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==Freeware==

This is a comparison of the [[freeware]] ([[proprietary software]] release [[free of charge]]) file synchronization software.

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! Name !! Operating system !! Vendor !! [[Online file storage|Online storage]] !! {{verth|[[Remote desktop]]}} !! Prior file versions, [[revision control]] !! Comments !! {{verth|Portable}} !! {{verth|Detect rename}} !! {{verth|Detect move}} !! Scheduling !! {{verth|Full duplex <br/>transfer}}

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| [[ActiveSync|Microsoft ActiveSync]] || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || ?{{dunno}} || Syncs mobile devices || || || || ||

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| [[Resilio Sync]] (formerly BitTorrent Sync) || Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, Android, iOS || [[Resilio, Inc.]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} (via archive folder) || Distributed peer-to-peer sync., working also offline in a LAN || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Partial|Pro only}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://help.getsync.com/hc/en-us/articles/206216855-Sync-2-x-change-log|title=Sync 2.x change log|publisher=}}</ref> || {{Yes}}

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| [[Briefcase (Microsoft Windows)|Briefcase]] (part of Windows) (removed in Windows 10 build 14942<ref>{{Cite web|title = Briefcase - Add to New Context Menu in Windows 10 |url = http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/24426-briefcase-add-new-context-menu-windows-10-a.html| website = tenforums.com|publisher = |accessdate = 2018-10-13}}</ref>) || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || ?{{dunno}} || || || || || ||

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| [[Cobian Backup]] || Windows || CobianSoft || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}, trash folder || Backup software with folder synchronization feature; remote management; [[Shadow Copy]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} ||

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| [[Windows Mobile Device Center]] || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || ?{{dunno}} || Syncs mobile devices; successor to Microsoft [[ActiveSync]] || || || || ||

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| [[Microsoft Sync Framework]] || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || ?{{dunno}} || {{no}} || ?{{dunno}} || Syncs files, data, services; a framework, not a tool || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || -{{sdash}} ||

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| [[SyncToy|Microsoft SyncToy]] (discontinued January 2021) || Windows || [[Microsoft]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}}, recycle bin only || Sync. local folders || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || via OS || {{No}}

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| [[Live Mesh|Windows Live Mesh]] (discontinued 13 February 2013) || Windows (Vista and greater), Windows Mobile, OSX || [[Microsoft]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}, recycle bin only || Sync. folders, [[online file storage|online storage]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || ?{{dunno}} || {{no}}, syncs whenever it is online || {{yes}}

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| [[OmniGroup]] OmniPresence || OSX, OmniGroup software for iOS, open source framework available || [[OmniGroup]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}}, via local Time Machine backup only || Sync. local folders via OmniSync or WebDAV server but not to the server itself || {{no}} || ?{{dunno}} || ?{{dunno}} || {{no}}, syncs whenever it's online and not paused || {{yes}}

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| [[Windows Live Sync]] (discontinued 31 March 2011) || Windows, OSX || [[Microsoft]] || {{no}}, browsing only || {{no}} || {{no}}, recycle bin only || Sync. folders, browse devices from website, remote access; was Microsoft FolderShare, 20,000 file limit || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}, syncs whenever it's online || ?{{dunno}}

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