Synctoy Replacement

[Banksiagirl]

Hi All, I'm in the process of setting up my new windows 10 64 bit pc. Synctoy is no longer available in the microsoft downloads site.  Brian what do you recommend as a replacement?

[Damien Symonds]

I can't speak for Brian, but I've switched to FreeFileSync, and been very happy so far.

[Banksiagirl]

Thanks Damien, Ill check that out.

[Brian]

FreeFileSync is a good one. I've also heard of Syncthing being well regarded too. The difference between the two is FreeFileSync uses your network to transfer files, Syncthing uses the Internet/Cloud. For me, FreeFileSync gets my vote.

[Banksiagirl]

Thanks Brian, I think I’ll stick with the free file sync - my internet is not the best on a good day. 

[Brian]

Of course, you can still find Synctoy 2.1 64-bit.

SyncToy 2.1 64-bit

[hsmith]

Is FreeFileSync still a good option please?

[Brian]

I haven't messed with software such as this in a very long time. That said, it looks to be recently updated so I'd give it a try. You can always remove it.

[Damien Symonds]

1 hour ago, hsmith said:

Is FreeFileSync still a good option please?

It's what I'm using now.  I like it.

[Maria34]

Freefilesync still the best free one , also many tools are available now with full features especially for clouds like Syncback , Gs Richcopy 360 , Syncthing and Goodsync .

every tool has its options which make it better , so search all

[Ivolina]

On 1/30/2024 at 10:43 AM, Maria34 said:

Freefilesync still the best free one , also many tools are available now with full features especially for clouds like Syncback , Gs Richcopy 360 , Syncthing and Goodsync .

every tool has its options which make it better , so search all

We need an Enterprise sync tool for migrating servers , what do you recommend from these?

I read about Goodsync and Gs Richcopy 360 , look good but I do not have experince with it

[Brian]

4 hours ago, Ivolina said:

We need an Enterprise sync tool for migrating servers

What type of Servers are you migrating? What OS are they running? Are any Windows Domain Controllers? Do you have experienced IT Staff to accomplish these tasks? How many servers are we talking? 

[Ivolina]

 

On 6/19/2025 at 2:44 AM, Brian said:

What type of Servers are you migrating? What OS are they running? Are any Windows Domain Controllers? Do you have experienced IT Staff to accomplish these tasks? How many servers are we talking? 

From windows server 2019 to windows server 2022

[Brian]

You should be able to do an in-place upgrade, or are you replacing the server? 

Personally, I haven't played with Servers and Domain Networks since Server 2019 (Before COVID.) I'm also the type to install fresh and updated copies of software and then manually migrate data over from one server to the new via an Ethernet connection. This way I can always go back in time and start again. I would never use a Sync Program to migrate to a new Server. Hell, I don't even bother with the built-in migration tools. But that's just me. 

To answer your question, GoodSync keeps popping up with Google. I'd start there.