Discover DropSync

DropSync can create backups to a wide range of storage devices, including any disk visible in finder (eg USB sticks, portable hard disks, network drives), as well as remote servers accessible via secure shell protocol (ssh). When DropSync performs backups it only copies across the parts of files that have changed, which means that subsequent backups can be very fast. If there are certain file types you don't want to backup, you can add an exclusion filter option to exclude them.

Using DropSync to perform backups

Somewhat different from a simple backup, mirroring data on two devices means that files are not only updated, but that deleted files in one place also get deleted in the other. DropSync gives you complete control over mirroring behaviour, allowing you to set the deletion options on individual files or folders. Since it's possible to irreversibly delete files this way, DropSync creates detailed, searchable previews to let you examine what's about to happen.

Setting up DropSync for mirroring

Backing up the contents of your website works much like backing up a local computer to a remote server, except that it works in reverse.

Using DropSync to backup a website

DropSync is a very powerful file copying tool, but it also lets you change or even delete files. For added peace of mind, DropSync creates previews, and displays them before every sync. If you don't like the preview for an item you can deselect it before proceeding, or cancel the entire sync if necessary.

Using DropSync previews

DropSync incorporates a browser that lets you view, and select items from folders on your computer as well as folders on remote computers that can be accessed via the sftp protocol

Navigating using the browser