Sunday, April 04, 2010

File Sync

Been using Syncback Pro for years now for all my backup / sync needs. Its main advantage was its flexibility and the ability to use volume names rather than drive letters (this was especially useful for my various USB sticks/fobs (whatever you choose to call them) for which XP seems to randomly assign drive letters - which is a nightmare for syncing / backup) - I now get round this using USBDLM but thats another post.

Syncback has now been usurped by Super Flexible File Synchroniser which is superior in almost every way, the most obvious being speed. I can now sync all my drives (between 3 and 4) in the time it took to sync 1 using Syncback. 

There are other advantages but another useful function is silent sync failure - this basically means that if drives aren't available during a scheduled sync/backup you don't get any annoying messages or popups - Super Flexible records the fact the process doesn't take place but thats it.

If you need a sync / backup program i can only recommend Super Flexible File Synchronizer.