FTPbox

There is plenty to choose from when it comes to file synchronization as there are sufficient alternatives online that can provide this sort of service for free.

However, if you have some space on a server FTPbox can be of assistance by intermediating the file transfer between the two locations.

Immediately after installation the application runs you through a configuration wizard that allows setting the working language, provide the login details for the first FTP location along with the local and remote home folder and synchronization options.

The main program screen is actually FTPbox’s configuration panel, where you can decide on the general aspects of the product as well as add new FTP accounts or set up the synchronization service and the bandwidth allotted for the file transfers.

Properly configured, FTPbox sits in the system tray and does its job in the background. It automatically synchronizes the files to your remote host.

The application presents the possibility to apply some filters so that only relevant data is processed. Apart from choosing the exact items you want to be exchanged FTPbox can be instructed to ignore user-defined extensions as well as temporary data.

During our tests we noticed that the program has some stability problems as accessing some of its functions caused it to crash.

FTPbox is definitely an interesting project that deserves attention. It is easy to configure and provides a simple way to keep data synchronized on a remote location. System resources are not abused, but there are some stability issues, though, that might draw users away from the application.