Best folder sync software

I have an iSCSI device attached to my Mac (two actually). On drive one I have several hundred gigabytes of data. I would like it on both iSCSI devices so I downloaded Sync Folder Pro. What I expected was that after the first pass, all other passes would be the difference, but this is not the case. It appears Sync Folder Pro is doing a full sync each pass. Well, this takes forever to sync that much data...
So, on to my question...who makes the best sync folder/file program for Mac?

Synkron is the best file/folder sync software for Mac. By a country mile.

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1. Folder Sync
I use 5 computers everyday, 2xMacs+1PCs at home, 1xMac at school and 1xPC in my office (part-time sys admin). It is obvious that i will need the folder sync feature so that I can keep working on one project on different computers. For windows there's a very neat feature called Briefcase, it bascially allows me to create two folders in different locations ( one in PC1, one memory stick for example ) and will automatically make sure these two folders sync with each other once connected . Just wondering if there's any software that allow me to do this on a Mac? and if it allow multiple sync (i.e. keep folders stored in 3+ locations up to date with each other, via network or portable storage device) that'll be even better.
2. Backup.
Since WInNT microsoft provides a Backup facility that allows me to perform regular backups of the entire system. except for the first backup which will copy my entire partition / harddrive content, the later ones will only add changed/newly created files to the existing backups (to save space and speed up the process). Carbon Disk Copy etc are merely GHOST-like utilities in Windows terms and does not have any advance features nor do they provide supports to exterenal hard drives (USB2, say). So, is there a good back up utility that I can use for my Mac OS X. ( i don't want to burn my 100G hard drive on 50 dvds every week )
thanks.
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1. You want rsync - will sync as many sources as you want.
2. Rsync again will do this.

Sync software?

Hello all can anyone recommend some form of sync software for mac. I have dropbox but I am not so fussed about online syncing just the ability to sync folders from two macs onto an external drive.
I have tried cronosync and sync standard and the pair work fine but require the application to be open in the dock, so yucky, I was rather hopeing for something that runs in the background with a menu item or system pref pane or something?
Many thanks.

Are you always syncing from the Mac to the Network? If so, then its a simple process for rsync and launchd.
First, set up a folder on your Mac (I'll use TestFolder1 on my Desktop for the Mac and TestFolder2 as the Network Folder)
Then set up a launchd by placing this in ~/Library/LaunchAgents and edit for your folders
Now log out and log back in (or restart)
(This syncs every 15 minutes (900/16=15), but you can change to any time you want)
NOTE THAT --delete will delete extraneous files from dest dirs (TestFolder2 is a Mirror of TestFolder1) .
Just delete this line if its not what you want.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>com.tonyt.syncfolders</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>rsync</string>
<string>-aE</string>
<string>--delete</string>
<string>/Users/Tony/Desktop/TestFolder1/</string>
<string>/Users/Tony/Desktop/TestFolder2</string>
</array>
<key>StartInterval</key>
<integer>900</integer>
</dict>
</plist>

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Please HELP!!!! Folder Sync and System Back Up.

Folder Sync and System Back Up, please help !!!
Posted: 25-Apr-2006 21:06
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Right, there are the two things I can do with my Windows XP machines and can't find a valid solution on Mac OS X yet:
1. Folder Sync
I use 5 computers everyday, 2xMacs+1PCs at home, 1xMac at school and 1xPC in my office (part-time sys admin). It is obvious that i will need the folder sync feature so that I can keep working on one project on different computers. For windows there's a very neat feature called Briefcase, it bascially allows me to create two folders in different locations ( one in PC1, one memory stick for example ) and will automatically make sure these two folders sync with each other once connected . Just wondering if there's any software that allow me to do this on a Mac? and if it allow multiple sync (i.e. keep folders stored in 3+ locations up to date with each other, via network or portable storage device) that'll be even better.
2. Backup.
Since WInNT microsoft provides a Backup facility that allows me to perform regular backups of the entire system. except for the first backup which will copy my entire partition / harddrive content, the later ones will only add changed/newly created files to the existing backups (to save space and speed up the process). Carbon Disk Copy etc are merely GHOST-like utilities in Windows terms and does not have any advance features nor do they provide supports to exterenal hard drives (USB2, say). So, is there a good back up utility that I can use for my Mac OS X. ( i don't want to burn my 100G hard drive on 50 dvds every week )
thanks.

There are various solutions for both items. Smart Folders coupled with an Automator action or a Folder Action can be used to mirror folder contents. You can also sync contents using various backup or sync software such as Deja Vu, Synchronize! Pro X, Super Duper, Retrospect, or one of dozens of other similar utilities. They can be found at www.versiontracker.com or www.macupdate.com. These utilities can be used both for individual folder syncing as well as complete backup solutions. Some will work only on connected drives and others will also work across network drives.
If you can't find a satisfactory solution for OS X you just haven't looked hard enough because there are literally dozens of alternative solutions available including Unix commands that run from the command line such as rsync, psync, and ditto. Use the Terminal (Utilities folder) and explore the man pages for these commands to learn their usage. There are also freeware GUI wrappers for rsync and psync - RSyncX and PSyncX.
Also check out http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/faqs.html for the FAQ on backup and restore. Other useful articles are: http://www.egg-tech.com/mac_backup/ and http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106941.

Suggested Sync Software

This seems to be the best place to post this question. I have local folders on my machine that need to be synced everyday to a Lacie Ethernet HD. There are 2 or 3 other people that will view these files, so the sync needs to be 2-way, if someone changes the file at the destination in the next sync I need the most recent version copied up or down. I have tried to using Lacies Silver keeper, but it is inconsistent, they are not endorsing it with Leopard either. CCC won't work either because it just makes disk images, I need working files.
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Thank you

I would recommend the built-in rsync.
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Free SYNC software?

Does anyone know of any freeware sync software (perferrably Universal Binary) that allows you to sync the contents of 2 folders each on 2 separate machines (macs)?
Also, prior to syncing, will/can the software be able to scan the dates of the nested files of parent directories and extract/sync only the new ones?
[For eg. If I have 2 folders with a bunch of files in each (some identical, some newer, and some different altogether extras) and I would want an 'ultimate updated' folder which contains ONLY the newer revisions of the same filenamed files and the new extra files altogether.]
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Off hand, I can't think of any, but I am sure you can find what you are looking for by checking the downloads section of Apple's Mac OS X web site at http://www.apple.com and/or
http://www.versiontracker.com

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