file synchronization software review cnet

#File synchronization software review cnet pro#

But trying to actually access it via Windows Explorer threw the error you see below. However, I had a problem accessing images on my my main machine, an iMac running Windows via Boot Camp.īackupper had no problem creating an image of the Windows partition, and seemingly mounted it as a drive letter successfully.

File and folder syncing proved facile and glitch-free. I tried all of Backupper’s features and the backups themselves were impressively quick-especially the partition imaging.

#File synchronization software review cnet pro#

The $50 Pro version of Backupper adds a lot of, well, pro capabilities: It’s not as easy as it could be, requiring that you to type in an exact path (no browsing), but it’s doable for advanced users.

The ability to target network locations such as a NAS box for backups.

Disk wipe to overwrite sensitive data, destroy malware, etc.

Pre- and post-backup commands, including scripts.

Other improvements to Backupper since our last look include:

Most users will be fine with basic sync, though the destination will not reflect deletions from the source folder.

IDGīackupper supports multiple sync options, but mirroring, two-way, and real-time are only available in the $50 Pro version-not the Standard (free) version shown above. Real-time sync is just what is sounds like: instantaneous mirroring once changes are made in the source folder, rather than at specified, scheduled intervals.īasic syncing (see the image below) is backing up newly added or changed (replacing the older version) files to the destination, but leaving deleted files in place. Two-way sync simply means that changes made in either the source or destination folder are duplicated in the other. Mirroring maintains an exact duplicate of the source folder’s contents within the destination folder, including deleting files that are deleted from said source folder.