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Comment by (2012-05-06 14:41:44)
Excellent software: works fast, safe and reliable. Simply the best sync-program!
Comment by (2012-04-29 16:54:39)
Thank you so much, Your program is the only free one that I have found that syncs my files correctly and gives me notifications in the taskbar. Brilliant!, Thank you so much for this program
Comment by (2012-04-02 14:01:58)
Your software is great!
I use CS on my net cafe to synchronize my games on server with clients.I have a question.I check my speed on lan with Lan speed test program and on reed and on copy have 100-300mbps speed and with CS go only 10 mbps.Can you tellme why i have low speed with CS to fix it. Thanks
Comment by (2012-04-01 05:29:46)
Hi,
I am using this software for about 6 months now. It backups my home shared disk with all the family files. Runs every night. I am very happy with the way it works and recommend this as a great simple utility for backing up large personal disks (~1TB). Thank you VERY MUCH for making this available.
Comment by (2012-03-21 19:53:21)
Hi! Have been using CS for the backups of the files of an animation short project I'm doing and I really like it.
Show questionI would like the addition of a feature I think is missing (if there's already a way to do it with CS please tell me). I can synchronise the files in one single folder but sometimes it's usefull and more safe to keep past versions of files, in case one of them turn corrupt (for example in the case of big 3d scenes turning messy, or big digital painting photoshop files, etc.).
Before using CS, I usually just copy-pasted my big project folder in my external drive in separated dated folder. Now, whit CS, I just change the destination folder from time to time; either way I end up wasting a lot of space, because the majority of the content in the project's folder and subfolders doesn't change and the same files get backuped multiples times.
I was thinking maybe something ressembling some kind of mix between a incremental synchronisation and a version control would be nice.
Comment by (2012-03-20 16:59:49)
The program is simple and works impeccably; but I'd like the opportunity to click on the 'Done' bar and see which files have been created, deleted or modified.
Reply by (2012-03-22 22:40:30)
Hi, thanks for your suggestion! Could you open a feature request? Thanks!
Comment by (2012-03-19 11:14:47)
A great convenience - makes a daily update of crucial files painless and handles both multiple directories in a job and multiple jobs. I looked for something that could do what this program does for a long time. I would not be without it.
Comment by (2012-03-04 16:16:11)
Hi sweated developer, I very much appreciate your work, finely done, useful and user friendly. being a programmer, and the user I'd have a slight suggestion. in the area where you expose all previously compiled backup, it'd be useful to be able to order the, group them, move them etc. also how about copy and paste for similar backups!
Reply by (2012-03-06 11:33:16)
Hi Slobodan, Thanks for your suggestions! Profiles groups are coming in the next release (6.0), which should be out in less than a week. There's a beta available from Latest builds if you want to try that new feature before the official release =)
Comment by (2012-02-22 11:34:03)
FANTASTIC software! works really well and incredibly easy to use. The program is incredibly lightweight too.
Comment by (2012-01-31 14:13:22)
Hi there,
this program is awesome but I am having some errors I am not sure if they even matter all that much. There are three errors saying the process cannot access three separate files: NTUSER.DAT, NTUSER.DAT.LOG1, NTUSER.DAT.LOG2. Everything else appears to have succeded. What is this about? It seems to have every single backup. Thanks!
Gama
Reply by (2012-02-10 09:24:05)
Hi G, These files store a part of your Windows registry. There's no way to back them up, except perhaps booting in safe mode, as they are constantly being accessed by the system to read and write registry keys. If you only want to back up your documents, you can safely ignore these errors, or exclude these files (that's what I do). If you're looking for a solution that allows you to restore your complete system if a failure occurs, then you had better use a disk imaging app instead. Generally speaking though, I would really suggest backing up only your documents, and recreating your configuration should your hard drive fail.
Comment by (2012-01-20 00:24:29)
Brilliant light weight software that does the job extremely well... just a few questions.
- Using 5.2.1 r1316 on XP with the exe under startup, it says that it cannot write to the user's folder (I don't have any restrictions) but it will use the application folder instead. I get the window with no profiles in it, so I close and re-run it, and things are ok. Any reason?
- Secondly there's the icon on the system tray, but I can't invoke the GUI from it. The options are Create Sync (greyed out) and close.
- Would be great to run this as a service (or if it already does I can't see it in the services list)
Where's your facebook page? I need something to like! I'll donate to you soon as well, would love to see this app become what I see it can be.
Reply by (2012-01-29 14:45:29)
Hi CM, thanks for your comments. I don't have a facebook page yet, since I don't have that much free time these days. The latest builds (Latest builds) allow you to start Create Synchronicity from the tray icon. CS doesn't run as a service, since it minimizes the possibilities of interaction with the user. but if you don't want to use the built-in scheduler, you could use Windows Task Manager with the /silent option =)
Comment by (2012-01-17 14:09:20)
Well done! This is a great App, thank you! In the next version would be great if it were possible to create groups that contain the various profiles
For example:
+ My Group
- Profile 1
- Profile 2
- Profile 3
For now, excellent software!
Reply by (2012-01-29 14:46:23)
Hi Jack, groups are available in the Latest builds. See the manual for more info.
Comment by (2012-01-12 14:48:19)
very great app. Could you please add autostart feature and minimize to notification area.
So it will be easier to be always sync.
Comment by (2012-01-04 14:57:26)
That's perfectly what I was looking for!!! Light, Fast,Perfect!
Thanks
Comment by (2011-12-26 02:53:29)
I have tried quite a few synch programs until I came across CreateSynchronicity, it looks neat and very small. Just the kind of program I want to use. But now I am still trying it out to see if it works perfectly for me. My requirements are simple for now, just sync between folders in drives or USB. If it's good I plan to recommend it to my friends.
Comment by (2011-12-25 21:50:59)
Unable to sync files over my network. Works great for local drives.
Show questionI've tried the net command (for destination): \\192.168.x.x\Drive Name\folder name - No Luck. I've tried the Volume name: "Volume Name"\folder name - No Luck.
If I just put in "\\", the program shows the network name of all of my networked systems. I then select the name of the networked system I want, type \folder name or \sub drive name\folder name, and still no luck. The entry box shows highlighted in red, and doesn't allow me to click on the "Load folder tree" on the right side.
What am I doing wrong, or not doing right?
I'm using V5.2.1 r1316 on Win 7 Home premium.
Thanks,
Jack
Comment by (2011-12-20 14:38:20)
Latest version 5.3.1554 often copies files unnecessarily.
When I set up a "Strict Mirror" backup, CS usually runs the backup very fast and copies only a few new files and deletes a few obsolete files. Then,,, for no good reason, CS will copy and replace all the files. Earlier versions didn't do that, not that I noticed. No files were lost, but when updating a 4gb USB flash drive it can mean the difference in a 30 second update and a 5 minute wait and some worry.
Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I don't think so.
Great little program, BTW, I love it!
Bob
Reply by (2012-01-29 14:48:47)
Hi Bob, could you write me regarding this problem? Your help is vital in making Create Synchronicity better.
Comment by (2011-12-14 06:01:17)
I looked long and hard before I stumbled on Create Synchronicity. I wanted a lightweight back up and restore solution. I had used Syncback for a long time but it frequently got hung up an long jobs. Some kind of USB issue. Has never happened to CS. Nicely done.
Comment by (2011-12-13 14:36:25)
Excellent Backup utility. Thanks.
I get errors about path/filename too long. Limit is stated as 260 characters. I checked and the full path of first file it is complaining about is only 256 chars (H:\JRT_Backup\E\T400_MRK\My Documents\Eclipse_Workspace\.metadata\.plugins\com.python.pydev.analysis\python_QzpcUHl0aG9uMjZccHl0aG9uLmV4ZQ==\indexcache\enthought.developer.tools.envisage_browser.enthought_envisage_action_action_plugin_definition.indexcache)
Reply by (2012-01-29 14:47:26)
Hi, see the FAQ for more info about this problem.
Comment by (2011-12-05 17:43:40)
I think the log file should be sorted in the inverse order (last log on top).
Thanks
Reply by (2011-12-08 21:54:25)
It should indeed; only, I'm not sure how to initiate the transition. The upcoming version improves a lot on that (Latest builds)
Comment by (2011-12-01 03:48:36)
Wow, nice and fast. It looks like groups (which I'd find useful) are slated for version six.
I assume I could synch groups of dirs of using the command line. Could you please provide some sample command line syntax?
Thanks a lot.
Reply by (2011-12-08 21:53:32)
Hi Mitch, use /run ":GroupName" to sync a group of profiles. Updated versions are available from Latest builds.
Comment by (2011-11-19 14:47:19)
Love the program, but lately seems to be leaking memory: when it runs overnight, I see a "can't write to log" message (eve though there's plenty of disk available) and memory is stuck at 90% utilized until I force-close the app.
Reply by (2011-11-24 20:32:07)
Hi deesto, you're most likely running an outdated version; this problem was fixed a while ago, and happened because of the lack of log trimming.
Comment by (2011-11-10 12:19:03)
I dont know if its a bug in my instalation, but my system tray icon only has one option (CLOSE).
I think the system tray icon showld at least RUN Create Synchronicity by Left-click or Double-click
Reply by (2011-11-11 11:31:53)
Hi JORGE! It's not a bug, although it will change with the next release: it did seem to confuse a number of people. Thanks for the feedback!
Comment by (2011-11-09 00:01:59)
Is there a way to sync folder attributes? I have many hidden folders that pop up after I sync. And I don't want to reapply hidden properties to every folder. Is there some setting I'm missing? Thanks
Reply by (2011-11-11 11:39:47)
Hi Eddy! Normally, this will be fixed with the next version.
Clément.
Comment by (2011-11-06 18:59:21)
Hi,
Great program. Just a question, I can't find in the manual where it describes "Limited copy". Sorry if I'm blind, but what does it mean?
Reply by (2011-11-08 10:58:53)
Hi, Limited copy shows true iff you have set restrictions upon which files should be included when synchronizing.
Comment by (2011-11-03 03:02:46)
I would like to use this software to backup my data folders from an SBS Essentials 2011 server (basically MS Server 2008 R2) to a NAS every morning around 4am. This is to provide availability of the files if I lose the server due to MB or PS failure. Can this be done with no one logged onto the server? If no, would it work with the admin user having the server locked? Thanks in advance for the reply.
Reply by (2011-11-03 23:10:08)
Hi BigEdDude! You have two options: use CS native scheduler (this requires that the admin be logged in), or use Windows scheduler with CS /silent switch, and keep an eye on the logs.
Comment by (2011-10-29 20:25:47)
Great program, except one thing, turning on large fonts (I run at 2560x1600, WinXP/Vista64) causes larger text to push GUI elements outside the viewable window size (which cannot be re-sized), In other words, program settings and such as check boxes/drop downs become hidden.
Reply by (2011-11-03 23:08:01)
Hi, thanks for the input. I'll try to have a look asap; in the meantime, can you file a bug report, to remind me about this problem?
Comment by (2011-10-14 00:11:15)
Thanks a million. This software is exactly what I was looking for. If it wasn't written in VB, I would have help in development, but I guess you did a great job.
Comment by (2011-10-12 16:32:44)
Thanks for the awesome program!
Just a question, do you plan on adding notification (backup complete, error, update, etc) to this? If so would you consider Snarl/Growl for Windows support?
Reply by (2011-11-03 23:04:47)
Hi Shawn, thanks for the interesting input. I've replied to you by mail; could you post this as a feature request?
Comment by (2011-10-11 09:09:12)
Hello I love your software because it is very easy to use.
it would be possible to improve the following:
- Not be forced to enter expert mode for the optin "dynamically create the destination folder"
- Management of the history and too large, would it possible to have a text file instead of html, and to provide an automatic cleaning history.
thank you for your work!
Reply by (2011-10-11 17:35:04)
Hi there, to save the log as a text file instead of HTML, append "Text logs:True;" to your main configuration file. See the manual for more info. Why does it disturb you to enable expert mode ?
Comment by (2011-10-07 09:53:24)
Hi i am trying to use create Synchronicity to sync school laptop local D drive and network folder on user home area(\\fileserver\matt$\syncfolder).i want this to run every time user login and before logout.Can i do this .please give me your advice
Reply by (2011-10-10 08:55:51)
Hi Janaka, You should use a script running when your session opens to start Create Synchronicity.
Comment by (2011-10-04 03:49:03)
The key benefit of this utility is its simplicity; however, I would like to see one further feature, that to me, would make Create Synchronicity stand out above the other backup software.
It would be nice to be able to include files that have changed within, say, the last x days in the backup procedure, i.e. files modified more than x days would be ignored in the sync.
Reply by (2011-10-27 07:57:08)
Done! I've implemented this feature. See manual for more information.
Comment by (2011-09-29 17:06:20)
Create Synchronicity
very cool little utility! simple, easy, clean
suggestions, if i may...
* would be nice to be able to exclude directories without editing the sync file (unless i missed something, it appears this can't be done from the UI)
* having a context menu open when L-clicking on a profile seems a bit awkward - what if one only wants to see the settings? so you click off of the menu (natural action) and the settings are blanked out because the profile is no longer highlighted
what about opening it only on R-click and placing essential menu items (buttons) such as preview, sync and settings to the right of the profile?
Reply by (2011-10-10 09:26:27)
Hi Larry, Interesting suggestions. I replied to you by mail =)
Comment by (2011-09-29 07:14:32)
Great sync tool. Much faster than most other stuff I have used. Would be great if you could make this cross-platform, so it can be used on Mac and Linux too!
Reply by (2011-10-10 09:14:31)
I'm working on that =) See the feature requests tracker.
Comment by (2011-09-22 20:37:58)
Is there a way for :- Left to right (Incremental) to keep a maximum x amount of each files on the right so as not to end up with 100 files of the same document?
Reply by (2011-09-26 07:18:11)
Hi Kevin, "Left to right (Incremental)" only keeps one copy of each file. See the manual for more info.
Comment by (2011-08-28 16:42:23)
Is there a way to make any files that are going to be deleted from the "right side" go to the recycle bin rather than just removing them completely?
Reply by (2011-09-26 07:17:41)
Hi Gerald, I haven't implemented this yet, but you could open a feature request if you'd like to have this feature.
Comment by (2011-08-26 11:14:23)
Thank you. I suggest you to insert this options:
Copy NTFS permissions.
This can syncronize even foldes, and even user rights to access/not access these files.
Thank you for your works.
Claudio
Reply by (2011-09-26 07:17:53)
Hi Cverniani, Thanks for your suggestion; copying ntfs permissions is tricky, because having access rights doesn't imply having permission-changing rights. You could open a feature request if you really want this feature.
Comment by (2011-08-24 23:30:53)
Webpage looks great, which is more than can be said for most of the stuff on SourceForge...hopefully the program is excellent as well...
thanks..
Comment by (2011-08-23 14:21:23)
Fantastic!
However, I would humbly suggest the following:
1. Scheduling - *really* needs more granularity - e.g. the ability to run every few minutes.
2. Would be very useful to do 'many-to-one' syncs e.g. multiple folders to one location.
3. I can not begin to describe how good it would be, if this could 'poll' network locations and sync on connect. E.g. sync when a computer 'appears' (gets switched on!) on the LAN. I have searched the would over for this functionality and still have not found it. Even in commercial packages.
Cheers,
Tim.
Comment by (2011-08-10 15:30:45)
Perfectly simply solution. This thing rocks. What took over an hour to sync with DirSyncPro, Synkron and MS SyncToy this thing did in under 20 minutes! All you need now is the ability to SMTP the log files. Thanks.
Comment by (2011-08-10 09:02:07)
very very thanks man..
Comment by (2011-07-18 19:51:08)
Any chance of implementing encryption? I would love to be able to synch my files to a network attached drive and have them encrypted.
Reply by (2011-07-18 21:01:51)
I would advise syncing to a TrueCrypt volume. TrueCrypt provides much more security (it's developed and tested by cryptography experts) and flexibility than Create Synchronicity alone could.
Comment by (2011-06-28 02:15:16)
I wanted to thank you for an awesome program. It really helps back up all of my images and keep things synced. As a professional photographer, these types of tools are very valuable.
I have made a donation via PayPal to support your efforts and challenge more users of this program to do the same. Thank you.
Comment by (2011-06-17 22:02:28)
Hey Clément, thanx for this great software!
I was looking for one to change MS SyncToy and this one is awesome! Thanx again! :)
Comment by (2011-06-14 15:07:08)
Great tool! All I'm looking for. One issue though: queing profiles doesn't work for me. The command I use:
"Create Synchronicity" /run "lease|wb"
This doesn't work, whereas
"Create Synchronicity" /run "lease"
Does work. Any idea what the problem could be?
Is there a command that queues all profiles?
Many thanks, and keep up the good work!!
Reply by (2011-06-15 12:03:38)
I fixed it! I made two errors: the order of commands was wrong and using quotes in a .bat file helps too. This is my command:
c:\"Program Files"\"Create Software"\"Create Synchronicity"\"Create Synchronicity".exe /nostop /run "internal2|services|test"
Reply by (2011-08-25 12:38:44)
Hey Clément,
Will you implement this feature into the UI too?
Reply by (2011-08-27 07:39:29)
I don't think so; I fear that this is a somewhat too specialized feature to really be useful for everyone.
Comment by (2011-05-30 03:04:58)
I'm looking for something which will work with Gladinet (has file chunking) to sync files to my SkyDrive account. Perhaps this is the software? Will give it a try. BTW I support your philosophy of not having 2 way mirroring.
Reply by (2011-05-30 17:25:41)
Not really; CS is better for local backups, or NAS backups; basically, it works with anything that you can mount locally.
Comment by (2011-05-27 01:00:06)
Great program, works fast, but I am having a problem with a remote drive attached to PogoPlug. Out of 12,000+ jpg files the same 150 keep showing up a needing "update" no matter how many times I sync. These files are not tagged when using SyncToy. What am I missing?
Thanks
Reply by (2011-05-27 15:54:48)
You might want to disable the "strict file time comparison" option; it's most likely PogoPlug mishandling rounding.
Reply by (2012-03-05 10:29:16)
I had the same problem, and disabling 'Strict Time Comparison' fixed the issue. I was even comparing MD5 hashes when it kept trying to update the same files over and over.
All good now. Cheers.
Comment by (2011-05-17 13:37:11)
great lean tool! One beef: I have it set to backup a folder on my home network, but when i take my laptop to work and boot up it jams up with error msgs that it cannot connect (of course) and it always takes a few minutes to click OK on the boxes and right click cancel the program in the startup tray. May have a future option that if it cannot connect to RETRY or CANCEL in a box that pops up, and suspends it trying until you click an option. Thanks!
Reply by (2011-05-27 15:53:28)
Thanks for your suggestions!
Comment by (2011-05-14 22:20:43)
Thank you, I totally love the program! Keep up the hard work :) I am sorry that I can't afford to donate at the moment (evil loans :/), but please do know that your work is appreciated.
Reply by (2011-05-16 07:57:08)
Hi Eri,
Thanks a lot for you comments =)
Comment by (2011-05-13 22:19:22)
Dear Clement,
For me it comes as no surprise that this tool was one of "Best Free Software of 2011". It is both powerful and simple, that's why everyone likes it.
As I told you last year, it would be a huge improvement if you could implement CS over FTP.
But hey, I know it is no piece of cake, so it's just a suggestion.
I love your program, keep it up!
Thanks
Comment by (2011-05-08 05:16:27)
Is there a GUI setting to allow very long path name or very long file name to be copied / Synced as well ??
I really need this work. Could you include it in the next release ??
Thanks.
Reply by (2011-05-08 05:19:50)
Sorry I forget to leave the email for my previous post.
Reply by (2011-09-22 01:53:05)
Thank you for your share!
Reply by (2011-09-22 01:54:07)
Thank you for your share!
Comment by (2011-05-06 01:45:16)
create snychronicity is exactly what I've been looking for in a backup program. The problem is, no matter what I've done, once I start the backup the transfer speed plummets, it went from around 12mb and just continues down until it hits 0mb. I'm not sure if this is because of the large files I was trying to transfer (8GB) or what, but I was hoping you might have an answer.
Reply by (2011-05-06 07:26:31)
Hi, thanks for your question; I've posted an answer in the faq.
Comment by (2011-04-20 06:19:04)
Thank you very match!
Comment by (2011-02-20 18:31:12)
Hey, thanks for the great software!
But what I do miss, is a function to choose more than one profile at the same time to get them synchronized all together one after another. Not waiting for the first one to finish and after it starting manually the next one.
Would be nice :-)
Reply by (2011-02-20 18:37:02)
Already exists :) Checkout the manual ;)
Btw, if you don't leave an email, I can't reply...
Reply by (2011-02-22 22:19:42)
Thx four your answer! All what i have found is the schedule function but i don't want to use this. Or am i just to blind to see? I want to select all my profiles and click "synchronize" to start all of them in order one after another.
Please tell me how ;).
Reply by (2011-02-23 19:59:21)
Use the command line =) Create Synchronicity.exe /run "Profile1|Profile2|Profile3" will run all profiles sequentially.
Reply by (2011-02-24 20:50:54)
Ok thx, thats tricki...
But i can see that there will be an option in the GUI for the next version :P, for greenhorns to the command line like me.
Thx a lot.
Comment by (2011-02-18 14:21:03)
I found this tool easy to use, but powerful.
A piece of cake. I use it to mirror my photos
Comment by (2011-02-03 13:50:27)
Thank you so much for this wonderful tool!
Comment by (2011-02-03 03:43:59)
Thank you for the Create Synchronicity (CS). I'm using it after having used FullSync (FS). I like the Swap button, which is lacking in FS.
One feature which would be helpful is for the list of profiles to be sorted alphabetically. This would help to arrange them into groups. I would also prefer to have them listed vertically only, not next to ea other.
Reply by (2011-02-03 17:10:28)
Thanks =) I've implemented you suggestion. Download the new version from http://synchronicity.sourceforge.net/current-build.html and press Ctrl+L in the main window to switch views. Hope you like it!
Comment by (2011-01-25 15:24:06)
Disappointed by the fact that this software is Windows-only. :(
Reply by (2011-12-08 21:55:49)
I'm considering a Linux port, but Mono doesn't implement Windows Forms very well...
Comment by (2011-01-25 10:21:17)
Great Tool.
Thanks for this useful development! Iam a student and it is really vital for me to backup all my notes on my tablet pc regularly. From my point of view there is only one improvement left:
In the sync. schedule planer you should be able to set up a synchronication plan which runs several times per day. FOr example at 11:00, 15:00, 20:00 and this every day. And one little thing: I synchronize my files with a fileserver, which is only available in my local network. Would it be feasible to suppress the message "Target directory not found - invalid configuration" when the synchronisation was started automatically via the sync. plan?
Comment by (2011-01-25 05:19:15)
firstly thanks! any software that is made available for free deserves a big thanks.
in terms of feedback, so far i really like the software, very intuitive and fast. i thing that needs improvement is the preview sync file list. the list should allow users to edit selection (sync, not sync, reverse direction, etc) and also the files should be grouped in collapsible directories.
the sync page of an active job shows files created and files deleted but no total file size. i think file size info would be useful too.
other then that, my first day using it has been fun
Comment by (2011-01-24 12:24:31)
I find it clear and rather easy to use, but the file selection is too strict: I'm searching for:
1) a global filtering "For all profiles, do not synchronize *.tmp;*.err... files"
2) for each profile: either "All files" either a combination of included and excluded files
I'd appreciate also to be able to select a subset of files to synchronize from the preview window.
Copy/paste of profiles should be helpful for me, too !
It's great to have the option "Strict mirror" !
Nice software anyway ! Thanks !
Comment by (2011-01-23 17:17:19)
I love the software. It's simple but effective. However, I'm having one difficulty. I am backing up to a USB drive on my router. The initial backup worked fine, but when I run it again it copies all files rather than only new or changed files. I've tried a variety of settings but it always copies all files.
Reply by (2011-01-26 17:29:41)
Hi Jim,
This is due to incorrect DST settings, which you can adjust in the settings window.
Comment by (2011-01-21 02:45:42)
It is a amazing software what I has been waiting
for. Thanks a lot.
I'm sure we can make the world better with GPL softwarte!
Reply by (2011-01-21 18:38:44)
Hi S.G.Park!
I tried to send you a mail, but your inbox blocks it as spam.
I've committed your translation work =)
Thanks for your help!
Comment by (2011-01-19 19:52:56)
i have a question!!there is the possibility to syncronize a folder on usb device with one on a computer???
i have a samsung mp4 but the program doesn't recognize the folder on usb device
Reply by (2011-01-21 22:34:50)
Hi! If you can browse the drive in windows explorer, then it should work in Create Synchronicity too.
Comment by (2010-12-22 18:31:37)
Excellent and very efficient. Lacking option to skip following symlinks/hardlinks/junctions.
Reply by (2010-12-25 17:17:05)
Hi Julo; normally, Create Synchronicity doesn't follow symbolic links.
Comment by (2010-12-21 13:33:38)
Great piece of kit! We have 5 Computers + A Server, running this means we can backup to the server, whenever we want with massive flexibility.
Having different profiles means we can run the same program instance of a usb stick, and just select the profile!
Just what a busy household needs.
Comment by (2010-12-18 18:50:12)
It would be awesome if one could simply run a saved profile with one click in a tray icon minimized, and when done, have it exit automatically. As is, it must be opened first, then clicked, and when done, one must manually exit.
This is THE ONLY ap I've found that is not only easy to use but excludes things properly as well.
Robocopy gui is retarded imo. Thanks for a great ap. The log files are superb.
Reply by (2010-12-18 18:50:12)
Hi DJ, I've written to you to describe how to create a shortcut to Create Synchronicity that will run a particular profile directly, in the status bar. Thanks!
Comment by (2010-12-15 11:57:19)
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What about a link to compact the backup data?
Winrar (better than 7-zip and winzip)is very fast and can reconstruct destroyed data with some extra bits. Also a encryption is possible.
So you can secure and compress backup data.
Final: How can I link winrar with your program without double backup data?
Reply by (2010-12-15 11:57:19)
Hi stefan,
The very nature of proprietary, costly apps as Winrar contradicts that of open source software such as Create Synchronicity, making it hard for programmers to interact with Winrar. Sorry!
Comment by (2010-12-09 11:31:56)
Great software: simple to use and still a lot of features.
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One question: Is there an option to exclude folders (like the file-exclude option. So for example: backup the C:-drive but exclude the "SVN" folder if it is found. This will save a lot of time when searching for specific file types to backup (for example PST (Outlook) files which can be saved at random locations by users.
Thanks a lot!
Reply by (2010-12-09 11:31:56)
Hi TimBee! Feature created, see the manual for more info =)
Comment by (2010-12-09 11:11:50)
A great bit of software. A button to show the log once a synchronisation has completed would be useful.
Comment by (2010-12-08 06:47:58)
Fantastic piece of software. Can a bit more of customization be made like snooze an alarm before 10-15 in the task bar before the sync starts. An option for pause and postpone the schedule if required.
Comment by (2010-11-16 09:21:41)
Hi, cool and effective tool, thanks a lot for you efforts!
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I got one issue that might affect those that are working with Java, it seems there is a limit to 248 chars in the pathname (may be linked to .Net fmwk). With deep trees like in Java archives you quickly reach this limit.
Reply by (2010-11-16 09:21:41)
Hi! The problem you're experiencing is a limitation of windows itself. See the faq for more information.
Comment by (2010-11-13 16:10:53)
It would be very nice if you could implement a function which allows to keep the last x revisions of a file. Perhaps in a separate backup tree structure.
Test\test.txt
.Backup\Test\test[date].txt [last version]
.Backup\Test\test[date].txt [next to last version]
Reply by (2010-11-13 16:10:53)
Hi! Answer posted on the faq.
Comment by (2010-11-03 09:22:57)
Hi, I work a large company, and want to use the software to synchronise some files from a network share onto a portable drive to use when away from the office. Is the use of this software permissible for me at work, rather than personal home use?
Thanks, Andrew.
Reply by (2010-11-03 09:22:57)
Definitely! You can use Create Synchronicity at work; check out the page dedicated to schools and businesses for more information about the GPL.
Comment by (2010-10-29 10:51:42)
Hi - this is excellent software. Just one question.
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Are file/folder attributes & permissions preserved when copying from one location to another, for example, copying folders in an AD environment to a NAS drive - will permissions be preserved if the NAS drive is joined to the same domain?
Reply by (2010-10-29 10:51:42)
Hi Paul! See the FAQ for an answer
Comment by (2010-10-13 14:55:22)
Great app!!!
Thanks for your efforts to make this software.
Comment by (2010-10-13 12:49:36)
Thx for CS (nice improvement over FreeFileSync).
Comment by (2010-10-11 15:08:30)
Is there a news feed which I can subscribe to find out about new releases? I cant find any on here nor on sf.net
Reply by (2010-10-11 15:08:30)
Of course! You can simply subscribe to the synchronicity-updates mailing list, or follow @createsoftware on twitter.
Comment by (2010-10-08 22:19:13)
Hey, i would like to sugest a new feature for this great app, and that is, to be able to have an option to select the folders to synchronize on context menu, you know what i mean, right click a folder, select then right click another folder, select, opens app with the folders in their places. what do you think?
Reply by (2010-10-08 22:19:13)
Hi André! I think this may be feasible, but it would require the program to be very intrusive, and could not be included in the portable version... You can open a feature request about it if you want.
Comment by (2010-10-02 13:20:27)
Superb software. Been using Microsoft SyncToy for awhile, but have now switched to Create Synchronicity. Great interface, nice and easy to use.
Just one slight bug is that you always have to specify the parent directory in a tree. If you only specify children the program tries to remove the parent, but it can`t as its got content and generates an error.
Apart from that, excellent. :)
Reply by (2010-10-02 13:20:27)
Hi! Thanks for your comments. Your bug has been fixed, visit the current builds page for an updated version.
Comment by (2010-10-02 09:35:54)
This is a great idea. Windows backup is really crappy and other stuff out there is faulty in one way or another.
I'm glad someone finally made backup worth using. Thanx!! â»â»â»
Comment by (2010-09-26 20:58:25)
Nice, simple, light program. Congratulations.
Comment by (2010-09-23 15:51:25)
So far I really like the program very simple.
Show questionCurrently I have 5 Two-ways incremental profiles. I want to have the process run when my computer goes idle for more then 30 minutes or/and end my remote session. Here is my command line that I run through windows scheduler.
["create synchronicity.exe" /quiet /run "Profile1|Profile2"]
When it's doing is just started the scheduler and does not run until the scheduler time (@ 5pm). Is there a feature to run the sync NOW?
Reply by (2010-09-23 15:51:25)
Hi! I answered by mail; the scheduler starts automatically
Comment by (2010-09-16 16:10:32)
hello from nanotube. nice work! :)
Comment by (2010-09-08 07:09:31)
Thanks for your nice program.
I miss a Two-ways (Mirror) method. Any chance?
Comment by (2010-08-25 00:31:31)
Greetings - and thanks for a nice program.
I've been using FileSync for years and it allows me to look at the differences between directories. On my Mac, I use ChronSync to the same effect.
I change files in directories and would like to see the differences - for example, when I place a new version of a software download in a source directory (file-v2.exe, for example), and delete the previous download from the source directory (file.v1.exe), I'd like the synchroniser to copy v2 across to the target directory and delete v1 from the target directory.
As I see it, the program synchronises so that v1 would copy from target to source and v2 would copy from source to target, so I then have to delete v1 from both source and target. Is this the case?
Cheers! Gary
Reply by (2010-08-25 00:31:31)
Hi Gary! Create Synchronicity can do both, depending on how you set it up. If you want v1.exe to be deleted, chose a Mirror sync. If you want v1.exe to be copied over, use and incremental sync =)
Comment by (2010-08-05 22:52:39)
Hi, developper!
Tks 4 'Create Synchronicity': SMALL, FAST, PRECISE, SIMPLE, GREAT!
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Please, my doubts:
1) Works in which OS's?
2) If not Win 9x compatible, how to do it?
3) 'Create Synchronicity' vs. any file syncro program (like the great 'ViceVersa Pro')?
Tks again,
Alisson.
Reply by (2010-08-05 22:52:39)
Thanks for your comments!
CFP.
Reply by (2010-08-05 22:53:39)
Create Synchronicity works on all platforms that can run the .Net Framework, version 2.0 =)
Comment by (2010-07-29 10:45:45)
Hi,
I want to make a backup every night from my PC to a Server. If I understood this correctly the program must then be running when the scheduled time occurs. Then to avoid having it open in the main window, I like it instead to run in the background, in the system tray. If I undertood the instruction correct I should start the program like this: "C:\Program Files\Create Software\Create Synchronicity\Create Synchronicity.exe" /quiet. This doesn't work for me. The program starts normal, but doesn't show up in my system tray. I use version 4.2.0.0 and Windows XP SP3. Any idea what I am doing wrong?
Thanks in advance,Mats.
Reply by (2010-07-29 10:45:45)
Hello Mats,
When you schedule a profile, you just need to get the profile scheduler to run, either by rebooting your computer, or by using this command: "C:\Program Files\Create Software\Create Synchronicity\Create Synchronicity.exe" /scheduler. The scheduler will then take care of running your scheduled profiles (you can tell it's running by cheking for a little icon in your taskbar.
The /quiet flag is used when you want to immediately run a profile in background. If you don't specify which profile to run, Create Synchronicity will ignore it.
CFP.
Comment by (2010-07-28 17:00:01)
Merci pour ce super logiciel ! C'est exactement ce que je cherchais. L'interface est ultra-simple à prendre en main. Bref, pour l'usage que j'en fait, rien à redire.
Comment by (2010-07-21 20:54:26)
Salut,
merci pour ce super programme.
la dernière version bug en fin de backup, ça freeze... obligé de forcer la fermeture...
Reply by (2010-07-21 20:54:26)
Salut Bob,
Je pense que le bug est lié à la gestion des logs. Peux-tu créer un rapport de bug sur le tracker (https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=264348). Ou bien me contacter par e-mail (createsoftware@users.sourceforge.net)?
Merci!
Comment by (2010-07-21 03:14:04)
I've made a synchronicity profile, and it runs the backup perfectly. I've gone into Scheduling for this profile, and want to run it at 1AM, every day.
I've ticked "enable scheduling for this profile", and "every day", and put at 1:0. The program stays open all night - however, the log HTML doesn't indicate that the scheduled backup was run. I run Windows 2000 server.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, and great software.
Reply by (2010-07-21 03:14:04)
Hello Kerian! I've sent a direct e-mail to you to solve this problem :)
Comment by (2010-07-01 21:28:06)
I love the program. It seems to be exactly what im looking for. When i ran the first backup it was smooth! but now when i run a back up the same data the program freezes every single time after the backup has been initiated. Im not sure why. im using windows 7 64bit. Are you able to help? thank you kindly.
Reply by (2010-07-01 21:28:06)
Hello Isaac! I've sent an e-mail to you to investigate the problem, we'll find this bug! CFP.
Comment by (2010-03-10 14:20:17)
Hello,
nice program, easy to use.
Question moved to the FAQ.
Reply by (2010-03-10 14:20:17)
See this page for more information. This request can be discussed further if you create an item on the tracker.
Comment by (2010-02-27 19:52:04)
Nice app but needs to things changing. 1) needs the ability to be able to queue profiles to run so you can leave it running and not have to manually click the next one. 2) needs to support backing up to a network drive. Otherwise, superb.
Reply by (2010-02-27 19:52:04)
Hello Mike! Create Synchronicity can backup to network drives :) See this page for more information.
Edit: Now it can also queue profiles :)
Comment by (2010-02-27 19:10:33)
I like your application, thanks for it!
What I don't like about it: You can't minimize the synchronization window - well you actually can but only with right click in the taskbar - but not in the window itself. Anyway if minimized you can't access the main window and it blocks the desktop. Could be fixed, could it? :-) My system is Windows 7.
Greets
PS You need admin rights to use it under Windows 7 but it doesn't start itself in admin mode. I know it's a UAC thing and you can switch it. Only important if you mind cosmetic surgery :-).
Neither the setup starts in admin mode, and fails to copy the files! :o)
Reply by (2010-02-27 19:10:33)
Hey Chris! Thanks for your suggestions, I'll try to implement them as soon as possible. Remember to post them to the feature requests tracker anyway :)
Comment by (2009-11-30 12:54:30)
Super software. I tried 5 other sync-programs and none had the abilities like this. Only thing missing now is a scheduling option. Hopefully it will come in future updates.
Comment by (2009-11-30 11:00:55)
C'est très très bien optimisé, bravo, je dis une prière pour vous l'auteur, et j'espère que le log sera suivi le pluus lontemps possible.
Comment by (2009-10-21 22:19:12)
Create Synchronicity is light, fast and simple.
It is portable : you can run the binary file (.exe which weights less than 170 Ko) from a mobile device such as a USB key or an external hard drive.
Portability is only limited by its requirement for Microsoft .NET framework 2.0 or later.
Its one-way mirror function (with options for selecting sub-directories, file types and more) is very useful for maintaining up-to-date copies (mirror backups). I tested this function thoroughly, I now use it for daily backups.
From its 2.1 version this software solves the difficult issue of synchronization between NTFS and FAT32 file systems.
Also, I found the author very cooperative and willing to improve its software.
Very nice piece of work indeed. Thanks a lot.
Comment by (2009-08-19 11:39:05)
Is this a good way to synchronise my documents folder (incl pictures, mp3s and spreadsheets etc, about 5GB total) between home machines or should I use windows live sync? Thanks
Reply by (2009-08-20 06:00:22)
If your computers are directly connected, you can use this soft very easily. I tested it myself and it works very well.
Comment by (2009-08-14 19:11:30)
How about an option to run one or more sync-tasks when the computer starts up?
You could simply let the user add a shortcut in his startmenu with the parameter: '/run:[profilename]'
Comment by (2009-07-01 14:15:18)
superb piece of software, many thanks
Comment by (2009-07-01 11:47:03)
Sounds great !
Reply by (2011-06-27 03:59:58)
I cannot backup the full hard disk because it gives me errors "Access denied ..." because of the system folders i.e. Recycle.bin and system information folder for restore point snapshot. even i deselect them, the error is the same.
Note
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
Comment by Hans (2012-05-12 14:19:35)
great software. but i recommend a option to disable the md5-check for the preview phase. its ok to check the md5 only after copying.
this would save much time...