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Folder sync app for Windows Server 2012

Hello,
What is the best folder sync app that can be installed on Windows Server 2012? Like SyncToy ?

Alex

Robocopy, by far...

What data are you trying to copy and what's the end goal you want to achieve?

Cheers

Alex

Muhammad Burhan

we use Beyond Compare, very impressive as it have sessions and history.
http://www.scootersoftware.com/download.php

or you can download and give a try for winmerge
http://winmerge.org/

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Emmanuel Adebayo

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Madhavi Atluri

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Thanks Alex, Emmanuel & Burhan. I just want to sync just files and directories. Is Robocopy a safe app to install on Windows Server 2012?

Madhavi Atluri

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is it possible to schedule a regular automatic sync at a specific time in a day? I want to use this as a daily backup of files and directories.

Alex

It's already installed and yes

You can use a robocopy syntax in a batch file and then schedule it from that

So for example

Robocopy source destination /mir /r:0

Would basically copy from the source, to the destination and it wouldn't retry

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145%28v=ws.11%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

Madhavi Atluri

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This is what i am looking for - 1. copying only modified & new files 2. Replace the files if the same name files exist 3. schedule it at a specific time in a day

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