ChronoSync 4.0.2

ChronoSync 4.0.2 is a useful tool designed to easily synchronize or backs-up files and folders in a variety of ways. Synchronize files between folders, hard drives, removable media, laptops, file servers, or any computer, not just a Macintosh.

It is a tool for:

• Synchronize: Whether you work on more than one computer or need to share files with someone on another computer, ChronoSync can handle it. Work on your laptop and sync. All of your files are copied over to your desktop. When you switch back, just sync and your changed files are copied back over to your laptop.
• Back Up: If you modify files on your source only and need a redundant copy on your destination, then you would need a back up copy of your files. Whatever you want to back up your Mac to, ChronoSync can handle it.
• Bootable: Besides backing up all your files, a bootable backup allows you to boot directly into the backup so you can run your Mac from the backup.
• Archive: Save old versions of your files in case you need to go back in time. Instead of just deleting files, ChronoSync saves deleted and modified files by storing them in an archive folder.
• Schedule: The most powerful aspect of ChronoSync is scheduling. Create multiple synchronizer documents and schedule them separately or combine them in a ChronoSync Container to schedule them together.
• Analyze: Compare your data before and after every synchronization, utilizing the Analyze panel, running trial synchronizations, and viewing detailed printed logs.
• Connect: Synchronize or backup to almost any device. ChronoSync can even automatically mount other computers.
• Filter Data: Filtering gives you the flexibility to only copy files or folders you want from any set of data.

Major Features:

1. Synchronize or Backup
   • Synchronize two computers so data gets updated in both directions.
   • Backup and keep an exact mirror of all your data.
   • Backup to OS X, OS 9, Windows, Linux, externals HDs, iPods and more.
2. Archive Data
   • Archive deleted and older files for later retrieval.
   • Automatic archive management using several synchronizer options.
   • Manual archive management using the Archive panel.
   • Restore and open older versions of files.
   • Set archiving parameters based on a specific number of files or the age of files.
   • Outline view makes it easy to manage archived files.
3. Trial Synchronizations
   • Run trial synchronizations to see what is going to happen before it happens.
   • Exclude specific files from getting updated.
   • 'Compare' and 'Delete' actions available.
   • Change the direction of synchronization on-the-fly.
4. Email Notification
   • Monitor results of synchronizations using email notification.
   • Send emails to multiple addresses.
   • Include summary information or detailed logs in email notifications.
5. Schedule Your Syncs
   • Schedule a synchronization to run on daily, weekly or monthly intervals.
   • Synchronizations can run automatically when a volume is mounted.
   • Automatically wake your system from sleep to run a synchronization.
   • Run scheduled synchronizations in the background.
   • Schedule multiple synchronizations or the same synchronization multiple times.
6. Analyze Files
   • Analyze panel's outline view displays folders and files in columns.
   • Sort, view, open, and check the status of every file.
   • View a file's attributes on both sides to compare differences.
   • 'Restore' command for file restoration.
   • 'Delete' options available.
7. AppleScript
   • Add pre and post synchronization AppleScripts.
   • Launch synchronizations directly from an AppleScript.
8. Relative State Monitoring
   • Detects deleted, moved, or renamed files and folders.
   • Records a snapshot of every file and folder when you synchronize.
   • Detects file changes in both locations.
9. Flexible
   • Runs natively on Power PC and Intel Macs.
   • Create an unlimited number of synchronizations.
   • Sync one folder with a few files or your entire Home folder.
   • Combine multiple synchronizer documents in a Container Document to run as one synchronization.
   • Localized in 4 languages - English, French, German and Japanese.
10. Logs
    • Logs show results of all synchronizations.
    • View logs on screen, print out, or copy/paste.
    • Lists errors, including file name and path.
    • Schedule logs shows results of all scheduled syncs.
11. Filter Out Files and Folders
    • Exclude files and folders from your sync using the Analyze panel.
    • Use rules to include and exclude files and folders.
    • Create rules to synchronize based on your own custom criteria.
12. Special Options
    • Trigger a file to copy based on seven file criteria.
    • Preserves Extended Attributes and Access Control Lists.
13. Synchronize invisible files.
    • Customize sounds when a synchronization completes.
    • Option to include Spotlight comments.
    • Option to preserve Finder/Spotlight comments.
    • A BSD flags sync trigger to monitor changes in a file or folder's BSD flags status.
    • A Timestamps sync trigger to monitor changes in a file or folder's Timestamps status.
14. Safe and Fast
    • Files are not replaced until the synchronization completes without errors.
    • Data verification matches files byte-for-byte.
    • Only copies changed files.
    • ChronoSync picks up where it left off if loss of connection occurs.
15. No User Left Behind: Constantly improve ChronoSync and all upgrades are free.

Enhancements:

1. Implemented changes that allow the program to be moved outside the Applications and Utilities folder.
2. Added a check to see if the user has opened up a backup copy of a sync or container document.
3. Added a "Secure connection" message in the Setup panel if the agent connection is encrypted.
4. Added an "Unable to locate target" readiness warning.
5. Minor changes to the online help.
6. Minor installer modifications.
7. Minor uninstaller modifications.
8. Bug Fixes:
   • Fixed an exception that gets raised when running on an un-named computer.
   • Fixed a crash that could occur when certain types of servers failed to mount.
   • Fixed a crash that could occur when copying large files over a secure agent connection.
   • Fixed a problem with the pop-up icon shortcuts in the Conflict sheet dialog.
   • Fixed a problem typing in dates in the Modification Date rule.
   • Fixed the SSL plugin within email notifications to run correctly as a universal binary.
   • Added code-signing so that there should not be anymore firewall problems with Leopard.
   • Changed the way keychains are handled to ensure the keychain file is created with privileges that allow ChronoSync to access it.
   • Minor layout changes to some buttons in Japanese.
   • Minor layout changes to table widths in German

Requirements:

• 50 MB in disk space to install.
• ChronoSync must be stored in the Applications or Utilities folder to run properly.
• Run on Panther (Mac OS 10.3), Tiger (Mac OS 10.4), and Leopard (Mac OS 10.5).