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Similar question for Windows users:
Keeping folders synced between several machines

I need a cross-platform sync tool with reasonably simple GUI interface (so I can teach non-expert users how to use it).

My requirements are:

  • tool works the same in Windows and Linux
  • and supports bi-directional syncing
  • and syncs local folders as well as over the network (network syncing may be platform-specific)
  • and is capable of advanced file comparison (checksums) as well as quick one (mtime)
  • and has a simple GUI (single windows, two panel)
  • and is available in languages other than English (or can be easily translated)
  • and works reasonably fast on large syncs (does not hang nor crash)

I tried

  • Unison. GUI is too unnatural and too foreign for Windows users. I don't believe I can teach non-experts users to use it. Only in English. Seems to be rather unresponsive (user interface issue).

  • DeltaCopy (Rsync windows service). It is not bidirectional and mostly intended for non-interactive syncing. Only in English.

  • JFileSync and DirSync. No translations. One of the two was crashing on huge syncs (I don't remember which one).

Is there anything else?

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sastanin
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Dropbox works well on Mac, Windows and Linux.

Allows you to automatically sync entire directories with many machines over the internet.

Microsoft Mesh is also very good but I think is just Mac and Windows. (although Linux users can use the web site, but not full on sync)

William Hilsum
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SyncToy would match to most of points (especially user-friendliness, from my point of view), but it's a Windows-only tool.

So, of course, it won't match to the "cross-platform" condition. I'm mentioning it mostly as a reference. Ideally, we would need to find a similar tool, working under linux.

Gnoupi
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