FreeFileSync Reviews

It was easy to use from the moment i began to use it. I use it everyday with no difficulty. The copying direction can be changed with ease simply with right click on an individual file or a group of files.

I cannot find any con. The only issue I have: Donation is refused with PayPal and Credit Card from South Korea with this message: "Donations to this recipient aren't supported in this country". I am still using the 2021 Donation Edition.

i can schedule sync jobs how often i want and get data where i need it go go. really helpful when moving to another server and migrating the files over. this can definitely be done using a command prompt but I'm more of an interface kind of guy.

would be nice if there was a notification system where it could send an email if a job failed, apart from that it runs great

An easy-to-use program that can be used by everyone, according to their needs

The upload speed is relatively low, Other than that there is no.

FreeFileSync is a great app for performing file comparisons & backups. I use it daily to compare all of the company's ever-changing file additions & edits, then mirror them to a mobile backup drive that I move offsite weekly. It is very fast when performing the initial comparison of changed & new files and will display the before presenting the option of synching or mirroring to the new location. It also has a feature to do a constant sync/mirroring but I have yet to utilize that feature.

I have no cons to speak of. It's funny, but because it's open source and free I think it has a bit of a malware reputation but I have never seen any kind of issue with this at all.

Easy configuration, multiples modes, high customization for each case, really easy to use. Ist a light program that not slow the PC

Really not to many cons: use this in LAN need administrator access, for this reason if no are administrators will get problems to access directories.

It allows drag-and-drop interface to facilitate the sync folders along with options to "mirror", "copy" or simply "add the changes".
It also allows multiple sync modules to be run at the same time. So all it takes is one time set up and any number of folders can be set up to sync in very specific way.
Its ability to integrate into any given batch script is in short, amazing! After the initial set up it allows you to simply copy the batch script, which can be added to any other batch file or even the windows task scheduler to automate the process even further!

Its in-built memory feature only remembers the latest set of sync files. So if you want to run any sync module that was created before that, you will need to navigate to the saved file location or the batch script.

It is very easy to manage I only need to plug my tablet or smartphone on the computer, start the app and in few minutes my files can be updated and I can continue my work with my ready for another actualization, just like that.

I will not recommend this app for people who works with heavy files, because it can be very difficult to update the files because it takes so much time to do the job.

I like the fact that there are options for different type of file comparison. By name, time created, or even byte to byte!
I love the filter views. It sped up my QC by 100 times.

The user interface took some getting use to, but once learned its functional.

Pros: It does two-way synchronization. It is free and is relatively easy to use. I used Microsoft's SyncToy for a few years until Microsoft stopped supporting it, so I searched around and found FreeFilesync. FreeFileSync does what it claims to do and so far I have been able to sync my documents without any problem. I also like it that the software is open-source.
Neutral: The free version of course comes with limitations. For instance, it does not have the "parallel file copy" option." I assume one can do this manually anyways.
* The "donation version" has more belts and whistles. The software will regularly remind you to auto-update or download the donation version. The good news is that you can decide the donation amount. If you feel like you want to support this open-source software, you can decide how much you are willing to spare as compared to paying a fixed price.

Cons: The interface looks a bit antiquated. You can use the "Browse" tab to select the two folders which you want to sync; the file paths will then show up in the tiny windows. I personally would like to see the complete paths displayed fully so that I can ensure that I have selected the right folders to sync.
Overall assessment: Worth trying.

FreeFileSync is an easy, free way to keep your data up-to-date in multiple locations. You only need to specify the target and source directories, and the sync option that you require (such as mirroring or two-way sync).

I use FreeFileSync in a couple of ways. First, it archives the majority of a network attached storage device to a large disk installed in a PC once per week. An exception to this is that on the NAS and PC there are some business folders which require a two way sync. This two way sync is helpful as I can add business data to my PC or the NAS directly and know that once FreeFileSync is run the data on both devices will be the same. To help with the two way requirement and prevent conflicts I have used the create batch functionality in FreeFileSync, and use external triggers like Windows Tasks to run this batch automatically at regular intervals.

The ease in creating a batch file and the ability to easily edit it in FreeFileSync if target or source destinations change saves a lot of time compared to trying to create an adhoc solution such as using Windows command line/batch files.

A minor inconvenience, but sometimes when files are synced it does so successfully, but still displays a warning symbol by the job. If you run the job again no further files are changed, and this symbol changes to a green tick.

The ease-of-use of FreeFileSync is remarkable. There are essentially four operational modes, and once you understand the GUI, learning all four takes about thirty seconds.

This is one of the few products that I really do not have anything negative to comment upon, except for the rare software crash (and I mean VERY rare - it happens maybe once every six months).

I did not have to worry about the updated of my files and folders because this app do it automatically for me, it works perfect in my USB and External Harddrive the synchronization is perfect, and the most important of all is that is a free software. Another important feature is that this app comes in two version one portable and another for download and do all the task direct in your computer. For me works perfect because I only use in personal devices, sincerely I have never tested the app on a server or computer with a huge amount of files, but for me works wonderfully.

I like the way the product maintaining synchronization silently, once providing the proper privileges it can go independently while keeping the changes in files and directory updated using minimal CPU and RAM resources.

I leased liked the fact the program gets the red flags from my anti-virus, changing the anti-virus program not necessary will fix the issue.

There is not a lot of competition. We have started using FreeFileSync in our company some years ago (syncing large amounts of data to our server). We use it daily and it is a workhorse. Great for backing up and cloning projects.

The UI isn't amazing. If there are a lot of files, it is hard to keep track of what is being synced and mistakes can happen.

This is the first app that I use that do this and I love it, because it is very light it works wonderful on the computers or having my files in my USB, it does not have any problem with the amount of data of information that you want to synchronize, and the most important of all it is free and come with and excellent user manual.

It computers with low RAM memory the process can be very slow, because the app consume a big part of the resources of your machine, and its is recommend that you use this app in only one computer for keep secure your information.

It works fast, very easy to manage, it can be use in computers or USB devices, you can syncronized huge amounts of data or only a small set of files, it can be install in how many computers you need and the process of syncronization works perfectly.

Any complain about this app, I had try a lot and finally get this one, that works perfect in the computer and also my external hard disk and flash drive.

It is extremely easy to set up for manual use. (As in "back up now.") It only copies changed files, which is the secret of the fast backups. You ban back up as large a set of files as you wish. If your office burns to the ground, you still have your data safely tucked away.

The learning curve in general is not bad. Setting up backups as a "task" is more difficult, although there are helps online, here and there. I back up once a day, but, it could be every hour.