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Re:FreeFileSync: Open-Source File Synchronization and Backup by brnt on Thursday December 23, 2021 @09:32AM (#29662150)
This tool is in my essentials toolbox. I use it for everything, backups, comparing snapshots, comparing git branches, external drives, you name it.

Inspecting file tree differences is key to all of those actions, as far as I am concerned, and FreeFileSync does it best, and is multiplatform to boot.

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Re:FreeFileSync: Open-Source File Synchronization and Backup by howdydoo on Thursday December 23, 2021 @10:11AM (#29662528)
I've always used Beyond Compare to compare file trees (best $60 I ever spent!) Is there anything FreeFileSync does that Beyond Compare is missing?
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Re:FreeFileSync: Open-Source File Synchronization and Backup by brnt on Thursday December 23, 2021 @10:31AM (#29662763)
Run natively on Linux.

But yes, BC is great too, and it was what I was using before.

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Re:FreeFileSync: Open-Source File Synchronization and Backup by unmole on Thursday December 23, 2021 @11:28AM (#29663404)
BC runs natively on Linux. Or am I missing your point?
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Re:FreeFileSync: Open-Source File Synchronization and Backup by brnt on Thursday December 23, 2021 @01:10PM (#29664591)
It didnt used to, although it worked in Wine. Shows you how long ago I switched.
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Re:FreeFileSync: Open-Source File Synchronization and Backup by rcoilliot on Thursday December 23, 2021 @09:36AM (#29662199)
It's incredible how it turns all those nightmarish actions into zen and pure satisfaction !
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