Alternatives to Karen's Replicator for all platforms with any license

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FreeFileSync

FreeFileSync is a folder comparison and synchronization software that creates and manages backup copies of all your important files.

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux openSUSE CentOS ... Ubuntu Debian
Cloud sync Directory sync File-sync Support for FTP ... Multiple languages Support for SFTP Add a feature

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rsync

rsync is a software application for Unix which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while minimizing data transfer using delta encoding when...

Free Open Source Linux BSD Cygwin Mac OS X Haiku
Cloud sync Command line interface Delta Backup Encrypted backups ... File-sync Schedule Backup Add a feature

200 Like
Duplicati

Duplicati is the only portable backup program, able to send backups in encrypted form to another computer or SkyDrive using one of several methods (WebDAV, FTP...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Encrypted backups Schedule Backup Automatic Backup Incremental backup ... Backup to Google Drive Cloud sync File compression File Versioning Guided configuration Multiple languages Retention Schedule Support for SFTP Support for WebDAV Add a feature

188 Like
CrashPlan PRO

CrashPlan lets you automatically back up your hard drive to another computer. The program offers secure cloud storage, in addition to local backups, and continuous...

Commercial Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone iPad
Encrypted backups AES encryption Automatic Backup File Versioning ... Multiple languages Unlimited storage Add a feature

255 Like
- Discontinued Current subscribers were informed last year that CrashPlan Home is being discontinued in October 2018. The service has recommended users sign up with another home service like Carbonite, or for CrashPlan's own much more expensive business plan.
GoodSync

GoodSync syncs files between your computer, mobile devices, FTP, SFTP, Amazon S3, Google Drive, SkyDrive, WebDAV, Azure.

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
2 way sync Support for 64 bit Direct P2P Sync End-to-end encryption ... File-sync Mirror Backup Multiple languages Portable Real-time sync Sync on Schedule Visual Comparison Support for WebDAV Add a feature

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SugarSync

SugarSync is the best way to backup, access, sync, and share all your files and folders including documents, photos, videos, and music — from any computer or mobile...

Commercial Mac OS X Windows Android iPhone Blackberry ... Windows RT Android Tablet iPad Microsoft Office Outlook Kindle Fire
Cloud sync File-sync Multiple languages Works Offline ... Selective synchronization Add a feature

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SyncBack

SyncBack is a backup and file synchronization software that allows backing up and synchronizing files to the same or different drives, to different media (CD, DVD...

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android Android Tablet
Backup profiles File-sync Add a feature

112 Like
BackBlaze

Online backup for $5 month unlimited space. Backblaze backup encrypts and uploads all your data – no questions asked. No picking files. No digging through folders. Your...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows
Encrypted sync Incremental backup Unlimited storage Add a feature

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SyncToy

SyncToy is a free PowerToy designed by Microsoft, that provides an easy to use graphical user interface that can automatically synchronize local or network files and...

Free Windows
Comparing folders File-sync Add a feature

114 Like
- Discontinued Latest version 2.1 published on 11/24/2009
Bvckup 2

Simple fast backup for Windows. At a glance - small and very lean, very fast delta copier, excellent user interface, device tracking, shadow copying, move/rename...

Commercial Windows
Archive Deleted Items Delta Backup File Versioning Support for FTP ... Incremental backup Portable Real-time backup VSS compatible Add a feature

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Synkron

Synkron is an application for folder synchronisation and folder-backups that allows you to configure your synchronisations in detail. Despite having many features, the...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux PortableApps.com
Multiple languages Portable Add a feature

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- Discontinued Last Update: 2014-10-11, see https://sourceforge.net/projects/synkron/
IDrive

Get 5 GB of full featured Online Backup for free. Features include Automatic Backup, True Archiving, Versioning, Continuous Backup, Mapped Drive Backup and Web-based...

Freemium Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... iPad
End-to-end encryption AES encryption Privacy protection AES256 encryption ... Encrypted backups Mobile friendly Privacy focused Support for MS SQL Server Add a feature

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DirSync Pro

DirSync Pro (Directory Synchronize Pro) is a small utility for file and folder synchronization without bidirectional file-deletion. DirSync Pro can be used to...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux
File-sync Incremental backup Add a feature

25 Like
Toucan

Toucan is a small portableapp utility allowing you to synchronise, backup and secure your data with more options than the built in suite utilities. It is split up into 7...

Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com
Encrypted backups File-sync Incremental backup Multiple languages ... Portable Add a feature

28 Like
Create Synchronicity

Create Synchronicity is a nice, lightweight backup program with a very user-friendly - yet powerful - interface, that synchronizes files and folders extremely quickly...

Free Open Source Windows
File-sync Folder Comparison Folder Mirroring Mirror Backup ... Portable Add a feature

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- Discontinued The project is no longer developed. Last version, 6.0, released in March 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.

Karen's Replicator Comments

Microsoft killed this off...

Comment by Rander

about Karen's Replicator · Jul 2017 · Helpful Not helpful 2 Helpful Report as spam

Apparently, this doesn't work anymore.

Windows 10 was hit with the update KB4015217 in April 2017, and after this, Karen's Replicator are no longer able to create folders on Windows 10 disks. If the folder to replicate already exists, it works, but if it has to create new folders as part of the replication process, it fails... :-(

The best backup program I know

Comment by Satuim

about Karen's Replicator · Jul 2013 · Helpful Not helpful 1 Helpful Report as spam

Very lightweight and simple.
I have been using this for years

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FreeFileSync

rsync

Duplicati

CrashPlan PRO

GoodSync

SugarSync

SyncBack

BackBlaze

SyncToy

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Synkron

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Toucan

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Karen's Replicator Comments

Microsoft killed this off...

The best backup program I know