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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:
- Each target is now displayed at the top of the Trial Sync. selection sheet window.
- The option to force-synchronize files that are marked for deletion is now available in the In the Trial Sync. selection sheet window.
- A "Retry" button is now available when an error sheet window is displayed. Clicking it will retry the operation that induced the error, resuming the synchronization normally if the retry succceeds.
- Added a few AppleScript accessible properties to the application and sync document objects.
- Added a link to ChronoSync Tips in the Help menu.
- Updated online help.
- Fixed a problem where ChronoSync would sometimes incorrectly extract UniCode names for files with extremely long (100+ character) names.
- I/O errors encountered while obtaining the contents of a folder will now raise an exception and terminate synchronizations instead of assuming the folder is empty.
- Attempting to open a sync document in a container document that is no longer available (either deleted or on a volume that isn't mounted) now produces a meaningful error message.
- Fixed a problem that was causing seemingly random login dialogs to appear if a scheduled document was saved on a server that was not presently mounted.
- ChronoSync can now copy or delete locked packages.
- Fixed an obscure bug that would result in (safely) deleted files being moved to the root level of a target if ChronoSync could not read the name of the local trash folder from its application bundle.
- Fixed a bug where synchronizations would not terminate if the user chose to quit the application while more than one scheduled synchronization were executing (or pending execution) AND the user opted to terminate all running syncs.
- Fixed a bug that allowed items from the main menu bar's 'Action' menu to be applied to entries in the Trial Sync selection sheet window.
- Fixed a bug whereby the status of the scheduler displayed at the bottom of the Scheduled Documents window was not guaranteed to be correct the very first time you opened the window.
- Now displays a more meaningful error message if a file exclusively open by another application is encountered during a sync.
- Fixed several sections of code that were not thread-safe when run on certain system configurations. This was causing scheduled synchronization errors and possible crashes when running with synchronous scheduling turned OFF.
- Fixed an extremely unlikely (but theoretically possible) bug that could cause a crash at some random point in time after closing a document for which it's log was viewed by the user.
- Fixed a crash that could occur if a folder was excluded from the Trial Synchronization sheet window AND the excluded folder was previously expanded in the Analyze panel prior to performing the trial sync.
- Eliminated an obscure crash that could occur when running more than one scheduled documents that mounted & dismounted volumes automatically.
- ChronoSync now specifically identifies situations where a symbolic link designated for copying is corrupt. It is now reported as such in the resultant error message.
- Added additional logic to various stages of the file scanning process to ensure ChronoSync reacts in a stable way when encountering corrupt symbolic links.
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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NOT 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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- Totally 10.6 savvy
Great For My Purposes - Version: 4.0.2, 9/8/2009 08:54AM PST
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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.
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.