ContentSync

Folder synchronization utilities often use timestamps to determine whether or not a file should be replaced in the destination folder, which can lead to unnecessary operations that take a lot of time.

ContentSync is a command-line program that synchronizes the contents of two folders by watching the byte content of each file to determine whether or not it should be copied. It is easy to configure and supports several synchronization modes.

Obviously, the program does not provide you with a graphical user interface, so you will have to use the command console to configure it. Of course, you can also create a batch file and run the same job repeatedly.

While novices may not find this program to be particularly easy to use, it is very versatile and can be integrated into other software without too much hassle.

There are several parameters you can use after specifying the source and destination directories, and the program uses a default pattern if none of these are provided.

The application can copy files that don’t exist in the destination folder, update files that have changed between the two folders and delete files that are not in the source directory.

However, it can also delete identical files from the destination folder or files that have been changed in some way.

ContentSync can be run without outputting anything to the console, and it is also possible to have the program print the actions to be performed without actually synchronizing anything.

Overall, this is a versatile, portable utility that enables you to synchronize files in two folders based on each file’s contents. It is very lightweight and quite easy to configure, but note that it lacks a graphical user interface.