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What is FreeFileSync?FreeFileSync is an Open-Source folder comparison and synchronization tool. It is optimized for highest performance and usability without restricted or overloaded UI interfaces. How to use it? * 1. Choose left and right directories. * 2. "Compare" them. * 3. Select synchronization settings. * 4. Press synchronize to begin synchronization.Key Features * Compare files (bytewise or by date) and synchronize them. * No limitations: An arbitrary number of files can be synchronized. * Unicode support. * Network support. * Synchronization database for propagation of deleted files and conflict detection * Support for multiple folder pairs with distinct configuration * Full support for Windows/Linux Symbolic Links and Windows Junction Points. * Lean & easily accessible UI: Highly optimized for speed and huge sets of data. * Algorithms coded in C++ completely. * All progress indicators optimized for maximum performance! * Create Batch Jobs for automated synchronization with or without GUI. * o Focus on usability: Only necessary functionality on UI: no overloaded menus or icon jungle. o Select all folders via drag & drop. o Last used configuration and screen settings are saved automatically. o Maintain and load different configurations by drag & drop, load-button or commandline. o Double-click to start external application (e.g. show file in Windows Explorer) o Copy & paste all grid data as text o Delete superfluous/temporary files directly on main grid. o Right-click context menu. o Status information and error reporting o Sort file-lists by name, size or date. * Support for filesizes larger than 4 GB. * Option to move files to Recycle Bin instead of deleting/overwriting them. * Ignore directories "\RECYCLER" and "\System Volume Information" with default Filter. (Windows only) * Localized versions are available for many languages. * Delete before copy: Avoid disc space shortages for large sync-jobs. * Filter functionality to include/exclude files from synchronization (without requiring a re-compare!). * Include/exclude specific files from synchronization temporarily. * Create sync jobs via GUI to synchronize automatically (can be scheduled or executed via double-click). * Handle daylight saving time changes on FAT/FAT32 volumes correctly. * Portable version (.zip) available. * Native 64-Bit version. * Support for \\?\ path prefix for unrestricted path length. (Windows only) * Check for updates from within FreeFileSync automatically. * Copy locked files using Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service. (Windows only) * Create regular backups with macros %time%, %date% within directory names * Copy file and folder create/access/mo