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Compare & Sync Folders for Mac

File and folder comparison and synchronization.

Free
In English
Version 1.6
4.4
Based on 14 user rates

Compare & Sync Folders overview

Compare & Sync Folders has been developed with a dual purpose in mind: to be easy-to-use for beginners, but also provide the ability to fine-tune synchronization settings for the most exacting professionals. The app can synchronize multiple pairs of folders at the same time. Using a powerful preview mode, you can view the changes before sync, and change the operation with files, if required. The app also provides robust tools to filter your files and folder so that you sync exactly what you want. Do you have terabytes (TB) of data to sync? No problem! Compare & Sync Folders has been specifically optimized to work with extremely large files and data sources, reliably and efficiently. Compare & Sync Folders is perfect for backups to all media destinations: USB, memory cards, disks on remote computers within your network, and folders on Cloud services (Dropbox, etc.). Compare & Sync Folders is the real and only bidirectional synchronization app that you will ever need! Install VPN Server Configurator, and you can synchronize folders on a remote Mac from anywhere in the world! Install Sync Folders Pro, and you can synchronize folders "on-the-fly" using our real-time sync technology or by schedule!

For Beginners:
  • Select two folders to synchronize.
  • Click "Sync" button.
For the Most Exacting Professionals:
  • Sync multiple pairs of folders in same time.
  • Synchronize of Macs across a network. Login information for network folders is retained so they can be automatically mounted the next synchronization.
  • Synchronize external drives (USB, memory cards, etc.) with your Mac, and vice versa.
  • Synchronize between local folders Mac and folders on Cloud services (Dropbox, etc.)
  • 9 sync modes. Real bidirectional synchronization software. Tracking deletions, additions, changes in synchronized folders.
  • 6 comparison modes (Timestamp, checksum, …).
  • 9 modes of file operations. Powerful Preview mode. Change the operation with files before sync, if required.
  • 5 search modes for items of the Preview table (by name, path, name and path, …).
  • 11 filter modes for items of the Preview table (Missing and Diffs, Missing, Diffs, Equal, …).
  • Compare files using QuickLook or "Line by Line" comparison before sync.
  • Shows selected files in the Finder.app
  • Opens selected files in the default app.
  • Execution file operations for the selected items of the Preview table.
  • Copy the selected items (Missing, Diffs, …) of the Preview table into the third folder.
  • Powerful filters for files and/or folders on the entry and/or exclusion.
  • Resolving the file versions conflict.
  • Protection against drives shutting down or being dropped during synchronization. Synchronization completed correctly, if during synchronization are turned off synced folders.
  • Minor differences in folder modification time stamps may be ignored or honored. See "Allowable deviation of File Modification Date [sec.]".
  • Saving the deleted files in a specific location ("Folder for deleted files"). Using this mode you are protected against accidental deletion of files, and can always return all files even after re-synchronizing several times. The structure of folders and subfolders is retained in the "Folder for deleted files".
  • Each pairs of folders shows when synchronization was done the last time.
  • The synchronization process is logged.
  • Save / Load the program settings to a file.

Free Features: 2 synchronization tasks; "A<+>B", "A<->B" sync modes. Other features can be purchased via in-app purchase.

What’s new in version 1.6

  • Improved macOS 14 compatibility

Compare & Sync Folders for Mac

Free
In English
Version 1.6
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4.4

(18 Reviews of Compare & Sync Folders)

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warmup72
warmup72
Jul 25 2024
1.6
0.0
Jul 25 2024
0.0
Version: 1.6
This app isn´t free - 🤔😓
gimmillaro
gimmillaro
Oct 29 2020
1.4.6
0.0
Oct 29 2020
0.0
Version: 1.4.6
This is an excellent app that I have been using for about a year without problems. For now I've only made a basic use of it like syncing a very large workbook with the OneDrive folder. This app allows you to check what and how it will change before syncing. In fact, among the most important sustainable configurations, there is also the possibility that the difference between the folders is also shown. My MacBook air has very little hard drive space and my goal is to update all my files on network drives and delete them from my MacBook. The sync function helps a lot in this case along with the ability to selectively backup / sync folders / files over the network. I am very satisfied.
amedeor
amedeor
Oct 5 2020
1.4.6
5.0
Oct 5 2020
5.0
Version: 1.4.6
This app is working fine at home managing my project to share via a cloud storage all the photos of my family since 1920. Up to now the pictures and some movie are about 56.000 splitted in directories by year and subdirectories for each particular occassions of married, trips, vacations or other events. All my family components in the world can have access to this big and huge photos virtual container. Every day the number of photo grows, I am working on a IMAC with Catalina on a local folder and later on the app syncronize the cloud folder in a very short time and without error, compared with other sync programm I tested. Thanks to Compare & Sync Folders app developer I am working fast and secure to store in a safe way my project.
ryozal
ryozal
Oct 2 2020
1.4.6
5.0
Oct 2 2020
5.0
Version: 1.4.6
This application is incredibly fast and extremely easy to use. As a newbie, I just had to select the two folders that I wanted to sync, I clicked the sync button and within seconds I had an identical replica of my files. It is extremely reliable and very cheap. I recommend it for its ease of use and efficiency.
paulmattis
paulmattis
Apr 20 2020
1.4.6
5.0
Apr 20 2020
5.0
Version: 1.4.6
Finally a folder compare tool that when you copy the files over in the program you don't lose your original time stamp! This is a huge benefit and multiple others I tested messed this up and they cost a lot more too. I love the flexibiitly of the tool and how quickly I can update things - the only thing I wish it had was a sub-folder level compare where you could quickly copy the entire sub folder over if needed so maybe in an update
amedeor
amedeor
Oct 5 2020
5.0
Oct 5 2020
5.0
Version: null
ryozal
ryozal
Oct 2 2020
5.0
Oct 2 2020
5.0
Version: null
paulmattis
paulmattis
Apr 20 2020
5.0
Apr 20 2020
5.0
Version: null
whiterebel-1
whiterebel-1
Apr 16 2020
5.0
Apr 16 2020
5.0
Version: null
db-14
db-14
Nov 11 2019
4.0
Nov 11 2019
4.0
Version: null
ctea
ctea
Oct 13 2019
4.0
Oct 13 2019
4.0
Version: null
enzomattia1955
enzomattia1955
Sep 4 2019
4.0
Sep 4 2019
4.0
Version: null
raggett-david
raggett-david
May 17 2018
2.5
May 17 2018
2.5
Version: null
crubi
crubi
Apr 5 2018
5.0
Apr 5 2018
5.0
Version: null
gunnar-arneby
gunnar-arneby
Oct 21 2017
2.0
Oct 21 2017
2.0
Version: null
james-walmsley
james-walmsley
Jan 6 2017
5.0
Jan 6 2017
5.0
Version: null
lee-balsdon
lee-balsdon
Jan 1 2017
5.0
Jan 1 2017
5.0
Version: null
JeanPhilippeHamon
JeanPhilippeHamon
Oct 11 2016
5.0
Oct 11 2016
5.0
Version: null
oxumare13
oxumare13
Jun 17 2016
5.0
Jun 17 2016
5.0
Version: null