pctoolbox.co.uk » 2.0 http://www.pctoolbox.co.uk tech.blog Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:36:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 SyncToy v2.0 http://www.pctoolbox.co.uk/2009/02/04/synctoy-v20/ http://www.pctoolbox.co.uk/2009/02/04/synctoy-v20/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:00:55 +0000 Alex http://pctoolbox.co.uk/?p=606 SyncToy 2.0SyncToy 2.0 is a free software download from Microsoft.  It is a Backup Tool and very very simple to use.  Click to Download SyncToy 2.0.  The download itself is fairly small so doesn’t take long to download on the typical Internet connection.  The installation process is again straightforward and isn’t very time consuming.  The software is extremely user friendly and couldn’t be any simpler to use.  In fact, it’s so simple my Nan who learnt to change a battery 4 years ago would be able to use it!

The key element to the software is pairing folders, e.g., folder A and folder B.  With the folder pairings you can choose one of three processes:

  • Sync – Where any changes made in folder A are copied to folder B.  And any changes made in folder B are copied to folder A.
  • Echo – Where changes made in folder A are copied in folder B, but any changes made in folder B won’t be copied to folder A.
  • Contribute – Very similar to Echo.  Where changes made in folder A are copied in folder B, but any changes made in folder B won’t be copied to folder A.  However, you cannot delete in either folder.

SyncToy is a great little application which I am very impressed with.  Have you used it before?  What do you think of it?  Any questions?

See Also:
SyncBackSE
Backup Tools – Two Worth Looking At
Cobain Backup 9

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