SyncBackSE is intended for data synchronization, backup, and restoration. It supports transferring between various types of locations, including standard folders, FTP sites, and MTP devices. Not only that, you can synchronize data with other devices, even if they are running macOS or Android, by installing SyncBack Touch on them.
Although the tool has a quite straightforward interface, using it requires some experience with this type of program. For that reason, and also due to the risks involved in configuring a synchronization profile wrongly, the developers advise not to mess with the default parameters until you are familiar with them. Therefore, it is great that there are two modes (easy and expert) of creating a new profile.
Besides selecting the source and the destination of the transfers, you can also pick a method. First, there is a backup, which copies files in one direction only. Second, a synchronization makes a two-way copy. Luckily, there is the possibility of using SmartSync, which keeps a history of the last synchronization, and thus avoids transferring data unnecessarily. Last, there is mirroring, which transfers data in one direction but also deletes those files that are no longer present in the source.
To minimize user intervention, SyncBackSE allows setting a group of rules. These tell the program what to do when specific file copy conflicts appear. So, you can decide what to do, for example, keeping both files, overwriting the file on the destination, etc., based on the modification time or size of the items.
Since most users want to automate the whole process, it is excellent that you can group various profiles that can be executed as a single operation. Likewise, the tool supports scheduling profiles to run at given times and frequency or when such events as system shutdown or startup occur. In addition, you can execute specific actions directly from the command line or a batch file.
It is true that sending data over a network, and most of all, Internet, entails some risks. As a solution, SyncBackSE supports secure transfers using reliable encryption algorithms. Another critical issue is storage space usage. So, to help save space, the tool can compress files in ZIP format.
SyncBackSE belongs to a family of similar products, which differ in price and features. So, if you are running on a tight budget or synchronizing is not a crucial operation for you, it is possible that you may want to use the SyncBackFree, available at no cost. On the other hand, if you feel SyncBackSE does not meet all your requirements, then, you might like to try SyncBackPro, which has additional features, such as support of SFTP, backup of email messages, synchronization and backup via an email server, backup directly to a disc, profile scripting, automatic disk failure detection, and some others. My advice: try them all before making a decision.
v7.0 [Oct 15, 2014]
SyncBackPro V7.0.14.0 (November 2014)
New: ChangeIdentical script to change what happens when a file is identical
Updated: Faster scanning when using file and folder selections
Updated: Windows network connections will not reconnect if already connected and no username supplied, will also not disconnect in this case
Updated: Log file will show username used to connect to Windows network
Updated: Saving the fast backup and smart sync results at end of profile run may not be faster for some
Updated: Better detection and handling of FTP servers requiring clear or encrypted data channel
Updated: Fast Backup cannot now be used with cloud except if S3 or Azure
Updated: The last modified file date and time taken from another setting to avoid rare cases when OneDrive wrongly indicated a file had changed
Fixed: Box file updates using old endpoint which will soon stop working
Fixed: May keep uploading file to Box even if not changed
Fixed: Backup of emails may fail to backup some emails of an email has no recipients
Fixed: Will fail to upload file if last modification time is exactly midnight
Fixed: RunFileCompareSame scripting function not always called if files are considered identical
Fixed: No Install zip file did not contain the email components
Fixed: Will give up if OneDrive keeps asking SyncBackPro to slow down requests
SyncBackPro V7.0.10.0 (November 2014)
Fixed: Was not showing Differences window when doing a Restore if only folders changed
Fixed: Directory decisions wrong on Restore with a Mirror profile
Fixed: Slow when configured to try and delete all empty directories
Fixed: Sometimes stuck on Closing Log when using text log files
Fixed: Error code 1 in scheduled task when profile scheduled
Fixed: Failing to backup IMAP4 emails
Fixed: Failing to connect to Touch device when connecting via name
Fixed: Does not change port number to zero on SyncBack Touch settings page when switching from not using name to connect
Fixed: Was not using backup read/write fallback method on access denied errors
Updated: Faster at deleting empty directories
Updated: If no FTP username is provided then will not attempt to login to FTP server
Updated: When failing to copy encrypted files using fallback backup read method it will also record the access denied error
SyncBackPro V7.0.5.0 (October 2014)
New: The FTP test function outputs more details and can copy result to clipboard, e.g. for tech support
New: Can test filters in the Filters windows
Fixed: Scan of FTP server may fail if it cannot get the date and time of a file
Fixed: If using FTP proxy and prompting for password then failed
Fixed: Sometimes skipping junction/mount points when should not
Fixed: May fail to scan IMAP4 folders that are not English
SyncBackPro V7.0.1.0 (October 2014)
Fixed: Profile wizard window going to background when going to third page
Fixed: Sometimes fails to unzip level-1 LZMA compressed files
Fixed: Failed to import file and folder selections from very old versions of SyncBack freeware
Fixed: Recording Unknown Error when running a profile that is already running
Fixed: Failing to update cloud details when using details from source as action
Fixed: Fast Backup of email
Fixed: When uploading to OneDrive, and fails, sometimes not recording failure in log
Fixed: Google Drive upload limit of 10GB removed as limit is now 5TB
Fixed: OneDrive REST API has upload limit of 100MB
Fixed: Progress not showing file size when downloading from cloud
Fixed: Could not enable detection of file renames on destination
Fixed: The copy is not identical to the original errors when using AES encryption with Zip files
Updated: Option to not encrypt communication with SyncBack Touch removed, now always encrypted
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