Other users may use two or more applications to provide this functionality. Some users manage files manually, dragging and dropping from one place to another and keeping track of whether the locations are synchronized in their heads. In some cases it is necessary to regularly get copies of files from another location to add to primary location in other cases there is a need to keep two storage locations exactly in sync. Yet managing hundreds or thousands of files is still largely a manual operation. Increasingly, computer users are using different folders, drives, and even different computers (such as a laptop and a desktop) to store, manage, retrieve and view files. Files are created by our digital cameras, e-mail, cell phones, portable media players, camcorders, PDAs, and laptops. Here's a quote from the SyncToy page: There are files from all kinds of sources that we want to store and manage. I then opened up SyncToy and made a Folder Pair between the memory card on the Android (via USB cable) and the new folder on my computer.Ĭlicking on the Preview button will show what files and folders are synchronized, type of operation, last modified, etc. Once the installation was complete, I created a new folder on my computer to synchronize with the Android.

I had used SyncToy 2.0 from Microsoft on Windows XP ( 32-bit), so I decided to give SyncToy 2.1 a try on Windows 7 ( 64-bit). I recently migrated to a Google Android and needed a program to sync files between it and my workstation. For an alternative file synchronization software, take a look at Allway Sync. The links at the bottom of this article have been revised to third party downloads. Note: SyncToy is no longer available for download from Microsoft's servers.

Sync toy 2.1