FreeFileSync 13 generalizes the way sync directions are set up:
Previously they were based on the "differences" found after comparison: left only, right
only, left newer, right newer.
In addition to "differences" it is now possible to set sync directions based on
"changes":
Before FreeFileSync 13,
the "Update" synchronization variant wasn't as fundamental and useful as the other two, "Two
way", and "Mirror".
Since "Update" was making decisions
based on "differences", it was unable to distinguish whether
a new file was created on the source, or if an old file was deleted on the target.
These two cases, however, should get different treatment!
The most common "Update" case is
copying photos from a smartphone to some backup location. When photos on the smartphone
are deleted, they should not also be deleted on the backup drive:
The user is making free space for new photos.
On the other hand, deleting photos from the backup, should not get
them copied over again during the next sync: The user is cleaning up unwanted photos.
Unfortunately this is exactly what the old differences-based "Update" did.
Additionally, when a file on the source side was renamed,
this change couldn't be detected without a database, and
a duplicate file was copied to the backup location instead of renaming the existing one.
The solution: The new "Update" variant will determine sync directions based on "changes"
compared to
the last sync, in the exact same way that "Two way" operates: by using a database file.
But FreeFileSync doesn't stop there. Specific decisions can be made for each individual change
(create, update, delete) similarly to how it is possible with the "differences"
categories.
All three, "Two way", "Mirror", and "Update" can be expressed in these new terms.
One might be tempted to go further and assume "changes" is the more
fundamental concept, and get rid of the old "differences" categories altogether.
If it wasn't for the requirement of sync.ffs_db files:
"Mirror" can be expressed both via "differences" and via "changes",
but doesn't need a database file in the first case.
"Mirror without database" is a frequent requirement and kept as the default.
Therefore FreeFileSync now supports two fundamentally different ways to set up sync directions.
The "changes"-based settings have always been hidden inside "Two way" but are now exposed.
This opens up for new possibilities (like a proper "Update"),
and hopefully other kinds of sync scenarios, that are not immediately obvious
(e.g. a "changes"-based "mirror" that "does nothing" if the changes are occurring on the target
side?
That's not quite the "conflict" that some users would like to see, but better than nothing).
FreeFileSync 13 supports manual file renaming for multiple files at once!
Most file renaming tools are complex beasts, overflowing with options.
FreeFileSync's renaming tool strips the complexity down to its core:
All file names can be changed via a simple text input field.
The file name differences are represented as blocks
that can be copied or moved, while the commonalities are shown as editable text.
The result is a straight-forward and intuitive way to handle multi-file renames:
FreeFileSync with support for multi file renaming and the enhanced sync concept
can be obtained via the official website: https://freefilesync.net
With FreeFileSync version 10.20 donors to the project can now
get their synchronization logs sent to them
as a nicely-formatted email .
This is implemented by integrating professional transactional
email services (Mailgun, Amazon) which means that no complicated
configuration is needed, e.g. for an SMTP server login.
Just enter your email address in the synchronization settings and
be done.
The FreeFileSync Donation Edition with support for email notifications
can be obtained via the official website: https://freefilesync.net
FreeFileSync version 10.8 adds support for
Google Drive
as a new option to synchronize cloud storage besides
SFTP and FTP.
FreeFileSync directly accesses the files online, without the need to install additional
synchronization software such as Google Backup & Sync.
This saves the hard drive space that is usually needed for a full local copy of all Google Drive
files, and enables further performance improvements with
FreeFileSync's ability to copy multiple files in
parallel.
The result of directory listings is buffered by FreeFileSync, which allows for future accesses
to complete instantaneously.
Changes that happen outside of FreeFileSync are synchronized automatically by only transferring
the small delta of differences.
Google generously has granted high quotas for FreeFileSync's users,
so even the most-demanding sync scenarios are covered.
FreeFileSync with Google Drive support can be downloaded from the official website: https://freefilesync.net
FreeFileSync version 10 has added support for copying
multiple files in
parallel.
It is now possible to specify the number of parallel file operations for each device inside the
settings. During synchronization FreeFileSync will then spawn several tasks accordingly instead
of processing only one file after another.
This new design offers huge performance improvements for all scenarios that are dominated by
latency, like synchronization against network shares or cloud devices including
SFTP and FTP(S). The idle time after issuing each file I/O request while waiting
for the network response is not the limiting factor anymore: The number of parallel operations
can be set as high as needed until the bandwidth is saturated and the network card is operating
at full speed.
The new parallel file operations architecture is not limited to the synchronization step, but
used throughout the application. Folder comparison will issue multiple requests at a time even
when traversing only a single folder, by dynamically managing the workload while recursively
reading the folder tree. Binary-comparison also processes all files in parallel.
The FreeFileSync installer is now
ad-free!
Before version 10, FreeFileSync had shown a single advertisement during installation to help
fund the project. Beginning with version 10, the project is fully relying on donations from
users to finance its ongoing expenses in software development and support. A huge thanks
to everyone who is contributing to make this possible!
Cross-Platform File and Folder Synchronization Software adds Support for FTP and FTPS
FreeFileSync (https://freefilesync.net) has released
version 9.1 of its free open source file synchronization utility for Windows, Linux, and
macOS.
The new version supports synchronization via FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and the encrypted
variant FTPS (SSL/TLS). This further enhances FreeFileSync's capabilities to not only work with
local drives and network shares but also synchronize mobile and cloud storage.
FreeFileSync eliminates the tedious and error-prone task of manually identifying files that have
changed on the source folder and copying them to the target folder, no matter what protocol is
used to access files. Users can set up mirror, two-way, or custom synchronization rules, and
then create batch jobs that run the sync without requiring manual interaction. Batch jobs can be
started with a simple mouse double-click or triggered automatically by a task scheduler.
FreeFileSync detects moved files and reproduces the move on the target drive. This avoids time
consuming file copy and delete operations and instead completes the task with a single hard
drive access. This even works in mirror synchronization scenarios where the target file system
does not support file IDs (e.g. FTP/SFTP) or has unstable file IDs (e.g. FAT).
FreeFileSync includes features that are normally found only in the premium versions of
commercial applications. It can copy locked files using the Volume Shadow Copy Service, compare
file content in binary mode, handle symbolic links and run real two-way synchronizations
including detecting conflicts and propagating deletions. FreeFileSync fully supports long file
paths with more than 260 characters, copies NTFS extended attributes, security permissions and
alternate data streams. The application takes advantage of 64-bit and multiple CPU cores if
available and is fully Unicode compatible.
FreeFileSync supports MTP (Media Transfer Protocol), making it easy for users to synchronize
files and folders between their PCs and their iPad, iPhone, Android smartphone, tablet, digital
camera, digital audio players, or other MTP devices. The tool is fully integrated with Windows
Explorer and allows users to jump to their MTP files in Explorer, open them directly with their
default application, or to drag and drop MTP folders from Explorer into FreeFileSync.
FreeFileSync supports FTP, FTPS, SFTP, enabling web developers to publish changes to their local
website copy by running a FreeFileSync batch job - with only a double-click of the mouse.
The software has been optimized for usability and performance. It can scan a hard drive with
hundreds of thousands of files in a few seconds, while scanning multiple folders in parallel.
The synchronization steps are laid out in the optimal order that minimizes peaks in disk space
consumption and FreeFileSync's fail-safe file copy algorithm prevents data corruption when the
synchronization process is terminated unexpectedly, e.g. due to power loss.
Graphs and detailed messages give relevant feedback and provide structure on multiple visual and
textual levels: getting an overview of a hard drive's space distribution can be quickly
accomplished by navigating a directory tree showing file count and sizes below each node.
Pricing and Availability
FreeFileSync is available without cost. FreeFileSync runs on Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10, Mac OS
X 10.8 and newer, and all major distributions of Linux.
您的程序为我节省了无数时间来管理各种 USB 记忆棒和网络驱动器。
它快速、稳定,并且完全满足我的需要。
太感谢了!!
—
坦克雷迪·廷卡尼
非常可靠的应用程序。
它拥有本地文件同步所需的一切。
我期待 Google Drive 和 FTP 支持。
—
埃尔维丁·哈姆扎吉奇
感谢您提供这个很棒的程序!
我已经使用它有一段时间了,我真的很感激它!
—
劳伦斯·弗拉特曼
我尝试过的最好的同步工具。
感谢您致力于不断改进软件。
请继续。
—
彼得·卡贝莱
One of the greatest little housekeeping gadgets around. Great work,
thank you!
— Rayborn
Absolute best. I wish I could point to some issues but I can not
think of any major flaws. One minor is that there is no ability to choose the installation
language and so it forces an auto-detected language but that is all. Great app.
— infinum
Thanks! Keep it up. For years this has been my go-to for keeping my
external hard drives up-to-date.
— Matthew Ell
Surely the best sync application currently including paid ones.
Simply the best and works flawlessly. Meets the requirements of people who have to work on
multiple systems.
— Uday Krishna
It's a very good program! Very useful! Thank you for creating this
program. From South Korea
— Kim Han
It is the ideal application to synchronize my files between two
computers and one file server. I was testing before a few other solutions, but FreeFileSync
is the best of the best!! Thank you for this project! Best regards.
— mutancik
I am using it since ... I don't remember. Easy, reliable, good. I
recommend to anyone.
— Tomasz Stankiewicz
VERY, VERY great tool, far beyond majority of commercial app! Many
thanks! And go on!
— Vincent Bourquin
Works great — just what I was looking for. Thanks for allowing me
to evaluate free of charge.
— Kevin Forth
The best sync util I've found. I am using it since version 3. It is
the easiest way to keep a complete synced mirror from my laptop to my desktop user's folder.
Highly recommended!!! A++++
— Danurica
What a simple yet incredibly helpful and powerful program! The user
interface is flexible enough to house lots of things or to be very simple and sleek - and it
performs binary comparisons! Cheers for a job well done!
— jeffplemons
Have used this in the past to great satisfaction. Just came back,
because ... well, you just have to have this. Way outperforms anything you can do manually
and better than any other tools I've seen so far.
— Jan Derk Otter
Fantastic product. I've been using it for a few months now and
files between two computers are syncing perfectly.
— Andrea Hatley
I've been using FreeFileSync for years and I have to say thanks
again for the great software, frequent updates and excellent support you give to us. Keep
doing that!
— Tarcisio Alves de Menezes
I've been using FreeFileSync for a while, and it is simply the
best, most reliable synchronization tool that I've come across. I expect I'll still be using
it for years to come!
— Willem-Jan Olwagen
Well done! I love this software. This is the best software for
synchronization. Thank you.
— Cong Thinh Bui
Thank you for continually filling a huge gap and for making things
possible that were previously only dreams!
— Tiziano Riolfo
Thanks for the program! Exactly what I was looking for and better
than I expected! Cheers.
— Albert Young
Thanks for your work to date on this project and your phenomenally
fast responses to bug submissions. I think this is a great piece of software and will only
get better with your enthusiasm. I was so impressed that I was happy to make a small
donation. Keep up the good work :-)
— kjen33
The very best (and free) software for mirroring and syncing. I
appreciate the fact it works on all major platforms, including Windows, Mac, and Linux.
— Brian Bunnell
Great program. Good work. Simple, powerful, easy to use and working
fine with every release
— Grégoire Lauber
Fastest and easiest and most trustworthy sync program I've ever
used! Been using for years. There is nothing quite like it! Also great that it is
customizable!
— Bert Branson
Great software, does exactly what I want it to do. I replaced a
professional software which is not as ergonomic as FreeFileSync.
— Harald Roeh
I have dabbled with this tool for a couple of years. Time to get
serious, and FFS has proven itself worthy of a production environment.
— Jack Riggen
I have been using FreeFileSync for the last one year and have been
a very happy user. It is easy to install and very easy to configure and use. I would
recommend FreeFileSync usage.
— Mahinder Nath
I've tried almost every files and folders synchronisation program
available on windows. And FreeFileSync is definitely the best. It's the fastest, the most
customisable and the most intuitive one, and above all, it's open source.
— pellk
The best of all I tried (Synctoy, Robocopy, etc.) for backing up 50
laptops to a server. Simple config, nice features: versioning, omitting select folders (like
/AppData), daily logs for checking health. Easily automated using Windows Task Scheduler.
Support is excellent, better than I've ever seen from anyone!
— David C. Menges
Operation is intuitive and simple while powerful features like
mirroring, backup, synchronization, etc. can be done manually and automatically. I've been
searching for such a tool for a long time and tried several others. Up to now nothing is
comparable to FFS.
— dcamarena
'Think Before You Sync'! FreeFileSync is so versatile I can't
believe I ever had to live without it.
— Michael Papo
Thank you for your amazing work!
— guillaumecombot
One of the best utilities I've used in over 20 years of using
Windows systems. Simple and easy to set up and use. THANKS!!!
— Edward Perez
I've been testing this for a while now, and I can finally say I
don't feel the need to rely on GoodSync anymore. Great job!
— Gabriele Bartoli
I have found the sorcerer's stone and it is FreeFileSync.
— allijeanbean
Love the great cross-platform support! I use FreeFileSync on Arch
Linux and Windows systems.
— Nathan Hoffman
Super software! After 3 years of use I have only good impressions!
Thanks and good luck!
— rusnetrus
I was waiting for a solution like FreeFileSync for years. It's a
dream: existing pro synchronization services, pragmatic updates. Congratulations to the
developers!
— Christian Saury
Excellent, works like a charm. I was long looking for something
like that to keep two large HD identical.
— Olivier Lengwiler
Thanks for continuing to develop this fantastic piece of software.
I use it multiple times a week and it performs flawlessly.
— Nathan Rudyk
Was using Unison, but there weren't many updates and it doesn't
support x64. FreeFileSync is very simple to use! Also it is much faster than Unison! I
recommend it!
— geek-man
FreeFileSync is a mature and robust application. After using it for
years on a daily basis I never had problems with losing data. An amazing feature of FFS that
is difficult to find in similar applications is the ability to synchronize open files on
network drives.
— Marcio Tibirica
Fantastic software. Easy to use for sync. I've been searching for
months to find a good package. Thanks!
— Farhang Jalali
I gave up on MS SyncToy — it wasn't deleting files and folders
properly when mirroring and was creating duplicate copies of overwritten files. FreeFileSync
works perfectly and is easy to use. Absolutely first-rate software!
— Robert Bunnett
This has been my goto file sync tool for years. It's an A+ piece of
software!
— Jeff Reed
After successful tests, i permanently installed the program with 6
TB of data exchanged between 2 x 3 hard disks (12 TB total) and it since works reliable and
fast. It's even better than the best commercially available software, so there goes a big
THANK YOU to the fantastic programmers and the GNU open source community & last but not
least to sourceforge!!
— weathercontrol
Flexible. Does what it's supposed to do well. I switched from
SyncBack (free version) to FreeFileSync because it handles a few important things better,
e.g. copying locked files, more powerful filters.
— oid-2864505
This is one of the few programs I would actually be happy to pay
for, as the updates are often, the author is awesome, the pictures of animals in the
installer are super awesome, and it actually works as advertised.
— Colin Smith
I use FFS more often, and like it better, than Beyond Compare or
Exam Diff. Thanks for your excellent program.
— Harold Bradtke
Using it for my music projects and samples backup to my backup hard
drive. Very easy to use and secure. Thank you.
— Marco Korbar
Excellent sync software; replaced SyncToy with this when I realised
that SyncToy had gradually wiped rather than backed up my files. Works well; can't believe
how much quicker it is!
— Simon
Awesome!! I have been looking for an application like this for
months!! Finally I found something that can efficiently manage all my folders (photos,
music, text files, applications, etc.) which I am constantly editing and for which I need to
create backups for on my laptop, ipad, 2 external hard drives and virtual hard drives such
as icloud, dropbox, google drive, one drive etc. This software is simple and easy to
use, has important necessary features and best of all is quick for syncing between all these
devices. Highly recommended!
— anthonysan
I use FreeFileSync to coordinate my data between desktop, laptop
and tablet and it has never let me down. Thanks so much!
— Gina Paoli
SO awesome. There's so much I could say about this indispensable
program, but I'll just tell you now that the amount of options and different types of sync
methods will ensure you are able to do what you need, as well as the ability to save your
sync configurations for certain sync jobs, so that you can easily do them in the
future.
Great UI, please don't change it, because too many people are ruining their
software these days with some new crap that renders their software useless, literally making
it impossible to do anything. Keep up the GREAT work, developers, you really know what
you're doing <3 You rock mah socks! ^_^
— space0ctopus
We use this app in our 2-man team to keep Dropbox and several PCs
in sync. No issues whatsoever. Highly recommend.
— Vlad
This project is clearly fueled by a great passion to provide the
best possible end-user experience, and this is greatly appreciated!
— Jeffrey Gill
Excellent Program. A HUGE improvement over Sync Toy that I've been
using for years. Anyone who wants to sync or backup should download and use this program.
Many thanks to the developers
— deibiddo
Very good app. Helps me sync between PCs and portable hard drives.
The best backup app I've used. Best of all, it's free!
— Gary
One of the best software programs I've used and I've used a lot in
the past 40 years.
— James Gord
Great application for all your file/folder comparison and
synchronisation needs. Allows you to add multiple, specific source and target folders and
use filters to exclude and include specific files and/or sub-paths.
The generation of
a batch script allows you to automate the synchronisation, which you set up in the GUI. It
can then run regularly and in the background.
The synchronisation dialogue is
beautiful, showing you the speed at which it happens. Display filters allow you to grasp the
changes, and preview stats allow you to see the quantity of changes before-hand (so you
don't make a mistake, moving the wrong way around for example).
— kissaki
Excellent, efficient tool for manual backup and folder mirroring.
No persistent services. Does what it promises and is updated frequently. Takes advantage of
multicore now. A big thanks to the developers.
— godlymusic
Very useful software when using more than 1 computer — also
effective for file transfer between Mac and Windows
— Callum McDonald
I've been using FreeFileSync for two years and it is great. I
donated through PayPal :-)
— Umberto
With around 2 million files to compare/mirror, a lot of other tools
run into problems with memory, long paths or performance (especially 32-bit tools, when the
memory needed to represent the internal file lists exceeds the 2GB process memory
limit).
FreeFileSync not only uses a lot less memory for large numbers of files but also provides a
native 64bit build, eliminating any possible memory problems with large numbers of files
(unless you run out of physical memory).
It also supports long paths, does the file listing in multiple threads (one thread per drive
AFAIK) and has just the right amount of configuration options needed to achieve everything
without bloating the UI with too many options.
Just started using it today, but I'm really impressed already.
— Christian Vogel
Lots of really useful small details: The right mouse click on gear
icons and grid rows, the quick selection change via overview window and space bar, copy and
paste of filters and much more.
— blues12
I'm glad I found this program! Helps me a lot to back up my media
files to multiple external hard drives. I was going to make a script but this is much more
useful.
— Jasper Riku Antero Lehikoinen
Hi, Dev! Congratulations for the Software. It's very useful. Keep
developing it! Big hug!
— Wendell Vaz De Almeida
I have been using FreeFileSync for YEARS!! It's an amazingly
helpful tool! Thank you for all your work on it.
— Nathan lacroix
One of the most useful software tools I know — as a computer user
you can live without it, but it makes absolutely no sense!
— Dr. med. Christoph Schmülling
Thank you for this great piece of software that is very useful and
provides exactly the features that are needed!
— Thomas Stephan
Excellent program! Very intuitive and streamlined operation. Has
all the file synchronization features I need and then some.
— Nico Gotin
Kick ass on both Linux and Windows: definitely a top-100 open
source project! Much appreciation to the developer for this great app! :)
— jmj288
Much better than SyncToy... and without having to find and install
other development tools. Thank you!
— David Satterlee
Been using FreeFileSync for years for small things at my home
computer and I really appreciate your commitment to improve the code and to make things
better for the world of people out there that you don't even know. Thank you so much!
— Dor Juravski
It is very easy and works over network, local drives and external
ones. A must-have if you use more than a computer and huge files make cloud drives an
unfeasible option.
— piterdias
Simply the best file sync software and also free backup software:
No feature bloat, no bugs, does what it's supposed to blazingly FAST!
— MajorG
Now that the venerable FileSync has mysteriously stopped working on
my PC, I am relieved to find FreeFileSync works well for me in similar ways.
— chishold
Works beautifully in multi-platform (Ubuntu Linux, Windows, Mac)
environments.
— Auke
A good sync tool needs reliability, batch capability, a
compare-only mode, and configurable rules for dealing with different out-of-sync cases.
FreeFileSync has all of those and a straightforward user interface as well. I really can't
think what I would add. Congratulations to the development team!
— Patrick B
Great for differential backup using synchronization. :)
— Anonymous2
An excellent program with several unique features of its own. Can
handle some stuff that even some fully commercial products can't. Zenju is very
responsive to queries, active in the help forums and always striving to make it better. What
more can we ask? I like it so much I've hit up Paypal and sent him some cash. Well worth it.
— smeghead77
Awesome product! Can't wait to utilize all the great features in
the free software. Thanks!!!
— Patrick Monette
FreeFileSync is the best replacement I found when support was
dropped for Microsoft Briefcase
— Michael Kilbridge
One of the best sync programs I've found for Windows and Ubuntu.
This software has a streamlined interface that allows access to the most frequently used
features quickly. But also allows many advanced tweaks like what to do with deleted files
etc. The program is fully featured yet not bloated. I've used it for about 3 years and
really haven't found anything else this well written. Keep up the good work! Love it!
— wchang778
Phenomenal job! As a fellow software developer, I appreciate your
hard work and wish you all the best.
— Mark Franchi
Thank you for this awesome sync software. I tried a lot - free as
well as pricey alternatives, but when I finally found this I knew my search had come to an
end :)! It has an easy and intuitive UI and all the features you would want from a sync
tool! Funny how free stuff beats the commercial versions again and again...
— mcfex
It works very well. I sync a whole folder located on my note,
including a local *.pst from outlook to flash drive.
— Leonardo Dias
Simply the best synchronization program. Already use it for more
than 3 years and never had any problems. Congratulations to the developers!
— Tiago
This program is excellent. I have been using it between 2 computers
for 3 weeks and no issues. I was using SyncToy for a few years with few problems, but
recently SyncToy began to delete the newer files, some of which I spent hours writing.
Thankfully I found FreeFileSync and it is working perfectly.
— oid-3857101
This is the best file synchronization program that I've found. It
is fast, stable, and has the right features without being bloated. The author has done a
lot of careful thinking about how the program should work from the user's perspective, and
(more importantly) how it works under the covers.
— JohnB in Atlanta
Great product, I was able to synchronize all my data from my old
HDD to the new one, after the transfer crashed using another software. Thanks for saving me
hours of work!
— Michel Garcia
Awesome program; thanks so much for developing this! I use it to
back up all of my important data files that I store on a separate disk on a nightly basis,
and have recovered from a hard drive failure with zero loss once already. Excellent program!
— Steve Storm
I think your FreeFileSync application is pretty awesome. I've only
recently discovered it as I was looking for a good sync program to use on iMac/OSX Yosemite
and found some reviews for it.
Previously I've been using FolderMatch v3.7.0 for PC
but it's quite old now and doesn't seem to get much in the way of support/updates. Anyway,
since I started using FreeFileSync on my Windows 10 PC and iMac I've been really pleased by
the ease of use, performance and features. Really great job!
Given the above I've
just donated £10 via PayPal so it should be with you soon. Honestly, I can't remember ever
donating to free-ware before but I'm so impressed with FreeFileSync I felt it would be wrong
not too!
— Anthony
Great FREE sync software that actually replaced my 'paid' for app.
Keep up the great work, thank you! :)
— mradeveci
Pleasantly surprised after trying 4 others, as it supports my
Unicode filenames, feels lightweight, and makes the options fairly clear.
— oid-2658093
Very cool. Now it helps me to keep folders in sync and backup files
from internal and external hard discs, mp3 player and my phone... :-) Many thanks to the
developers.
— magickz
Wow! FreeFileSync is the best backup tool I've ever used! I've
bounced back and forth between many tools over the years, and this one is so much simpler
(without sacrificing functionality) in so many ways. The backup process is quick and
reliable.
— tsreyb
After trying other shareware-licensed software for data file
syncing, I found FreeFileSync is a great tool to use. A simple, yet powerful data sync tool
for Windows. And I'm amazed it's free. Highly recommended if you are after a simple tool
that syncs your data to any drive, computer, network drive or remote cloud storage.
— Juan Caballero
Great application. A must-use for any file management solution,
super rich and easy to use.
— Spaz
Just perfect for syncing local and/or network drives. Best free
tool I have ever found. I run it on Debian (how about packaging it in .deb?) and in windows
portable versions. Congrats to the team and thank you.
— Stratos
Great app and very useful tool. Bug-free. Intuitive. Has everything
you can imagine for file synchronization. Copy. Backup. Compare...
— Elvedin
Works perfectly on Mac!!! :-)
— Pe Klak
Thanks for keeping it ad free! Love this software and couldn't do
my backups without it!
— Palka Lukasz Kazimierz
Just had to say that FreeFileSync is really great. It's like the
best and simplest out of all sync programs and I have tried quite a few, including famous
ones. Thank you very much for your time and effort creating this software for the common
good. ^_^ I hope you live a long and happy life.
— Samuel K.
This is a brilliant piece of software. It is simple to set up and
easy to use. I have been using it for a few months now and it has never crashed. I use it to
sync to my Dropbox via BoxCryptor encryption. I don't completely trust auto syncing
software, so this is a great alternative. It allows you to keep your original files on your
computer, and also save separate back up files on your external drive or Dropbox etc. Well
done guys!
— rogerturner2
Just the tool I dreamed of! Thanks for offering it for free!
— titi74
I love this program. It's the best file syncher out there and the
fact it is open source makes it better. Now with a x64 version it is superior to anything
else out there.
— wolssiloa
Really love this program and have been using it under Windows a
lot. Now have an iMac and was really missing this program, so I am very happy to see that
there is now also a MAC version. Thank you very much.
— oskar101
Saved my life in the most critical times... Recommended to
everyone.
— Excellent
Excellent utility for synchronizing two hard drives and/or
important directories! Easy to use and fairly intuitive. Short learning curve. For the
reviewer looking for "Help" resources, it is right there on the top left of the screen next
to the Tools tab. Program is fairly documented in the "Content" selection.
— abeali
Fantastic program, tried a few to do the job I needed doing and
this one beats all the others hands down.
— Steve Downing
Beyond being a great piece of software, FFS has saved my butt a
couple of times! Thanks!
— Cary Collett
I tried many backup software before FreeFileSync. Let me tell you,
this is the most user friendly backup software I have seen. I have been using this for the
past 2 years and found it very useful.
— Paari
This is the sync program that I will work with from now on. I am
very grateful for its existence.
— Jim Brook
Used to use MS synctoy but it's so out of date you can see there is
no future in it. Looks like sync center is the way to go for MS native but I have Windows 7
Home so I don't have that choice.
Anyway, came across this, judged it on downloads
per week and gave it a go. Really impressed, easy to setup and with just a little reading
you can get it to do realtime sync with RealTimeSync that comes with it!
Looks like
it's maintained well and kept up to date (big plus) and I like the way it can use Windows
Shadow Copy for locked files. Great stuff and thanks!
— jonafc
Thank you for FreeFileSync! Works nicely and is slick (after
figuring out all the options ;-)
— Lex
Just wanted to say that I'm DEEPLY Grateful to you, for creating a
truly AMAZING program, and for keeping FreeFileSync always on top of its game with the
frequent and substantial updates you do on it! I don't know much about coding, but what you
do my friend — I consider to be OUTSTANDING work of great quality. I'm not religious, but
may you be blessed sir!
— Daniel Peev
Tried half a dozen packages till I found yours. Wish I'd found it
first — does everything I need.
— Ian Abbott
I used Richcopy to copy terabytes of data from one set of drives to
another. Then I found this tool and found that Richcopy didn't copy thousands of files.
FreeFileSync found the missing files and copied them over for me fast and pain-free.
Thanks!!!
— Kevin Parks
I've tried many different programs for file synchronization. I
stopped when I started using FreeFileSync. Thank you for developing such a superb and
super-useful program. I am recommending it whenever I have a chance. Keep up the
already-very-good work. Cheers.
— M. Del Gatto
FFS is highly capable and very fast. More importantly, it's very
reliable: I synchronize about 250K files daily, with typically a few thousand changed and
about a 500 MB in size and it has yet to mess up.
I used to use MS's SyncToy, but
that name actually characterizes it all: a "toy". SyncToy would frequently get confused and
want to move things in the wrong direction or show conflicts which weren't the case (esp.
with MS network share drives).
One of FFS's strengths is how well it handles
conflicts, though I have occasionally wished it had a one-click-for-the-newest button, it's
really easy to select a group of files and right-click to send them left or
right.
Also, FFS is orders of magnitude faster than Microsoft's SyncToy for
high-latency drives, like WAN drives; synchronizations that would take several hours with
SyncToy 2.1 completed in less than 20 minutes using FFS (and that was quite some versions of
FSS ago).
The UI is adequate, with some very minor shortcomings, like not being able
to reorder the list of directories being synchronized. Overall it's pretty easy to use,
though I think filters and the two settings dialogs could be merged into a single concept /
dialog. The ability to hook in an external compare tool is excellent, and it works very well
with WinMerge to check exactly what is different between particular files.
— lawrencedol
One of the most useful free applications I have come across and one
I use regularly. Keep up the good work. I know how much more difficult my life would be
without FreeFileSync.
— David (UK)
Great app! I've been using it for many years — it really helps and
saves a lot of time. Thank you!
— Александр Лебедев
I love this program, because it helps me to work in the train, in
the kitchen, in the garden ... and I always have all my documents with me!
— Monica Schwarz
Outstanding program. And it's free!! I have used this program for
about 3-4 years now. And it is simply amazing. I had been looking for a program like this
for years. The one I used to have was ViceVersa, until it became too expensive. It basically
mirrors my important folders over to my NAS (Sylonogy and D-Link). It does such a great job
showing exactly what is going to change (delete/add/modify). It's so simple to use, but also
customizable. You can change the behaviour of individual files. Simply the best. Zenju did
such a good job creating this. Thank you!
— staminino
Works like a charm to sync my laptop with my external disk and my
home NAS. I will not use anything else!
— Sundesh
FreeFileSync has replaced my data backup software (Acronis) with
the feature "file-versioning". It allows you to keep a current full backup whilst archiving
any changes/deletions. This feature can't be emphasised enough and is more useful than most
backup software that starts with a full version and then keeps incremental or differential
archive formats. FreeFileSync can run as a batch file and use VSS.
— nw0001
Thank you very much for keeping FreeFileSync up and constantly
improving it for nearly 10 years! I am using your great piece of software since version 3
and never had any issues with it. Moreover, it's by far the fastest and most easy to use
tool for backup & synchronization jobs! I highly appreciate the open source character
and the powerful batch capabilities as this allows me to install the software free of charge
on all PCs of my acquaintances (mostly elderly people with not much knowledge about
computers) where I do the maintenance and support.
— Andreas Hüller
Thank you for this little tool! It's like SumatraPDF and 7zip, you
make every day at the office a useful day!
— Moritz Müller
For the longest time I was looking for a simple straightforward
synchronization program to make weekly backups. Finally I found it. Thank you guys for
making this sublime program available for free.
— ،ثثس
This has become my favorite file synchronization tool. Even Araxis
Merge seems to have lost its appeal. FreeFileSync uses some special undocumented APIs to
accelerate folder reads, and it shows! Also, with the ability to use 3rd-party tools like
WinMerge or RapidCRC to compare at a click, it's pretty simple to view changes before
committing.
— Ascend4nt
I got a similar app from PC Magazine a few years ago. I never
really figured out how to use it. I tried to start it up and it would not load for reasons
unknown. I googled just in case I might stumble across... THIS! It did precisely what I
wanted to do. I figured out how to operate it pretty darned quick, which is a testament as
I'm gettin' old and am not as fast on the uptake as I once was.
— chinnboy m.
FreeFileSync has become essential for me. It has saved me hours,
sorted my files, and my security copies. Many thanks!
— María López de Quinto
A GREAT piece of software that rivals other expensive software.
Very versatile and always expanding. The developer is very helpful and responsive. Couldn't
live without FreeFileSync!
— srjones67
The best of the best...
— marvindl
FreeFileSync just makes things easy by improving over successive
versions. One of the best applications/tools I have ever used. Strongly recommended!!
— Peri
Thanks so much for Free File Sync (FFS)!!! Following problem has
haunted me for years: Now that I have a 64-bit Win7 Pro OS that supports UNC paths up to 32K
I thought the problem would be automatically resolved. But no, the dreaded 260 character
path limit was STILL HAUNTING ME DAILY.
I have tried UNC paths, \?\ trick, SyncToy,
Robocopy, Robomirror, Richcopy, and the MS Hotfix for long paths. Nothing worked, all failed
for my needs. Then I found FFS. And it just works. I will donate at a later date.
— E. L. Faure
I've been using FFS for more than one year now and I just love it.
It makes my life easier when I need to backup my files. There are several syncing options
you can choose, great friendly layout. Simply the best!
— Anonymous
Excellent, works perfectly between my MAC and my corporate server
based on a Microsoft environment. The only "bad" point that I see, is the usage of
Realtimesync, a tool to automatize the synchronization when a folder becomes available. It's
not fully explained how to manage more than one directory!
— amaygeoz
Thank you guys so much. You have done a great job and I absolutely
love this software. It makes managing my data so much easier.
— Martin Kay
Thanks for this wonderful sync tool that simply works where many
others fail miserably!
— Harrer Christian
I wanted to synchronise a Windows 7 64-bit Notebook, an iMac (Lion)
with Samba enabled. I have a lot of data to synchronise, about 150 GB and 200,000 files.
I've tried SyncToy from Microsoft, Windows 7 built-in synchronisation center, AlwaySync,
Syncback, SkyDrive, and so on... Each of those tools took VERY long in the good case, or
hanged in the bad case :-( And I tried FreeFileSync: It does exactly that I wanted to
do, and it is really very fast. It scans my 200,000 files in only 2.5 minutes!!! So I'm VERY
happy with FreeFileSync.
— oid-3813974
The best file sync tool ever. I use it every day to sync and backup
my data. Thank you
— Salim Belgroune
FreeFileSync is my favorite tool to sync my private and working
data for more than 7 years now. Keep on going, FFS!
— Michael Hentze
OMG!! This is the GREATEST file synchronization tool I've used. I'm
an Ubuntu user/admin for 3 years now and after testing FreeFileSync, I'll stick to it. I
think FreeFileSync deserves to be in Canonical's repositories.
— darwin m.
I've tried many other free software titles but this one beats them
all! Simple, easy and fast!
— christopheperus
I've been using this software for a few years now. I really
appreciate how well it works and the effort you've put into it.
— David Voiles
I am a 20yr IT vet (really!) I do minor programming and I have had
the need for a feature rich program that will get the files from A to B without issue and
save security information. FFS is simply the best in the market hands down. The fact that it
is free totally blows me away!
Since my initial review we have come to use this
product in our daily processing. The fact that the developer truly listens and incorporates
good effective additions as well as continuing to improve the product puts him ahead of even
larger software houses. Please keep up the good work and look for our donation! James Lee
Outsource Technologies Inc.
— coogrrr
Thank you for this software! It is brilliant to have such an easy
to use reliable sync tool. It makes doing data backups quick and painless. Being free was a
real surprise!
— Robert Coleman
This is one of those tools you cannot live without. I use
FreeFileSync at least twice a day, to update the full backup I keep in a USB stick. Every
month I also mirror my work files into a removable USB-2 drive. Once I waited for 3 months
to update into my second removable drive and I had to wait for only 25 minutes, even though
I had changed a lot of songs and videos. Moreover, my USB stick backups take no more than 3
minutes for a full day of work. The creator of FreeFileSync was kind enough to respond to
some suggestions I made, but it's hard to think on improving this program because it is
already great!
— adimare
This has provided reliable backups for a number of years now. I
greatly appreciate the visual feedback of the transfer time.
— Douglas Hayman
You make a great job saving my data!!! In a very comfortable way —
running better than every sync software I ever had!! Thank you very much!!
— Tobias Möller-Hahlbrock
Brilliant program, been searching for years for something like
this, only sorry it's taken me so long to discover!
— Trevor Learoyd
I have found it to be the best file sync software I have used, of
the many I've tried to date.
— Wilbert Janson
Excellent product! Backing up my digital photo collection is
trivial, even as I move folders around, change photo ratings, etc.
— patricknbowman
Faster than commercial alternatives. Perfect to make backup and
update SVN repositories.
— farcodev
This is top-notch software, so glad it doesn't require the slow
bloated .NET Framework! I love to support high quality independent software development.
Keep up the great work!
— Josh Straub
I use FreeFileSync for months and I am very happy with this
software. Thank you and congratulations to those who developed it, improve it and update it
regularly.
— Hervé Guillain
Great software and I simply love the fact that files are just
copied and easily browsed in case you need to restore them.
— Ljubo Brodarić
I've been using this for years and this is a great tool for
simplifying backups and various comparisons and synchronizations. Thanks!
— Jason Hensley
Best out of all 5 sync programs I've tried, both commercial
(Goodsync, AllwaySync) and non-commercial (SyncBack, SyncToy). Don't waste your time trying
other "commercial" ones. THIS IS THE BEST.
— executerror
Before I knew about FreeFileSync I used SyncToy, but FreeFileSync
is better and quicker. Thanks
— Hartmut Boesch
Thanks for the continued AWESOME software :-) I have this for both
personal and professional use!
— Robert Smithlin
Much better than Microsoft Briefcase to which I held on for much
too long. Thanks for your work.
— Annette Maier
This is a great software for free. It works so good and it comes
with no junk.
— Happy User
FreeFileSync is 99% perfect. I love it. I cannot tell you how much
benefit I am getting from it and how much labor it is saving me. The user interface is
superbly designed and the functionality is terrific.
— James Gordon
Really solid utility. Fantastic features, easy to use, fast and
reliable. From a former user of SyncToy.
— Matthew T
Hi there. I just have finally migrated away from Windows
permanently and this program has been my life-saving replacement for TreeComp. It is
actually better and quicker, and an absolute gem to use. You are a genius, thank you so
much.
— Tim Clayton
Excellent synchronization software! It has an intuitive interface,
and copies reliably. It quickly gives you an accurate idea of potential conflicts before you
start a copy job, and it does a good job visualizing the progress of the job as it
progresses.
— Erin R.
This is really a wonderful product developed with a specific
purpose and does that job brilliantly. I love this for taking a one time backup. This is
what I have used so far.
— rahulnischal
I don't use this very often but it is what I need when I need it
:-) Thank you for making this utility available.
— Linda Greene
Awesome. Much more versatile than SyncToy. I love the fine-grained
control and also the option to preserve deletions. I use it on a couple of identical
external HDDs for off-site backups. Different drive letters? No problem, just copy the XML
config file and change the drive letter. Save. Run. Done.
— cadbloke
This tool is a really nice application. I've tried countless sync
tools, both free and paid. This is the one I've chosen to use. It works great in both
Windows and Linux. Many many thanks to the developer(s). I know how much time and energy it
takes to code and maintain something like this. I appreciate it. Keep up the great work.
— dtshudy
This software is so cool that I like it very much, it just feels as
convenient as SVN or Git. Thanks to your team of developers.
— 徐 鑫
A good software that deserves all possible support. Useful, easy
and reliable. It's worth it, completely. My total support.
— Alik
Maybe one of best synchronizing tools! I know some others too! But
this one did exceed my expectations!
— Gerhard O.
This program already helped me a lot, and I am not even using it to
its full potential. I like how 'close to the user' the interaction with the files is. At
every point in time I know exactly what the program does. When it comes to the safety of my
files, this is how I want it to be. Thank you very much!
— Adrian Stroschke
Amazing program! I love it and use it every day. Thank you for such
a useful and powerful utility. I couldn't run my photography business without it. I make
sure all my important files are backed up and it allows me complete control over what gets
copied over and when. It's saved me a number of times. Thanks again.
— Justin Hoch
Awesome scalable tool!!!!! This is the only tool I know which can
compare and sync 2 directories with more than 11,000,000 files, and not die while syncing.
It took my server a couple of days to sync those monster directories, but hey ... I'm happy!
- Theo Ekelmans Ordina Datacentre services.
— Theo
Hello, I chose your software because it was the only one I found
that syncs my music from PC to Android phone. It's seriously well-made, including tutorials.
Vision is pretty nice and clear too! So, thank you.
— Bernard Rene
When my machine's power supply failed it scrambled my hard disk.
The backups with FreeFileSync allowed me to quickly recover my data with no loss.
— Timothy P Merriman
Love this product. I use it to keep a backup list of all my files.
Quick, easy to use, with some fantastic features. If you need to keep folders synced, this
is the product to use.
— MIKE
SyncToy ran for HOURS and didn't finish a job that FFS did in 14
minutes.
— Stephen Bishop
After wasting $40+ dollars on a competitor's product, I tried out
freefilesync. FreefileSync was able to compare hundreds of thousands of files (NAS->NAS)
in 10 minutes, which was taking the competitor's product over 3 hours. I ended up deleting
the competitor's product and relying on FreeFileSync. Awesome, awesome backup program.
— lechuan
I created an account just to post my praise to the author. Class A
material. DFS Replication with Windows Server was proving to be a nightmare. Deleting files
without reason, failing to replicate in both directions, erroring out, just becoming an
overall headache.
This solution was not only intuitive to use, easy to integrate, and
easy to confirm functionality (The log files are heaven sent - They are concise and to the
point yet in depth and serve a purpose), but is extremely powerful with the configurable
batch jobs. Kudos to the author, and thank you for providing such an awesome product. :)
— seannn
A really good program and I will always support you.
— Jhshin
Thanks you for this great program. I'm using it to back up/sync my
laptop/desktop systems via FTP. It's fast to the point and reliable. Once again thanks for
all y’all do.
— Chris Fox
It has become my preferred sync and backup program meanwhile. Keep
on developing and improving!
— Frank Nitsche
I have no idea why I have never found this before, because I've
been looking for something that did exactly this forever, and it does it better than I ever
hoped for!
— Amanda Hopkins
Awesome and reliable sync software you can count on. I've been
using it for more than 3 years now. Best I have used so far for syncing.
— Peri2
Just started using FFS: Majestic software for backup. I promise to
donate after a few months of use. I was using Microsoft SyncToy which MS never tried to
improve. Kudos FFS Team.
— Harikumar
The file filter specification (inclusion and exclusion) brings
incredible power to this free software. Thanks for showing us that free can be (much) better
than paid software.
— gaetan
Best of all!!! No doubt, forget Synctoy. Now 5 years using it on
Windows without trouble.
— rodob
Simply a great software, quick installation, easy to set up and
use. That's how a software should be. Best regards from Switzerland.
— Werner Baumann
I've been using this utility for more than a year now and still
recommend it!
— Caspar Schutte
Excellent! Fast, easy-to-use, multi-platform and free: the best
file sync tool, that I have ever used.
— Adrian Toth
I use FreeFileSync and RealTimeSync to back up my files on my NAS
and synchronize it automatically on several computers running on Linux and Windows. This is
a great and efficient tool. Many thanks.
— Daniel Lathuilière
This is the most useful tool and about the best free software I've
come across in a long while.
— John Craig
FreeFileSync is truly a fantastic program and it is portable too. I
have installed it on an USB stick. I had been using Syncback for over 5 years. I found that
FreeFileSync is the only open source freeware that can match the paid version of Syncback
software in terms of speed in handling folders with huge number of files (up to 30Gb). It
runs perfectly in Windows XP SP2. Its web site says FreeFileSync can run in Linux as well.
Many thanks to the author Mr. Zenju. I am sure this software will in time become an
extremely popular download.
— Winson Cheung
Incredibly useful, manages long path names better than anything
else we tried including Robocopy.
— robbo7877
This is best file transfer software ever. I have three backups and
one button helps me keep them all synced.
— Khan Shahzada Haleem
To me, the best file sync tool! No bugs, everything is clear,
constant updates. And very simple to use.
— Joao Parrinha
Thank you for this great sync tool. I use it to back up to my
external USB hard disks. Great software!
— Ralf Peiler
Solid as a rock. Previously only DSynchronise was close in terms of
reliability (having tried a whole load of free and paid-for software). Super easy to use and
runs flawlessly. The one thing I would wish for is the ability to automate running various
configuration profiles or batch files. I,ve done so by creating a .bat file to run all the
batches and can't really complain. Thanks to the author for this little gem.
— Aiadi
What an excellent piece of software. Initially deployed as an
experiment, has turned into a staple in my toolbox. I have it set up for an hourly mirror
sync via Task Scheduler and it has proven itself time and time again. Nearly three million
files synced, hourly revisions are kept on another drive and then compressed monthly... this
is one beautiful piece of software. Thank you so much.
— iamvii
FreeFileSync rocks! I use it for my backups and I'm looking forward
to the auto-update feature.
— Scott Wang
Been using for syncing a couple of directories across the LAN,
pretty solid most the time. Thanks for the app!
— Karl Engstrom
This is the best file copy and sync program which I have ever used.
Well done!
— Raymond Cheung
Thanx a lot for your excellent work. FreeFileSync helped me a lot
in the past and will help me a lot in the future.
— Peter Schmidt
Since I am a backup paranoiac because I have lost data several
times, I want something that is quick and painless. This is super easy to use. It also,
since it does not give me an error message, copies all the files that a windows copy and
paste would not copy because the file names are too long or they are organized in too many
sub-folders (what a hassle that is, but that is another windows problem). Have I confirmed
this by testing and verify copying? No. It is easy enough to do, but I am way too
busy. Just like people believe in their country and a God, I believe in FreeFileSync. The
best part is that you are not spammed with advert pop ups or anything like with other
freeware. Thank you so much FreeFileSync!
— VendeeClown
Congratulations on knowing what OneDrive is which is more than one
of your competitors knew and is why I am here.
— Bruce Gaugler
By far the best and most flexible file sync software I have come
across. Allows for customization. The only software I know that allows you to only sync
files that exist already in both source and destination folders. This feature comes in handy
to do versioning.
— Kris N
Best tool for folder synchronization. Thank you for your work.
— GK
Really appreciate this great piece of software. Easy to use, but
with a powerful interface. Keep up the great work!
— Peter Collins
I've been using FreeFileSync for some years because it is reliable,
it is very easy to use and it has all the features needed to keep files synced between
different folders and devices. Thanks for the good work you have been doing.
— Paulo Boto
Hello Zenju, this app is the only app that syncs files correctly on
a Mac. GoodSync and other apps can't find changes when the files are deleted. And only your
app can delete into Mac's Trash folder! 5 Stars! Big thanks for developing FreeFileSync!
— Christian Schmachtenberger
Thanks for the terrific program. Needed a Briefcase replacement.
Got that and much more!
— Damien Josefiak
The most amazing and useful piece of software I have. Particularly
the versioning feature, which allows me to perform my backups with file history in a more
useful manner than general backup software. It works well and is well designed.
— nw0002
Does pretty much everything I need to do better than MS Synctoy. I
had started off with Synctoy hearing good things until I found out it won't copy files that
are in use. Now I'm using FreeFileSync to sync my XBMC database from my media center to my
regular PC. It works like a charm. I also use it to keep my music synced across 2 computers
(I like having it in both places) as well as my Portable Apps. It reads the changes
ridiculously quick, copies files in use, and the interface stays relatively responsive.
— webheaded
Kudos to the developers. Just works 100% of the time. Long-time fan
and appreciative user.
— Colin
Great product! I regret that it took me so long to find it. Somehow
you need to get it higher in Google searches. Thanks, guys!
— Christopher Dorman
As a former programmer -- WOW -- what an excellent piece of
software!!!! Really top of the line. Could not ask for more. Tutorial top flight. 6 out of 5
stars.
— Henry Howard
Best tool I've used for keeping in sync between home, office and
abroad. Thanks!!!
— nicolaes
I've been using this tool for a while now and it's simply awesome.
Former SyncToy user. Best way to keep a Dropbox style of sync with my external drives. I
also dig the new look. Very stylish.
— OpenID User
Very good software utility at the unbeatable price of free?! Thank
you so much for building this piece of software.
— Derek Matteson
From my experience until now, it is a great and simple backup
software. Great performance, analysis, scan, progress bar and graph, great comparison,
flexible so you can configure multiple folders and multiple actions. Nice UI. Does the job
as it should.
— liran1
Love this app, and love the fact I can run the exact same software
on my Linux laptop and my partner's Windows 10.
— Jeremy Walker
Awesome program to sync files! It has extended features and allows
quite some customization. Batch mode allows custom automation from command line (without
missing features), which is very helpful for me.
— hawktroy
Very intuitive, and because of its flexibility it's possible to
have portable backups since it can backup to a relative file path. Then you won't need to
change destination path when you move the backup folder.
— estogram
Fast, easy and reliable. A great tool to keep two (or more) folders
synchronized (even when changes have been done on both sides since the last
synchronization). Excluding certain files or folders from synchronizing is quick and
painless.
The application will warn you when too much has changed in the folder
contents since the last sync. It supports batch jobs. I personally use this software to
backup my personal files onto an external hard drive. It works great through my home network
too. Without a doubt, I prefer FreeFileSync over Synctoy and SyncBack. Thank goodness for
FreeFileSync!
— zenphic
Probably the best open source software that I have ever
encountered. :) Keep up the good work!
— akya
Definitively the best sync program available. I've tried multiple
others, even commercial ones. No comparison to this one!
— Andy
I just love this tool! Works great. Thank you for this project and
keep up the good work! Best regards.
— Pia Gross
Really replaces rsync for windows.
— altex
Works like a charm. Easy to use. I can't live without it.
— martin
Been using this regularly for a good while now. Clear and
dependable, does exactly what it says on the tin, couldn't be happier.
— Alex Hampshire
Love your app, and all the changes (especially time since last
sync!). Love the constant releases and that it's free!
— Jason Newman
I want to say thank you. I use this software every day and there is
no competitor. Thank you for the work you do.
— James Santos
I have been using this for years. Fast and reliable, has saved me
from losing work a few times. Love it!
— Robert Olsen
I've used your program many, many times. It works great. Thanks for
the great product!
— Kile Reeves
Exactly what I was looking for! Nice program, easy to use
interface, works like a breeze!
— Edo Hulsebos
Easy to use and works exactly as I need.
— kaffeinatedneil
I've used this software for the better part of four years now. I
can't even begin to speak of how useful it has been to me during that time.
— Adam Novagen
Keep up the great work. Your solution keeps helping me to organize
my data across several computers in an intuitive fashion. It is stable, doesn't crash and
does a rock solid job.
— Frank Sattler
Most useful application. During all these years that I've been
using it, it has gotten better and better.
— Marios (GR)
Best tool for sync, we can use it on our server for folder backup.
— Surya Prakash Joshi
I've been using your tool FreeFileSync for maybe 3 years in a
private environment on Windows 7 with some Linux networking and I'm happy with its ease of
use and reliability.
There weren't a lot of things that the world was missing, but
FFS was one of them. I know companies who sell the same tools very expensively with licenses
over 20 pages with more headache for using them. Thank you, best wishes from Hamburg.
— J. Pohl
Keep up the good work! FreeFileSync is essential for my backup
strategy! Thank You!
— Robert Schurig
Excellent freeware product, allowing you to keep an up to date
backup of your files. A perfect free replacement to BeyondCompare.
— Alain Carasso
The most powerful file synchronization tools I have ever seen. Use
it every day!!
— karnonlm
I'm using this tool for quite some years now. It's better than all
the others I've tried before, and in addition it's completely free! Thanks a lot for your
splendid work!
— drujo
This program is outstanding. Very easy to use and setup. Reliable.
Does what it says on the tin!
— orangereaper
Thanks for a great app. It really gives peace of mind knowing that
files are backed up right. Especially when I discovered image programs aren't transferable
to another computer. FreeFileSync files are. Yeah!
— Dale Dudas
The best!
— Kero
Moved from SyncToy to FFS - much better, faster, less problems.
Thank you.
— Mark
Excellent and portable. It's my favorite solution to sync my
devices and make backups. Useful options and intuitive interface. I just have created this
account to say thanks to the author.
— jslopezg
Works great and it's free. I have mine set to automatically run
every day at 4:00 PM on my Mac OS X.
— chrispublic123
Awesome application. Really fast performance, and it works exactly
as you would expect.
— Alfonso Ruiz Martínez
This has to be the most useful free tool ever released. I'm a
network administrator and when moving file servers, this tool outperformed Robocopy,
Symantec, and many many others.
— ray
The best free synchronizer I know. Even a small effort to
facilitate the selection of directories and it will be perfect. Thank you very much to all
the team for this software that I use every day!
— Antoine
FreeFileSync is pretty awesome. It keeps my two laptops and
external backup drives in sync. User friendly with self-explanatory buttons. Extremely fast
synchronization. Keep up the amazing work in updating this software.
— Dr.Janaka Vithanage
No ads, and free with seemingly all the functionality of programs
that cost 60 bucks a year while being better than some of them.
— Cory Salmon
Best file sync tool especially for a mirror data backup. It would
be nice to have an online mirror backup.
— biscuite
I found FreeFileSync to be extremely helpful, dependable, very easy
to use — a wonderful experience all around to use this program. All other (and expensive)
backup programs were uninstalled — I no longer have any use for them. :-)
— Stefan Pawlik
One of the most useful utility programs that I have come across and
which I use repeatedly!
— Alex Burjan
I keep my info backed up with a click. Easy to use and understand.
Thank you for your hard work.
— Harry Krause
I am doing frequent data transfers and have recommended this
product to others. I have used ycopy in the past and this is in the same vain, but on
steroids. Thank you.
— Morgan Barlas
I use this every day for my work (RealTimeSync rocks). Hopefully it
remains in development and ad free in the future.
— Pablo López Cardona
One of the best pieces of software that I know anyway. Keep up the
good work for this a top-notch sync tool!
— H Kooistra
This is a really well done piece of software. The GUI is intuitive.
It is fast. The file transfers are fast. I am really impressed with this tool.
— jashale
After the death of my home's NAS I was in big trouble... But now,
thanks to FreeFileSync, I have all my data saved in a so easy way that I am not looking for
another NAS. A couple of external cheap hard disks are enough!! (and FreeFileSync, of
course) :-) I am sharing my experience through my international contacts. Hoping to find
more supporters for your GREAT work. Thanks for all.
— odj1964
Far better than other sync tools for my needs. I was looking for
something to backup new and updated games from my Steam library (over 200GB) to an external
drive so I can uninstall games to free up space and not have to waste bandwidth
re-downloading if I want to play them again.
With FreeFileSync, the scan/comparison
results are presented well with lots of statistics, there are buttons to filter the results
view with a single click, and I can exclude folders in the right-click context menu
(sub-folders are not expanded automatically). The interface is kept simple by having certain
elements context-based - buttons that don't have any use to your current task/step in the
sync process are hidden. I accomplished what I was trying to do quickly and didn't need to
refer to the help file.
The previous sync tools I had negative experiences with were
DirSync Pro (too complicated) and Microsoft SyncToy (not complicated enough to be useful).
— TakeNapEveryday
I have used a lot of sync tools. I am sure FreeFileSync is one of
the best tools available in the market out there. Above all it is free!! Thanks a lot to the
dev team for contributing such a wonderful product.
— oid-3474008
Great Software, I've used it for several years without problems. It
is very fast and I can trust the results. Very good job!
— Bernd Schäler-Beck
FreeFileSync is an impeccable program that we recommend to each and
every one of our customers for backing up their data.
— asapdata
Like using your program. I like the way you can fine tune the rules
for backing up each folder.
— Larry Oliver
This is ***THE BEST*** It managed all of my 80,000 files in 489
directories: No problem!! I have tried at least 10 different sync tools in the past 10
years. This is wonderful. It is a 'good looking' friend of rsync!
— anonymous
This app is great! Easy, intuitive backup and synchronisation
between different folders or devices. And it gets better: It is cross platform, so I can use
in Win, Linux or Mac! Thanks for the development and maintenance of this app! Keep up the
good job!
— isastronomer
Finally! A simple yet powerful backup utility that has answered all
my prayers. I don't need some fancy pants overpriced slow arsed software — FreeFileSync is
#1.
— David Innes
A wonderful tool! Peerless! Tons of thanks to its maker...
— bunnybat
The best file backup and sync software I have used for far. It's
quick and easy to use. Please keep this software portable as that is one of its greatest
assets. I use it to synchronize between multiple computers, drives, and operating systems
seamlessly. Having a dual OS has never been easier. Thank you!
— wabassoap
Best program I have used in a long time. Keeps LOTS of my files in
sync (between RAID NAS drives, between work laptop and virtual machines)... Keep up the
great work!
— Jason Burgess
I haven't even downloaded it yet but so far everything about your
website gives me total confidence that I am about to get some really beautifully executed
software! Great 'Vision' statement; FAQ is marvelously thorough!; intro demo video (ditch
the music!); the feature list (wow!!); manual looks wonderfully comprehensive yet clear;
very little not to love, so far!
— Carl Spagnoli
Great piece of software which I use from time to time without any
problems. I don't know how good customer support is because I've never needed it!! Thank you
:)
— Carol Kurian
Works perfectly! I use it to backup files from my Uni-Server...
Keeps me up to date every week with one click. =)
— Chris
This free sync program is the best! No need for commercial products
anymore after discovering this. Been using it for a few months now. Never gonna look back!
With each new release speed and features have increased.
— sarlacc
Excellent software! I love it!
— Link Liu
I love the simplicity of this. Other programs compress and bundle
which is unnecessary and obfuscating. This program is actually easier and simpler than
copying folders by hand, because once you've set up your paths and saved them in profiles,
you just choose the profile. If you put a little effort in at the beginning working out what
needs to be backed up, then the existence of the profile in the list reminds you that you
need to do a backup of it.
— andycivil
I have tried two other free synchronisation software suites:
Synkron (also SourceForge software) and RichCopy (from Microsoft). FreeFileSync is better
than both of them for a number of reasons:
1. Intuitive user interface: I setup a
multiple folder synchronisation within minutes! The buttons are clear, and if you aren't
exactly sure of their function, hovering the mouse over the buttons will reveal clarifying
information.
2. Informative: I knew exactly what files were being deleted or updated.
The initial "compare" function is MUCH clearer and easier to use than Synkron's "analysis"
function. Synkron would give no information about the analysis while it was occurring, so
you don't know what progress it is making. FreeFileSync lets you know how the comparison is
going, and gives a very handy graph to show progress, including file transfer rates,
etc...
3. Stable: I have not yet had FreeFileSync crash on me. RichCopy and Synkron
have both crashed, and Synkron tends to freeze the system.
4. Efficient: Synkron
writes the synchronisation files to a backup file for some reason which I could not disable
in the settings. This both slows the system down, but also uses up a significant amount of
hard drive memory over time, since these files are not deleted. Quite simply the best free
synchronisation software I have ever used!
— mechtengineer
I have been searching (for a long time up to about 2 years ago when
I found FreeFileSync) for a utility that does this, even contemplated creating my own.
FreeFileSync is a one stop solution that does it all, and does it the way I expect it to.
And its versatile and user friendly enough to compare files produced by the engineering
tools I use. I've even used it to check disk transfer speed in real life scenarios, works
like an absolute charm. It really became a tool I use extremely often, it's one of my
must have's like 7zip. It beats "Unison" hands down for user friendliness and speed to
install and get on systems. It beats the tool "Beyond Compare" hands down because it's open
source and freely available, but I have to say, I'd love the "Beyond Compare" capabilities,
but I cannot justify its cost. FFS does enough for me that I can do without it.
— Chris Bosch
Fast and easy to use. Allows me to sync selected directories
between laptop and desktop quickly and accurately. Options include sync, two-way update, and
clone. Works with Win 8.1, 7, and XP.
— carlcobb
I've been looking for a tool like this for about 3 years, when my
most favorite directory sync tool stopped development, short of Windows XP. GREAT work on
this. Clean, efficient, simple dir comparison or sync. Run it and it shows you what's out of
sync, without all of the complicated configurations, etc. that other dir sync tools have.
Thanks.
— rgadawg
I have worked with Vice Versa and FreeFileSync. There is no
comparison. FreeFileSync is one of finest and most important applications ever written. It
works perfectly and handles a critically important computer task that too few people do.
Vice Versa had at least one fatal flaw that was insurmountable: If folders had to be created
on the destination side, they were created in all lower-case, regardless of the case of the
source side. Consequently, the subsequent compare always failed. Their tech support was
supposedly unaware of the problem, could not resolve it, and eventually avoided further
contact. FreeFileSync is as good as it gets.
— George ALEFantes
Saved my life. Now it takes me 30 sec instead of 45 min to update
my 8000 files / 4 GB on LAN. I learned it in 30 sec. Simple and reliable.
— doru001
Better than SyncToy. It's my favorite now!
— HiuahiuahiuA
I love this application. It is simple to setup and use and
extremely useful. Have used it for moving files server to server, backing up my documents,
and even keeping my ISO directory in multiple places.
— Jethro
I have used a bunch of backup software, some paid and some free.
But, Free File Sync is the simplest most straightforward way to back up files. All I did was
copy the pertinent directories to a 1.5 TB USB connected drive, then set up a batch file in
FFS to run every day at noon and sync the two directories. Like magic it works flawlessly.
And, rather than go through some clunky interface to restore something it is a simple as
going to the external drive and copying the files back.
— Bob in New Hampshire
Been only using FFS for a couple of days, but I already think it's
pretty amazing. I'm happy to see the archive has frequent release updates. Keep up the good
work!
— Shai Ben-Naphtali
I knew I should have just looked for an open-source solution to
file synchronization rather than wasting my time with commercial trial software!
— Brian Tao
Simple, usable without a large manual, fast, totally free trial, no
BS. Please keep showing the big moguls how it should be done.
— Hendrik Kok
Great software. Requires a bit of time to set up if you want to use
real-time sync, but it's fast and easy. I'm using it to copy files to and from my portable
hard disk so I can work at them both at home and at work and it works flawlessly.
— Olivia Stevens
Maybe the best synchronisation program you can get: it's fast and
intuitive, relatively easy to learn, and, most important, very reliable.
— the-nightowl
GREAT work guys! I'm counting on you for my personal syncing among
my backup drives. Thanks!
— Alejandro Ayerza
I've been using this for a couple years now to back up to my USB
drive and it works flawlessly. Keep up the good work! :)
— Luke Matthews
What a fabulous program! I use it to update my notebook with
changes I've made on my main computer. Fast, easy to use and reliable.
— Shane Wilkinson
Thank you for this amazing software, been searching for it for a
while as a solution for syncing games in a LAN Gaming Center without resorting to a Gaming
Cache Server. Your solution is much better when implemented properly.
— Mahmoud Shatila
Full stars. I've been working with it for years already. Makes
backups very easy and perfectly. Even works over networks. Very good, very reliable.
— Roland
Great! I've been searching for this kind of program for ages. Bonus
would be keeping a backup of mail and browser data (Thunderbird and Firefox to keep it in
the open source family) — which is two key items difficult to auto store in customized
archives.
— Lars-Roger Moe
I've been using FreeFileSync on my laptop for years now. It's a
very easy and useful tool. Try it once and it's forever. The best in its category. Thank you
guys for the job done so far.
— Michel Plaza
Love the FreeFileSync software! It has made backing up everything
super easy and convenient for me!
— Scott Todd
One of the best, if not THE best. Very powerful and fully
customizable through scripts. Thanks for creating it and making it free and open source.
— eahm
Best file sync software I have ever used. I used to run SyncToy
64-bit version, but after running into problems and being unable to fix them (as my file
count went up) I decided to try FreeFileSync. To this date, I have not experienced a single
problem, not even a hickup. One directory contains over 10 million files, and it runs
through with ease.
— joqqy
Favourite tool I have used. Thanks so much. Makes keeping my USB
stick and google drive in perfect sync.
— DG
Great program! Easy to use, transparent, and does a great job
syncing files.
— Erin R2.
Haven't tried FreeFileSync yet... but watching your tutorials it
feels like it's the best backup program ever!