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Sk8erPeter
Asked: 2011-08-05 01:46:27 +0800 CST

How to synchronize local directory with another local directory on another partition or disk

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I would like to synchronize my local directory content with another local directory on another partition or disk (or e.g. a pendrive).
I can synchronize my local directory content with a remote one (through FTP) with WinSCP, even with keeping remote directory up to date continously, but I don't know any programs that do the same between local directories.
I'm mainly looking for a program for Windows, and it should also be compatible with XP.

Can you help me with this? Thanks in advance.

windows synchronization ftp directory winscp

3 Answers

  1. ROBOCOPY a command line utility can do that (and more). It is included with Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. Available in the Windows Resource Kit for various other versions (Windows 2000, Windows 2003 etc).

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  2. Please have a look at Microsofts SyncToy It provides a intuitive gui in case your not much of a fan of the shell. It has about the same features as robocopy, though - I'm not sure which requirement of yours is not met... it does 2way sync on file level, latest timestamp wins.

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  3. Is Unison what you want?

    Unison is a file-synchronization tool for Unix and Windows. It allows two copies of a collection of files and directories to be stored on different hosts (or different disks on the same host), modified separately, and then brought up to date by propagating the changes in each replica to the other. Unison can deal with updates to both replicas of a distributed directory structure. Updates that do not conflict are propagated automatically. Conflicting updates are detected and displayed. Unison can communicate through a direct socket link or through an rsh/ssh tunnel. It uses network bandwidth efficiently.

    (Download page)

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