PathSync

PathSync is a lightweight Windows application whose purpose is to help you synchronize files between local and LAN locations or compare two folders.

User interface

The GUI looks clean and provides a straightforward set of features. You shouldn’t get discouraged by the fact that there’s no help manual included in the package because the configuration parameters look easy to decode.

Synchronization tasks

The program gives you the possibility to select the local and remote folders that you intend to synchronize. You need to manually provide the locations as there’s no support for drag-and-drop.
What’s more, you are allowed to choose between different synchronization types, namely bidirectional, local to remote, and remote to local. In addition, you can make the application delete or keep missing files and folders.
PathSync lets you apply filename masks in order to exclude or include specific items and ignore file sizes, dates, missing local files, and missing remote files. Plus, you can enable the logging process so you can check out details about all actions and possible errors.
Before running the actual sync process, the application makes an analysis of the items comprised in both folders. You can view details about the filename, status, action, local size, and remote size, right-click on items in order to change the direction of the transfer for each file, and calculate the total size and number of files that are processed during the sync tasks.
Tests have shown that PathSync carries out a task quickly and without errors. It doesn’t eat up a lot of CPU and memory so the overall performance of the computer is not hampered.
Statistics are also shown during a sync process about the total progress of the job and estimated time of completion. The speed can also be reduced to a certain value.

Verdict

To sum things up, PathSync helps you accomplish sync jobs quickly and without making you go through an endless and intricate set of configuration settings. It is suitable for rookies and professionals alike.