GoodSync is another file synchronization software

GoodSync is another file synchronization software. Immediately after setting up a job in it’s interface all I had to do was hit the Analyze button and I could quickly see what files were new, altered and needed to be synchronized. Just a quick tap on the button and my files were updated across my network with ease.

SFTP performance was top notch. Never a hiccup. There’s also a 64-bit version as well. It handled, cataloged and compared, as well as refreshed on a 32gb music folder faster than Beyond Compare. Again… the interface is clear enough to where even my mother could follow it easily. The newer interface on Beyond Compare just isn’t as friendly, despite being more friendly in it’s current iteration – I prefer GoodSync’s interface. Synchronization over the web, to my networked hard drive, and even between my file shares and thumb drive went without a hitch.

GoodSync does not have a built in editor, so if you right click on a file and open it, it will open up your associated editor for that file – which in the case of Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, it can be a very long wait sometimes. Ease of use definitely goes to GoodSync. A more refined and friendly interface lends itself well to a consumer that just wants to update and synchronize files between locations.

GoodSync has a Shareware version, but the added functionality of the unlimited jobs (how you setup synchronization between locales and files) make the Pro version at $29.95 worth it.