nsync – Synchronization Made Easy

Are you having problems trying to keep multiple copies of folders on different computers updated?

Drag and drop a folder onto the left box. Alternatively, click on the box and browse for the folder using the explorer.

Drag another folder and drop it on the right box.

Click on the Sync! button which appears!

http://code.google.com/p/nsync/

nsync is a free, open source software that performs synchronization of your data between desktop PCs, laptops, USB drives and more!

• Synchronize folders in just 3 simple steps

Drag & Drop the folders. No complex navigation and search

Built-in help & notification system gives you timely advice unobtrusively

Intelligent management of file paths allows you to sync without worries

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What is Data, Folder and File Synchronization?

Data synchronization is the process of establishing consistency among data from a source to a target data storage and vice versa and the continuous harmonization of the data over time. This includes file and folder synchronization which nsync provides.

Folder synchronization helps keep 2 folders, usually across media, updated and current. If you change files in one folder, synchronization helps replicate this change at the other folder.

It is particularly useful for mobile workers, or others that work on multiple computers. It is possible to synchronize multiple locations by synchronizing them a pair at a time.

Let’s say i have a ‘School’ or ‘Work’ folder on my desktop and another on my laptop. Sometimes I work on my laptop when I’m on the go, sometimes I work on my desktop, when i’m in the comfort of my home (I like the larger monitor). How do I keep both folders current and updated with my latest changes? Synchronization is the way to go!

File synchronization is also commonly used for home backups on external hard drives.

When I want to backup my Documents folder on my hard drive and don’t want to have to copy and paste the whole folder, and be asked everytime there is an overwrite operation, I’d use nsync to keep them mirrored and current!

nsync provides something called 2-way synchronization meaning that updated files are copied in both directions, usually with the purpose of keeping the two locations identical to each other.

• When i delete a file in folder A it is deleted in folder B
• When i create a new file in folder A, it is copied to folder B too
• When i update a file in folder A, it is updated in folder B (replaced)

What happens when I update files in both my folders?

• We take the latest updated version of your file based on the time and update it to both folders.
• However, don’t worry, you can still retrieve the other modified file using our TrackBack feature.