BeInSync Software Review

By Sean Kerner, published on February 13, 2008
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: , , | Themes: Software

7. BeInSync Software Review

BeInSync

BeInSync is a very different type of solution compared to the left/right sync scenario of the syncing solutions we’ve looked at thus far. BeInSync is a powerful tool for computer-to-computer synchronization as well as for remote file sharing (and to a lesser extent backup).

As such, the BeInSync install is more obtrusive that the other solutions, essentially acting as a server on your local PC. Installation also requires a machine reboot.

BeInSync isn’t about syncing with a local storage drive or even a USB thumb drive. With BeInSync, installing on one PC alone really isn’t enough, unless all you want to use the solution for is to do remote access.

beinsync software BeInSync: Launcher

The way BeInSync works is you download and install the local client on your local machine and on the target machine that you wish to sync against. Both PCs then are viewable as being “online” when they connect with BeInSync and you can see what’s online through the BeInSync secure online portal.

Setting up the actual syncing pair for the folders that you want to synchronize is a simple point-and-click affair. It’s not quite as basic as the left/right approach but still it’s easily done.

Synchronization options are reasonably powerful, allowing users to synchronize file changes as they happen. No need to wait for task scheduler to run a sync job with this solution. There is also an interesting set of notification options to let you know when a file has in fact been synced.

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Since the synchronization is going over a network connection, there are also options for handling upload/download speeds as well as CPU performance. It really is a well thought out approach for remote PC-to-PC synchronization.

To make it even easier, folders that are synced (and those that are shared as well) are easily identifiable on the user’s desktop itself, so there is no guesswork about what is and isn’t a sync folder.

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Going beyond just syncing, the sharing feature of BeInSync opens up the user’s folders to remote sharing for authorized users. Those authorized users will need to register for BeInSync in order to access your remote shares.

BeInSync is a powerful tool for PC-to-PC synchronization that is relatively easy to setup and use. There is a 14-day trial available for the Pro version, while a one-year subscription costs $59.95.

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Deleted profile 02/14/2008 12:55 PM
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Dsynchronize by domio is free and can handle all sorts of syncing scenarios without the fruity looking interfaces.
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Dsynchronize by domio is free and can handle all sorts of syncing scenarios without the fruity looking interfaces.
peppe 02/14/2008 12:55 PM
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peppe

Dsynchronize by domio is free and can handle all sorts of syncing scenarios without the fruity looking interfaces.
Deleted profile 02/14/2008 1:12 AM
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www.powerfolder.com
you forget to mention that one
Deleted profile 02/14/2008 2:46 AM
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No SuperFlexible File Synchronizer? Too complicated for you?
Deleted profile 02/14/2008 3:56 AM
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Foldershare has been in beta for years - I think it's abandonware (though I use it and love it)
Deleted profile 02/14/2008 6:20 AM
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You seem to have forgotten the tried and proven robocopy from the Windows Server 2003 resource kit. It runs in a simple batch file, which can be generated by robocopygui. It's ugly but works extremely well, can be scheduled using Task Scheduler, can sync changes in both directions, and is a favorite business solution that works just as well for me at home, even in Vista x64.
Deleted profile 02/14/2008 7:35 AM
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i like unison
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/
freeware, open source, and works cross platform and remotely.
allows remote SSH sync, too. pretty simple, no automated options, though. pick one dir, then another (local or remote) to sync it to...and it does the hard part. asks about files it is not sure about.

peace.
Deleted profile 02/14/2008 7:39 AM
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maybe not open source. there is a link to the source code...but it is broken. well, free, anyway. ;-p
Deleted profile 02/14/2008 8:15 AM
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Hey ! Where is MirrorFolder? you missed the best !
tot 02/14/2008 8:45 AM
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tot
You definitively forgot PowerFolder!!! (http://www.powerfolder.com)
tot 02/14/2008 8:46 AM
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tot
You definitively forgot PowerFolder !!!
tot 02/14/2008 8:47 AM
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Deleted profile 02/14/2008 9:32 AM
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mmhh nice list a little bit late for me:D. i finally came to PowerFolder. I think its better and i can run my smaller clients
Deleted profile 02/14/2008 11:48 AM
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What about Windows Offline Folders and My Briefcase?
Deleted profile 02/14/2008 1:34 AM
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I was surprised you left out Microsoft Groove. In addition to being an amazingly easy to use sync program, it also has wonderful team collaboration features built in. I can drag a file in to groove and auto-sync with an unlimited number of computers across the interet, lan, or even wireless ad-hoc.

When I worked overseas, we used Groove to handle a 4 man project team's collaboration efforts. Whenever one of us updated a directory on our computer that was setup as a shared directory, the other users were updated automatically. Wonderfully easy to use.
Deleted profile 02/14/2008 4:31 AM
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Allway Sync is rather buggy and has several times during sync deleted all files on both shares.
Deleted profile 02/14/2008 6:53 AM
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Capivara works very well for me!

www.capivara.org
Deleted profile 02/14/2008 7:21 AM
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Vice Versa is hands down the best tool. Archiving function is awesome
http://www.tgrmn.com/
Deleted profile 02/14/2008 10:57 AM
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imho, by far the best sync software is vice versa 2 pro (not tested here)

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