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Synk - 5.0.3

backup & synchronization utility

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All Time:	(4.4)
Version 5.0.3:	(5.0)
Selected Version:	5.0.3
Release Date:	2004-08-11
License:	Commercial
Downloads (version 5.0.3):	4,128
Downloads (all versions):	106,395
Price:	$20.00/40.00

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Product Description:

native Cocoa file synchronization application

clear, user-friendly interface usable by (advanced) grandmothers yet powerful enough for system administrators

informative preview window gives you full control over what will happen

intelligent synchronization knows when you have removed a file from a folder or added one in

rule based inclusion and exclusion allow detailed control over synchronization

powerful archival feature can keep and organize every modified document

integrated scheduling support allows synchronizations to be run automatically

can execute as root to bypass permissions and ownership

properly synchronizes packages as single units, avoiding data corruption

safe copy helps prevent data loss in case of lost connections

unconditional satisfaction and bug-free guarantee

localized in French, German, and Italian

What's new in this version:

Synk 5.0 is a complete rewrite of the software, with innumerable improvements. Among the many improvements are dramatically widened compatibility with foreign filesystems and networking protocols, comprehensive inclusion/exclusion rules, a sophisticated new preview panel, integrated scheduling, and full alias and symbolic link support.

Version 5.0.3 is a minor update to tide everybody over until 5.1's release later this year. Changes include:

Fixed a scheduler problem that could blank a schedule if the planets were aligned just right. (Please note that this is separate from the APE conflict, which is still in Unsanity's court.)
Worked around OS issue interfering with label and visibility based rules
Added Finder comment based rules
Localization touch-ups, particularly in German

Operating System Requirements:

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

Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3 or higher

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Document scheduling

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Feedback Summary:

Version 5.0.3:
Overall Rating:	(5.0)	Features:	(4.6)	Support:	(4.9)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(5.0)	Price:	(4.7)

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Good choice - Version: 6.4.3, 2/18/2009 07:34AM PST

(1 of 1 users found this comment useful)

dsphelps

I find this product to be very reliable. I use it to backup/sync my Users folder from laptop to a desktop, and it has been easy to work with. I started by syncing a few smaller folders until I got the hang of the settings, but it backs up over a network just fine, even mounting the disk on the other Mac.

best of it's kind - Version: 6.4, 5/28/2008 09:19AM PST

(2 of 2 users found this comment useful)

trance

This is the most stragitforward, easy and best backup software I have tried.
It even clones signifigantly faster than both superduper and CCC, and produces error free drives, unlike both SD and CCC which I have to fix with diskwarrior and every run.
The only problem is that it leaves some folders visible on the destination disk which should be invisible.
And it's a little expensive too imo, considering Time Machine is free.

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best of it's kind

Stay away from this software! - Version: 6.3.3, 3/11/2008 01:58AM PST

(3 of 4 users found this comment useful)

arrakis2

I use to really like this software for it's simplicity and reliability.
But since version 6 I've only had troubles.
I guess it's fine if you have a very simple backup setup.
But I'm backing over a network to different machines every time I check if everything is ok I found out that the backups were running for 2-3 days and then stopped for unknown reason.
I'm having this troubles on different machines and networks.

And now, what made me really give up on this software:
Yesterday my Mac OSX server ran out of space on the system drive! 0kb left on a 350Gb HDD!
I only have the system installed and a couple of extra applications.
After searching for a while, I found out that Synk has created a log file of more than 300Gb hidden in the invisible /var folder.

So I'm switching to Synchronize Pro today hoping to have a better user experience.

Thanks.