SyncTime App Reviews

Works as advertised and support is excellent. I asked for a move feature a while back and it was implemented.

Using it for multiple real-time synchs of various folders. Works great with no discernable impact to my system. Easy to setup and run. I had been doing this manually and it was a pain. Nicely done piece of software!

Does exactly what I was looking for - and what it says it does - it keeps folders synced. I use it to mirror drives on my MacPro to external drives. It works automatically and keeps everything in sync. It is a perfect part of my backup strategy. I appreciate that it’s well made, very straightforward and effective. I can set it up and don’t have to worry about it any more - exactly what I want (and need) for backup.

Love it. I was looking for an app to sync my photos, documents and music to an external drive for off-site storage. At first, I thought this wouldn’t be powerful becasue of the simple interface, but I checked the great support page and quickly learned it would do everything I wanted. I do an A>B type backup because I never delete anything directly on my backups. If I delete something on the master drive, the backup program knows it and will delete the appropriate files on the backup accordingly. There are other types of backups for those who need something different. I backup the same files to 2 external drives and was unsure how this would work. I was afraid the app would get confused, but I was able to create 2 backup “groups” that treats each backup separately, even though it’s backing up the same exact files. One group is called “Black” which backs up to my black drive. The other is called “Blue," which backs up to the blue drive. All I have to do is plug in either drive, make sure I chose the right backup group, click a couple buttons to tell it I want to back up, and the backup starts and finishes automatically. Overall, a great program.

As I write this, I just backed up all my Lightroom files to an external HD, and my backups (along with originals placed on that drive) are backing up to another external HD. This includes hundreds of tiny library files, and dozens of large images. After setup, this took four clicks, and zero thought. Sure, there are other apps out there that do this. They cost 25x as much, or don’t work at all, or are ugly as all getout. In about 20 minutes, I started saving about 15 minutes/week on my old backup workflow. Now, with automatic syncs between folders, I’m saving closer to hours/week. The interface is simple, intelligible, familiar, and usable. That’s a golden quadrangle if ever I’ve seen one. My only complaint—and it’s a small one—is that automatic syncs don’t always work. That’s not a big deal for me, and I assume it’s a bug that’ll be fixed in the next few releases. Not enough to dock a star.