Sunday, August 9, 2009

Synch files with multiple PCs

Do you carry files around between work and home on a thumb drive, or a notebook? You have a repository for code but don't want to put everything in it (for example: vendor data sheets which will seldom change)? Do you need to synch files between two or more PCs? You tried Microsoft's interesting SynchToy app but wonder why it has not been maintained or open sourced since 2006? Me too.


For a few weeks now I've been happily using a file synching program called Allway Synch. It's free for moderate personal use, but I like it so much that I bought a license - currently on sale for $20. I use this pretty much every day. It even keeps usage statistics for you (the screen capture) - with which you can see it has already saved me more than it's license cost in saved time. It has never crashed or locked up. Many little features show that some thought and skill went into making this program robust and easy to use. I highly recommend it, and you can try before you buy.

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