
Jan 7 2014
Version: 6.1
This software may be brand new here on MacUpdate, but it has a solid long term presence on SourceForge, where people comment favorably about it by a wide margin.
While it may not be as Mac-like as the popular Mac full-featured backup software, for freeware it seems to offer a lot of capability and has a track record to show it isn't likely to be buggy.
Can anybody think of a reason not to try this? Freeware backup software on the Mac has not been quite this capable since CCC went commercial.
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