FolderMatch - Backup Your Files or Hard Drive, Protect Your Data, Compare and Synchronize Folders on Your Computer (Windows Software)

by Salty Brine Software

Product Features

• Easily, quickly, and reliably compare and synchronize two folders, two drives, or two computers.
• Safely backup photos, emails, contacts, and documents.
• See the exact text differences between two text files, Excel spreadsheets, Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF, or RTF documents.
• Find and remove all duplicate files on your machine. Even if their names are different!
• Much more!

Product Details

• ASIN: B0009R3KJW
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 21, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,912 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #7 in Software > Networking > Security
  • #31 in Software > Utilities > Backup

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

FolderMatch is the solution to your data backup problems!

FolderMatch is fast. Foldermatch compares large system folders, even the Windows system folders, in only seconds.

You won't have any trouble figuring out how to get started with FolderMatch. The first time you run it, you are given the opportunity to view a brief animation which quickly and easily demonstrates how to use the software.

FolderMatch will synchronize your PC with an atomic clock on startup, if you want. This is advisable, since FolderMatch relies pretty heavily on timestamps.

FolderMatch creates reports which you can view in FolderMatch or Ms Word, if you like.

FolderMatch can also check for file differences according to size or contents. FolderMatch can even use cyclic redundancy to check the data integrity.

You can use FolderMatch to find duplicate files and eliminate them, saving drive space. There are a thousand different ways you can use this terrific file management utility.

With FolderMatch, backing up important folders is a real breeze. Not only that, but you can see what's going on, and it's a lot faster than copying an entire large folder. Try copying the Windows folder and see how many error messages you get. It's nearly impossible to back up a Windows system folder just using normal file copy methods.

Here is how you can back up your files on an external USB drive using FolderMatch:

1. Pick a folder on main drive C:
2. Pick the same folder on your backup drive F:
3. Click the "compare" icon in FolderMatch (The differences show up right away.)
4. Click the "synchronize" icon in FolderMatch. (There are various options to choose.)
5. Choose "move the orphan files to the right side" (that's my backup drive F:)
6. Then run "compare" again. If it shows you that some files on the right are older, then just tell FolderMatch to copy over them. If there are extraneous files on the right, then delete them. This saves space on your backup drive.

There are lots of other ways to set up FolderMatch too. It's really easy, and quite adaptable to a variety of file management needs.

Download.com, May 2004

"FolderMatch is a quick and handy solution that can help you organize your computer."

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars invaluable to me, July 13, 2007

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Dubious Distinction (by the beach) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FolderMatch - Backup Your Files or Hard Drive, Protect Your Data, Compare and Synchronize Folders on Your Computer (Windows Software) (CD-ROM)

I've been using this tool for many years, since it first came out. I can't even begin to put a value on this software. I use it to compare and sync folders, find duplicates, view the difference between files, change date time stamps, rename multiple files, sync my computer clock with an atomic time server, etc...

This software has saved me thousands of dollars in time/productivity since I've had it. Among one of the best, most useful pieces of software I've ever owned - EVER.

Heck, it's in the Microsoft Shareware Hall of Fame. I mean, how can you go wrong with pedigree like that???

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I have used it for years, August 29, 2006

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Endzone (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FolderMatch - Backup Your Files or Hard Drive, Protect Your Data, Compare and Synchronize Folders on Your Computer (Windows Software) (CD-ROM)

I have used this software everyday to sync my work folders in my desktop and laptop computers. It works effortlessly in Windows XP.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elegant!, July 8, 2008

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Jane Kelly - See all my reviews
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This review is from: FolderMatch - Backup Your Files or Hard Drive, Protect Your Data, Compare and Synchronize Folders on Your Computer (Windows Software) (CD-ROM)

It took a little figuring out since the documentation was pretty much non-existent. However, the product is awesome - very fast and easy to use. Now backing up is a breeze.