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SyncDifferent - 1.0

light & intuitive data synchronization software

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Current Version:	1.0
Release Date:	2008-05-17
License:	Freeware
Downloads (this version):	1,186
Downloads (all versions):	1,186

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Product Description:

SyncDifferent is a lite and intuitive data synchronization software. The idea is simple: you drop two folders in the main window, you click on the sync button and your two folders are synchronized! In a few clicks, you are using the entire power of rsync, the most advanced data-copying technology. There are several possibilities: archiving, daily saves or simple punctual synchronization, SyncDifferent holds perfectly his office.

Available in the File menu, the Favorites panel enables the software to remain your preferred syncs and find them again at every new launch.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4 or higher

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gets stuck before sync even begins - Version: 1.0, 5/29/2008 01:02AM PST

robio

I was really looking forward to trying SyncDifferent because it's much more user-friendly than SyncTwoFolders, which I've been using to backup to my external drive, and it allows you to save "favorites," which SyncTwoFolders does not.

However, I can't get past what appears to be an initialization issue. I click the Sync button after selecting my two folders, and the app freezes for a good 60+ seconds before it starts working, and even then you can't click on the app's main window (bring it to the foreground) or any menus while it's running. It's too busy processing. It's also a CPU hog, eating up between 19% and 79% while running.

Tried to sync twice, and both times the app got hung up on something minor (like a folder full of small jpegs less than 200k each). It stuck at 20.55% finished for a good 3 minutes, then (while I was writing this) suddenly it was done. I checked the log, and it showed there were errors, but didn't give enough information for a layman to investigate ("rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-24.1/rsync/main.c").

Also, SyncDifferent failed to copy the icons for any Alias, and for many, many folders and documents.

Developer: Check out SyncTwoFolders and borrow some elements, like the live log and the icons indicating errors within. Make that log sortable by these errors so users can track and fix problems.

Looking forward to 1.1 and beyond. If these issues are fixed, I'll happily use, recommend and donate.

Works as promised - Version: 1.0, 5/22/2008 11:57AM PST

lou.plummer

I used it to sync a copy of the contents of my flash drive with a backup folder on my hard drive. It synced 17,000 files (2.84 GB) in a relatively short time and I could find no discrepancies. Thanks to the developer for a simple, straight forward interface.