And note that script offers no preview and no undo, so please test with test locations while learning how scripting works. I'd recommend reading the parent chapter as well, for the overview on scripting.
#Goodsync alternative update
The question here is, what kind of load would this solution impose on the source hard drive, if I was running the automated script to update the sync every minute?ġ) We have some sample scripts in the Help file -> Using Beyond Compare -> Scripts chapter and sub-chapters, including: (2) Would it have to scan the entire source drive (on computer A) every time it ran? I assume the answer is yes - that, in other words, BC cannot be persuaded to save a list of files and their characteristics (e.g., name, size, date) for each folder, or would not use something like the nearly instant NTFS feature used in Voidtools's Everything file searcher. (1) Can you point me toward something like an example of such a script? Presumably that would mean (a) kill the script syncing from A to B and then (b) run BC's GUI or a script to sync computer B back to computer A.įocusing on the primary automated script - that is, the one that updates computer B with the latest changes on computer A - I have a few questions: I expect this to be a largely one-way affair (i.e., synchronizing the latest changes from computer A to computer B), so it would be OK if the reverse direction (i.e., syncing changes from computer B back to computer A) had to be initiated manually. If I understand correctly, only the automated script would run unattended. Thank you for that quick and comprehensive reply, Aaron. And, as a reminder or for other users to this thread: BC4 has no UNDO for folder level actions like Sync, Copy, Rename, Delete, overwrite, etc, so it is good to look over any preview before committing the action. The closest there would be an automated script at a specific interval, but that has no interface and no preview before acting. We don't have an auto-sync option at this time. It will also have items still scanning, the abort button blinking, etc, while it is still loading. If it says "Auto-sync", that means the initial load or refresh is still processing, and clicking it says 'BC hasn't shown me fully what is going to happen in the preview, but I trust it to process anyway once the load is complete'. So an open Sync window, auto-refreshing, would get you most of the way there, and you can then click "Sync Now" to perform the sync if the preview looks ok to you. If your tabs have overlapping locations, BC4's process knows this and will update other tabs if newer information is found in other tabs/windows. One other factor that might be happening is that you mentioned tabs.
#Goodsync alternative manual
And both would require a manual trigger to perform the sync. The Folder Compare does not have this option. How close can I get to that wish list in current reality?īC4's Folder Sync session has a Session Setting which can refresh at an interval, X minutes, set in the Handling tab. But for the most part, my ideal BC solution would automatically display differences between two drives would proceed to synchronize file changes (perhaps after a brief lag) and would allow a context-menu option to display updating history for a selected file or folder. Ideally, I would have options to drop back to a semi-manual alternative, for testing and in situations calling for caution. The other ingredient would be automatic updating. So then, as long as BC was running, I would always see what it was proposing to update. If I'm not hallucinating - if there really is some such feature in BC - then presumably I could set it to do that for an entire drive.
#Goodsync alternative full
I thought I had to click the Full Refresh button to display the latest file changes, but that tab seems to be updating itself when I'm not looking. It appears that, for some reason I don't understand, one tab in my customary BC setup has decided to keep itself updated automatically. As I peruse alternatives, it occurs to me that BC might be a substitute.
Memory further claims that GoodSync also handled the reverse, where I would do work on the backup computer and would expect the updated files to be synced back to the primary computer.Īs blogged, GoodSync had its imperfections. Back in that 2010 timeframe, memory (if not my blog post) insists that I successfully used GoodSync to keep the HDD on a backup computer up-to-date with the contents of my primary computer, on a moment-by-moment basis. My usage has been limited to the scenario where I use the GUI to compare two drives and guide me in semi-manually updating the older of the two. I've been happily using Beyond Compare 3 and 4 for drive backup since 2010 if not before.
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