For this purpose the application makes use of end-to-end AES with 256-bit key encryption to ensure safer backups. It is important that your files are protected while they are being synces and transfered to another remote device or storage. Moreover, you can also sync folders and files located on GoodSync Connect, Windows Shares, WebDAV, Amazon S3, Google Drive, Windows Azure, Amazon Cloud Drive, SkyDrive or WinMobile ,OneDrive Office 365 and Box.com, BackBlaze B2. You can sync files and folders from remote computers using FTP or SFTP. With this application you can do a lot more than just syncing files locally in your computer. Sync from remote computers & from cloud based storages This option excludes system files by default. The second one changes the files on both sides, so any changes made to any of the folders is synced to the other one.
The first one only modifies files in the output directory, and includes hidden and system files by default. You can select one of the two options available, either choose a backup or a synchronization job. The application offers to create two different types of backup jobs to suit the needs of the users. It shows information like how much space is required for the sync and how many files need to be copied to each directory. The right-side shows information about the files in the selected directories. The left-side lists all the jobs you have created and these have different icons according to the the type of job it is. On the top is the menu bar with the usual drop-down menus, follower by a toolbar that contains icons for the important features and options. The UI of the application is simple and clean, and one can easily get used to it with little time and effort.
After you create a job, you can see the main menu of the application and start using it. The backup type copies files from the backup folder to the target folder only. Synchronization type job keeps both the backup folder and the target folder synchronized. There are two types available, synchronization and backup. It asks you to enter the job title and you can select the type of job. After launching it for the first time, it asks you to create a job to get started with the application. The installer size is ~24MB and the installation process is pretty straightforward and does not take much time all. Support for batch processing ensures that this application can handle multiple sync jobs together. GoodSync 10 is a backup and synchronization tool that can compare the content of two directories and automatically copy new files, and keep the folders in sync always. That is why a backup or synchronization application is needed that can perform this job reliably and on regular basis. Backing up files and folders manually is not an easy job and cannot be done easily on daily basis.
Backing up important data can protect it against accidental loss, database corruption, and hardware failures.