Alternatives to Synkron?

Hi!

Since ten years I’ve been using Synkron to sync between my laptop and a server in a LAN. But Synkron no longer works under KDE / wayland and is not maintained.

I need to specify at random folders for sync and then have these folders synced recursively; about 50 folders in one go. Synkron did that with “sync all” in short time.

So what are the alternatives? I’d really like to have a feedback about the files being synced. Synkron printed a list for each recursively synced folder, so I could have a look to make sure it worked.

Can grsync really sync? Or does only work in one direction each go, overwriting newer files?

Thanks!

Alexander

Hi
Maybe LuckyBackup, timeshift?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_synchronization_software

Peruse the list here;

https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/Archiving:Backup

I have given FreeFileSync a try, because of the ability to sync many different folders in one go.

Thank you for your links to wikipedia. Next time I look for a certain software, I’ll consult wp!

The first thing you have to be specific is whether you really need synchronization (which is 2 way) or replication (which is 1 way). So, for instance you may be using a sync app when your setup only requires replication.

First thing to be aware is that there is a website that is titled to provide answers to exactly your question “Alternative to?”
Here is the result for Synkron

https://alternativeto.net/software/synkron/

You might also be interested in something I came across not long ago and haven’t had a chance to try it out… incron. Its format is like crontab, but it instead is a file or directory watcher, and when an event is detected can perform an action. With incron, you could detect a file added or removed, then execute a command to copy or delete that file to the other location.

https://software.opensuse.org/package/incron?search_term=incron
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Incron

TSU

Yes, server in office, documents and folders are added by co-workers. Notebook with me on the road. Need to sync.

First thing to be aware is that there is a website that is titled to provide answers to exactly your question “Alternative to?”
Here is the result for Synkron

https://alternativeto.net/software/synkron/

Well, wikipedia provided better information. Written by a human, I guess.

You might also be interested in something I came across not long ago and haven’t had a chance to try it out… incron. Its format is like crontab, but it instead is a file or directory watcher, and when an event is detected can perform an action. With incron, you could detect a file added or removed, then execute a command to copy or delete that file to the other location.

https://software.opensuse.org/package/incron?search_term=incron
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Incron

TSU

The notebook often is offline in the sense not being connected to the web. However, thank you for the hint!

Regards,

Alexander

I faced the same issue, and migrated to LuckyBackup. It has worked fine for me for periodic backups.