FullSync

FullSync is a portable software package that integrates approachable tools and advanced filters for performing backup and synchronization jobs. It supports automated tasks and four kinds of operations: publish/update, backup copy, exact copy, and two-way sync.

You can save the program files on a removable storage device to keep FullSync close and get it up and running on any PC effortlessly. Unlike most installers, it doesn't change the Windows registry settings or create additional files on the disk without your permission.

Wrapped up in an intuitive interface with a minimalistic structure, the utility lets you create multiple profiles containing general information about the synchronization job, along with the source, destination, filters, and subdirectories.

There are multiple types of sync jobs available. For example, FullSync can be asked to apply any changes from the source in the destination and ignore new files created (publish/update task), copy any source changes to the destination without deleting anything (backup copy), or create an exact copy. Alternatively, you can opt for a two-way sync job that only copies recently updated files from the source to the destination and vice versa.

Scheduled tasks are supported, which means that the app's capable of carrying out operations on its own without your intervention. The source and/or destination can be either local or on a FTP, FTP or SMB server.

As for the filters, FullSync puts logical conditions at your disposal to help you easily include the files you want to process and weed out the unnecessary ones.

You can include or exclude any file that matches all or any of the given conditions which take into account the file name, path, type, size, modification date, age or nested filter (e.g. file name is.., isn't.., contains.., begins with.., matches regular expression..). Filters can be separately constructed for subfolders.

It's possible to create as many profiles as you want with different conditions, export to XML and import later, edit their properties, execute any of them on the spot, view logged data, as well as to connect to a remote server by specifying the host name, port and password.

As far as program customization is concerned, you can hide the confirmation dialog on exit, minimize FullSync to the systray to make it non-intrusive, set the scheduler to automatically start, change the profile list style and UI language, or enable remote incoming connections and write the port and password.

Surprisingly, the app left a small footprint on system resources in our tests. It carried out backup and sync jobs in reasonable time and didn't trigger Windows to hang, crash or display errors in the meantime.

In conclusion, FullSync proves to be a reliable assistant for scheduling backup and sync jobs with different settings and advanced filters, especially when keeping in mind that it's free and open source.