Upon completion of the installation, you will get two icons at the bottom right of your Ubuntu desktop as shown. To activate the FreeFileSync desktop icon, right-click on it and select ‘ Allow Launching’. To launch FreeFileSync, simply double-click the icon. The FreeFileSync desktop application will pop open. To access the dashboard, click the ‘ Close’ button The ‘ About’ pop-up displays the version of FreeFileSync installed and contributors to the project. In this section, we are going to demonstrate how to synchronize files from one folder to another. Destination folder : /home/linuxtechi/Documentsįirst, click the ‘ Browse’ button in the first section and select the source folder.Next, click ‘ Start’ to start the file synchronization process Similarly, click the ‘ Browse’ button in the second section to select the destination directory in which the synchronization is going to occur.įinally. This can take a while depending on the size of the files being synchronized. Once done, confirm that the source and destination folders have the same files Conclusion You should see a progress chart indicating how the synchronization is going on. This brings down the curtains on this guide. In this tutorial, we have installed FreeFileSync on Ubuntu 22.04 and demonstrated how you can use it to synchronize files between folders.I was looking for an alternative to Synctoy for my private cloud / iCloud. I switch my NAS from a Western Digital My Book Live to an Apple Time Capsule. Therefore, I was looking for a folder syncing app witch is running both on Windows 8 (Acer Aspire 1810T) and OS X 10.8.3 Mountain Lion (MacBook Pro). Further more, I’ve been seeking for an more comfortable app than Synctoy is, especially regarding a convenient automated time schedule batch for syncing. In addition, the app should have a bidirectional sync. This software runs officially on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X and can be downloaded via. I found the open source file synchronisation app FreeFileSync on.
Result: FreeFileSync is running perfectly on Windows 8 Pro on a Acer Aspire 1810T! So I just gave FreeFileSync a try on Windows 8: Regarding Windows, there was no hint if it is compatible or not. Setting up FreeFileSync is very easy and works similar both on Windows 8 and Mac OS X 10.8.3 Mountain Lion.
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