FreeFileSync
Freeware file synchronization program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
FreeFileSync is a program used for file synchronization. It is available on Windows, Linux and macOS. The project is backed by donations. Donors get access to a Donation Edition that contains a few additional features such as an auto-updater, parallel sync, portable version, and silent installation.[2] FreeFileSync has received positive reviews.[3][4]
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 FreeFileSync 6.7 running on Windows 8.1 | |
| Initial release | August 2008 |
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| Stable release | 14.2[1]
/ 1 December 2015; 15 March 2016; 8 February 2017; 12 March 2017; 16 April 2017; 27 April 2018; 3 June 2018; 6 July 2018; 15 August 2019; 17 October 2019; 27 December 2019; 17 May 2020; 25 July 2020; 3 September 2020; 4 October 2020; 1 November 2020; 6 December 2020; 2 January 2021; 3 February 2021; 3 March 2021; 2 March 2021; 3 April 2021; 9 May 2021; 15 June 2021; 15 July 2021; 17 August 2021; 3 December 2021; 2 January 2022; 4 February 2022; 16 April 2022; 17 May 2022; 23 June 2022; 31 August 2022; 16 November 2022; 16 December 2022; 21 January 2023; 20 February 2023; 17 May 2023; 20 June 2023; 21 July 2023; 10 September 2023; 23 October 2023; 23 November 2023; 7 January 2024; 2 March 2024; 9 November 2024 |
| Operating system | Windows, Linux, macOS |
| Platform | IA-32, x86-64 |
| Type | File synchronization utility |
| License | GNU General Public License v3 |
| Website | www |
FreeFileSync works by comparing one or multiple folders on their content, date or file size and subsequently synchronizing the content according to user-defined settings. In addition to supporting local file systems and network shares, FreeFileSync is able to sync to Google Drive, FTP, FTPS, SFTP and MTP devices.
Adware/malware
Earlier versions were packaged with OpenCandy,[5][6] an adware module which many antivirus software vendors classify as malware.[7][8][9][10]
Since the release of version 10.0 in April 2018, the software is ad-free.[11] In November 2018 Norton wrongly considered FreeFileSync installer as a malware and blocked its installation.[12]
Supported operating systems
FreeFileSync is available for 32bit and 64bit operating systems. As of July 2024 the then current version 13.7 of FreeFileSync supported the following operating systems and versions:[13]
- Windows 11 down to Windows 7.
- macOS 14.0 "Sonoma" down to Mac OS X 10.10 "Yosemite".
- On Linux, many well-known distributions are supported. The website cites Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Manjaro, Mint, openSUSE and Ubuntu.
Older operating systems
Support for Windows Vista and XP ended with FreeFileSync_v10.11. The latest release compatible with Mac OS X 10.7.5 is FreeFileSync_8.4_Mac_OS_X. Older versions are still available on the project website.[14]
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