Capivara
Source: Tom's Guide | Keywords: file, syncing, software | Themes: Software
7. Capivara
Capivara
Sometimes you get what you pay for, but sometimes you get more, and that’s the case with Capivara-because it’s free! At a basic level, Capivara provides both local and remote synchronization options, with the remote options coming by way of FTP or SSH connections. It’ll do the basic comparison by time stamp or file size to see which file is more current, and then provide a preview of what will be synced in a synchronization operation.
Capiva provides the choice of making folder pairs identical-sometimes called “mirroring” in other software-adding newer files from the source to the target, or just copying unique files from one side to the other.
Unfortunately, Capivara does not go much beyond that basic functionality. It does not include any built-in scheduling options, nor any options for dealing with deleted files. Actually, it doesn’t have a whole lot of options in general. It is what it sets out to be: a solid, basic, file comparison and synchronization tool.
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I use robocopy from Microsoft's server administrators resource kit. I'm still thinking I'm using the best tool after having read this article.
I'm using Allway Sync which is a freebie, and USB Detect & Launch to automate the sync process when my backup HD is attached.
A few years back I beta tested the windows GUI for Synchronex by Xellsoft. Based on Python scripting for the power hungry or point and click simplicity for the timid are both available. Dozens of backup and Synchronization options are at your beck and call just by using the built in wizards - including Webdav, ftp, sftp, lan, internet, xvs, shadow copying, zip and the list could go on! It includes integration with the windows scheduler and to top it all off there is a Linux version as well!
I have used Synchronex since the close of the beta and I will continue to use it to maintain a secure sync across my own LAN as well as the internet for the foreseeable future.