File sync software suggestions?

PureSync. It's available as free version with reduced features.

You could use the simple xcopy command in a batch file with appropriate switches set. Many web guides how to use it to do what you want.

Alan Russell said:

Have you tried SyncToy from Microsoft? Look here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down....aspx?id=15155.

I used to use synctoy. it has the annoying habit of creating duplicate copies of files. Try Free Files Sync instead.

x509

Hi there
Not possibly the answer you wanted - but if you can run Linux with KDE desktop you can use the Dolphin File manager (equiv to windows explorer) and it will give you various options at BOTH FILE and DIRECTORY level

(Install package KDiff3).

1) Files in A but not in B
2) Files in B and not in A
3) Identical Files (by file name - files in Both A and B - you can ignore creation date etc -- loads of config options).

Then you have File compare both at Binary and Ascii (text) level and can also compare by date etc.

You can export output to a file so then use Windows to import as EXCEL spreadsheet then you've got a great tool and it's FREE.

I gave up using Windows for this stuff as Windows has a directory + file name restriction (even on build 1607) of around 260 chars -- not enough for loads of my music files so impossible to sync with Windows.

Note - nothing wrong with Windows but these sorts of areas let it down - so hopefully this will get fixed.

Cheers
jimbo