#Auto sync folders mac trial#

Update: downloaded trial Chronosync today, the UI looks very polished, let's see if it holds 🙌

Let me know if you have any more ideas, I'm always open to a change in the workflow if needed. I don't use the cloud service directly because the images being saved on the cloud are not the originals, they are an export of a lossy file.

#Auto sync folders mac software#

(I've tried qnap own software for synchronization but they are not reliable and also I can have an active one-way sync but not a two-way sync which sometimes I need) In the end, the folder ABC has to be synced so that the folder 2021 are exact match on two volumes. Images being deleted, tif files being creating etc. I will make changes thru out the day on that folder. Yes, that's right, I'm using different volumes inside a NAS: user acess folder 'ABC' which is inside folder 'Location' which is inside folder '2021'. If you could point me out on the right direction that would be awesome!!ĭidn't knew that one, will check it out, huge thanks. To messy and no output to keep an eye on things. Sidenote: Yes, there is rsync terminal input and I could create a script, I've tried that, didn't get along very well. I will buy the software, just want to make sure it is future proof and it is optimised for M1.Ī) Chronosync Express - the rating is quite low, and don't seem to be arm64 based versionī) Goodsync - the name rings a bell, I think I've already tried that on windowsĬ) CarbonCopy - it might be overkill but if it comes to that, so be itĭ) Duplicati - I think it is more a backup solution rather that syncing but ok (I'm thinking that the app could be rsync based so I could be rest assured it would be best integrated with macOS, it this a valid point or not so much?) Of course I've searched but there are to many options out there, haven't found a compreehensive review, there is no consensus on the best one. I can do it by hand but I believe that should be a solution out there that meet the criteria. It is crucial to me to have a batch or a schedule task for it to happen automatically. Some folders can have 500GB worth of data. The dev is a great guy, and I have tested out the arm64 version which at the time was still in beta and it worked ok, but if I want to move +50GB files it is a problem. I have numerous crash logs, it's a disaster.

#Auto sync folders mac windows#

I've been using FreeFileSync in my windows machines and it works great. I expect I'll add another 50 GB of photos and tip over to needing an even larger cloud subscription and I think I can keep all my iOS and macOS devices using 256 SSD or less even as my total storage grows.I've been looking around for quite a while for an app that can sync folders (one way and two way) and keep them updated for macOS optimised for M1. Everything else fits on the boot drive and the thinning process is quite solid.

#Auto sync folders mac full#

My Photos library is now at 120 GB alone so my one device that downloads the full versions of everything so I can make a separate backup has that photo library on an external drive and not the 256 SSD.

#Auto sync folders mac mac#

I'm quite happy with 200 GB in the cloud for the past three years and three Mac with 256 SSD. Just be sure to store files outside the buckets that sync locally and I think you'll be able to have iCloud storage for things you don't want on your Mac. Then you'll want to let the machine get in balance with iCloud (which can take hours if you are in the 200 GB storage size for iCloud - even if you have a local caching server on your network) and then revisit the settings and adjust your plans. To clean things up, you will want to sign in to and delete anything you don't want syncing down in the short term. If you opt in to syncing on one Mac - now you have 4 folders on any one Mac signed in to iCloud - the cloud version of desktop and documents and the local version.

Look for confusion around Documents and Desktop.

It doesn't do the calculation first - it actually downloads. That means Apple downloads everything and then frees up space when it sees you have little space left.

Look for words like 'if there is space' in the description.

I think that dialog you have up is pretty clear but based on the last question I would encourage a couple changes in how you're using iCloud.