FTP sync software (preferably free)

NeilF

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In an ideal world:-
- Once a week a program would automatically run which would FTP onto my site, and FTP back all changed files. Or,
- Once a week I would manually run a program which would do the above.

Anyone suggest such an application :)

Just want to do it, or press a button and it just to copy the couple of dozen updated files each week. Not 200 meg of stuff :)
 
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firstborn said:
Teach me not to browse the forums whilst drinking :p
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I could teach you maybe post a more helpful answer? :rolleyes:

So, do I understand then that it can do what I'm asking? I flicked through the app and couldn't see anything (obviously) there? Did I miss sumik?
 
Admiral Huddy said:
SyncbackSE is a superb backup/Sync program and in sterling it works out at about £15 per licence.
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Strangely, the freeware version only seems to be able to FTP to a destination address and not FTP from a source address....?

The package I mentioned above seems utterly configerable and runs like a dream for me. I can schedule it to run as often as I like, with it copying (FTP'ing) only files that have been updated since the last backup. It will also remove files that have been deleted on the source box.
 
As far as I know, the source and destination can be FTP, it would seem odd otherwise since it's sync software. I have a full licenced copy at home so I'll check later.
 
oddjob62 said:
I have Syncback (freeware) syncing with my ftp at home, office and laptop, so i always have an online version of the docs i need.
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So that's FTP'ing to somewhere? or FTP'ing from somewhere? :)

As I said, when I went through the (freeware) software, the FTP pane seemed to imply a destination address, and not a source address?

I want to FTP back from a source to my local machine...
 
NeilFawcett said:
So that's FTP'ing to somewhere? or FTP'ing from somewhere? :)

As I said, when I went through the (freeware) software, the FTP pane seemed to imply a destination address, and not a source address?

I want to FTP back from a source to my local machine...
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Syncing. So from or to depends which doc was edited most recently.

Destination in FTP refers to the destination of your FTP connection not destination of data transfer.
 
oddjob62 said:
Destination in FTP refers to the destination of your FTP connection not destination of data transfer.
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Oh!!! So there's basically a setting to then say is that FTP address defined the source or destination? That sounds a bit poorly defined really? No wonder I missed it :p
 
NeilFawcett said:
Oh!!! So there's basically a setting to then say is that FTP address defined the source or destination? That sounds a bit poorly defined really? No wonder I missed it :p
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Well it makes sense if you read the options. Pay attention to the advanced tab and adjust it to do what you want.
 
oddjob62 said:
Well it makes sense if you read the options. Pay attention to the advanced tab and adjust it to do what you want.
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Will do, cheers...

I write software for a living and sometimes it's obvious some screens are just put togethor by programmers, rather than designed for users :)

ps: Actually, I seem to remember a review complaining the software was over complicated?
 
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