Key Features


  1. Compare files (bytewise or by date) and synchronize them.

  2. No limitations: An arbitrary number of files can be synchronized.

  3. Unicode support.

  4. Network support.

  5. Built-in support for very long filenames (more than MAX_PATH = 260 characters)

  6. Synchronization database for propagation of deleted files and conflict detection

  7. Support for multiple folder pairs with distinct configuration

  8. Full support for Windows/Linux Symbolic Links and Windows Junction Points.

  9. Lean & easily accessible UI: Highly optimized for speed and huge sets of data.

  10. Algorithms coded in C++ completely.

  11. All progress indicators optimized for maximum performance!

  12. Create Batch Jobs for automated synchronization with or without GUI.

  13. Focus on usability:

    1. Only necessary functionality on UI: no overloaded menus or icon jungle.

    2. Select all folders via drag & drop.

    3. Last used configuration and screen settings are saved automatically.

    4. Maintain and load different configurations by drag & drop, load-button or commandline.

    5. Double-click to start external application (e.g. show file in Windows Explorer)

    6. Copy & paste all grid data as text

    7. Delete superfluous/temporary files directly on main grid.

    8. Right-click context menu.

    9. Status information and error reporting

    10. Sort file-lists by name, size or date.

  1. Support for filesizes larger than 4 GB.

  2. Option to move files to Recycle Bin instead of deleting/overwriting them.

  3. Ignore directories "\RECYCLER" and "\System Volume Information" with default filter. (Windows only)

  4. Localized versions are available for many languages.

  5. Delete before copy: Avoid disc space shortages for large sync-jobs.

  6. Filter functionality to include/exclude files from synchronization (without requiring a re-compare!).

  7. Include/exclude specific files from synchronization temporarily.

  8. Create sync jobs via GUI to synchronize automatically (can be scheduled or executed via double-click).

  9. Handle daylight saving time changes on FAT/FAT32 volumes correctly.

  10. Portable version available.

  11. Native 64-Bit version.

  12. Check for updates from within FreeFileSync automatically.

  13. Copy locked files using Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service. (Windows only)

  14. Create regular backups with macros %time%, %date% within directory names

  15. Copy file and folder create/access/modification times when synchronizing

  16. Advanced locking strategy to allow multiple synchronization processes (e.g. multiple writers, same network share)