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ChronoSync

ChronoSync - 2.0.7

Synchronize or back-up files and folders in a variety of ways.

All Time: (4.3)
Version 2.0.7: (4.7)
Selected Version: 2.0.7
Release Date: 2004-07-14
License: Shareware
Downloads (version 2.0.7): 2,073
Downloads (all versions): 8,526
Price: $30.00

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Product Description:

ChronoSync easily synchronizes or backs-up files and folders in a variety of ways. Synchronize files between folders, hard drives, removable media, laptops, file servers, or any computer, not just a Macintosh. ChronoSync offers these capabilities:
  • Fully customizable toolbar.
  • All synchronization settings are stored in separate, self-contained, double-click- able documents that can be run or modified at any time.
  • Synchronize files in any direction or bi-directionally.
  • Establish simple, intermediate, or advanced rules to include or exclude files by name, size, date, extension, plus other more advanced options.
  • Compare files before and after synchronizations to see the status of every file.
  • Run trial synchronizations to check results before committing.
  • Special options that ignore invisible files, resolve alias, preserve folder attributes and synchronize deletions.
  • A complete transaction log maintains a complete history of all synchronizations run with options for exporting and printing.
  • Automate synchronization with a full-featured scheduler.
  • Schedule synchronizations to occur at launch, termination, once, or any repetitive time frame desired.
  • Launch ChronoSync at system startup and have it run in the background.
  • Use AppleScripts to automate the process even further.

What's new in this version:

  • Added new option in the "Attributes" rule to detect files that are constructed as file packages.
  • Tuned the bulk catalog collection code for slightly better performance.
  • Fixed a deadlock that could occur if the user opens a container document at precisely the same moment that a scheduled synchronization was loading another sync and/or container document.
  • Fixed a bug with the "leftTargetPath" and "rightTargetPath" AppleScript properties. They were defined as read-write but functioned as read-only. You can now modify these properties via AppleScript.
  • Fixed a bug that occurred while evaluating a rule group with more than two entries OR'd together.
  • Fixed a bug where pre-synchronization scripts would only run AFTER targets were validated. This precluded writing a pre-sync script to mount/prepare your targets.
  • Fixed a bug where certain alias files were not being correctly reconstructed within a packaged file. Most notably, this improves compatibility with Virtual PC data files among other file types.

Operating System Requirements:

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

  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

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Feedback Summary:

Version 2.0.7:
Overall Rating: (4.7) Features: (4.8) Support: (5.0)
Ease of Use: (5.0) Quality / Stability: (5.0) Price: (5.0)
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ChronoSync ReviewFINALLY! A Replacement For Retrospect! - Version: 4.0.4, 10/30/2009 08:19AM PST

rikdesign
Working in a small graphic design firm, I've found it very hard to manage the back up of large amounts of data from our 10 workstations to our central XServe and RAID. Our only viable solution has been Retrospect... which has always been suited more for tape back-ups, and has become almost impossible to use for disk-to-disk back-ups due to errors, crashes, hang-ups, etc.

The combination of ChronoSync and ChronoAgent was the solution I had been waiting for. The combination of these two programs has allowed me to duplicate the centralized functionality of Retrospect without the constant headaches.

I purchased the ChronoSync program and installed it on the server. Then I installed the Agent programs on each system. The result is like a very slimmed down (and much more reliable) version of Retrospect. All for a fraction of the cost!

It is backing up each system to our RAID MUCH faster than Retrospect and minus all of the hang-ups and errors and it still allows me to maintain centralized control of multiple system back ups.

If you are still saddled with Retrospect and have phased out tape backups... this may be the solution you've been looking for.
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ChronoSync ReviewNOT 10.6 savvy - Version: 4.0.4, 10/19/2009 10:32AM PST

man290663
I reformatted my system and updated to 10.6 the app works but only in DEMO mode accept the registration details under 10.6
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ChronoSync ReviewGreat For My Purposes - Version: 4.0.2, 9/8/2009 08:54AM PST

mcmacuser
I use an iMac at home and a laptop when travelling, so before and after each trip, I need to sync the machines. It works beautifully for this. The instructions can be a bit intimidating, but I haven't need to customize it much. I simply update several main folders (Docs, Desktop, etc.), and it works without a hitch. I haven't used it over a network, so I can't speak to that. But for my purposes, it's a dream.
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