USBsyncer

Whenever you plug in a USB flash drive is probably to copy some files either to or from it. This process can become time-consuming if target files are not in a fixed location. In this regard, various specialized applications like USBsyncer want to automate the process of moving files, by setting up a source and destination and simply confirming the operation.

As soon as you run the application it gets minimized to the system tray, so that’s the place to look first of all. It’s also the place where you get to set source and destination. The folder selection step is pretty easy, with a field dedicated to your local hard disk drive, and the destination on a USB flash drive.

When this is done, that application automatically scans both folders and asks whether or not to start the synchronization process. If not, you can always go to the system tray icon and manually trigger it. Every time the specific USB flash drive is plugged in, the application initiates the scan and moves files if granted permission.

Don’t bother to test it on two local folders, because they’re not even scanned. There’s the possibility to perform the operation on more USB flash drives. However, the application doesn’t keep a record of the devices nor operations you performed, so it’s best used with one specific removable drive.

Moreover, the process is straightforward and only makes sure files from your hard disk drive end up in the specific USB drive folder. Unfortunately, there’s no way to have files copied to your hard disk drive, nor other synchronization methods, to at least keep both folders synchronized with the same content, regardless of location.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that USBsyncer is a practical application overall, but it only seems to do half the expected task. Detection and file movement is done in a jiffy, but it would have been neat to see at least a simple set of configurations, to make the process bidirectional.