FreeFileSync is a program for comparing and synchronizing files and folders located on different computers. It allows you to quickly and easily configure synchronization file operations between remote folders. It is possible to set different filters to synchronize them.
FreeFileSync will make it easy for you if you want to compare and synchronize files and folders located on different computers. You specify a source folder and a destination folder, and the program shows you the differences between them. Easy to use and completely free tool.
License: Free (Open Source).
FreeFileSync Features
- Synchronize network shares and local disks
- Synchronize MTP devices (Android, iPhone, tablet, digital camera)
- Synchronize via SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
- Detect moved and renamed files and folders
- Show disk space usage with directory trees
- Copy locked files (Volume Shadow Copy Service)
- Detect conflicts and propagate deletions
- Compare files by content
- Configure handling of Symbolic Links
- Automate sync as a batch job
- Process multiple folder pairs
- Comprehensive and detailed error reporting
- Copy NTFS extended attributes (compressed, encrypted, sparse)
- Copy NTFS security permissions
- Support long file paths with more than 260 characters
- Fail-safe file copy prevents data corruption
- Cross-platform: Runs on Windows, Linux, macOS
- Expand environment variables like %UserProfile%
- Access variable drive letters by volume name (USB sticks)
- Native 64-bit support
- Manage versions of deleted/updated files
- Prevent disc space bottlenecks via optimal sync sequence
- Full Unicode support
- Highly optimized run time performance
- Include and exclude files via a filter
- Free FileSync portable and local installation available
- Handle daylight saving time changes on FAT/FAT32
- Case-sensitive synchronization
- Built-in locking serializes multiple users synchronizing the same network folder