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rsync Alternatives for Windows

rsync is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Syncthing, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to rsync and loads of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to rsync are FreeFileSync, Duplicati, Rclone and Restic.

rsync alternatives are mainly File Sync Tools but may also be Cloud Storage Services or Online Backup Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of rsync.
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  • Free • Open Source
  • Linux
  • BSD
  • Cygwin
  • Haiku

rsync is a software application for Unix which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while...

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  1. Syncthing icon

    Syncthing

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron

    Syncthing replaces proprietary sync and cloud services with something open, trustworthy and decentralized. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to choose where it is stored.

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    Almost everyone thinks Syncthing is a great alternative to rsync.
    ikaz

    Cannot sync between 2 local directories.

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

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    Most users think FreeFileSync is a great alternative to rsync.

  4. Duplicati is a backup client that securely stores encrypted, incremental, compressed backups on local storage, cloud storage services and remote file servers. The Duplicati project was inspired by Duplicity and had similar functionality until 2008.

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    wildwestrom

    Duplicati is not discontinued anymore. There is a 2.0 version in beta.

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    Duplicati does not transfer raw files, it only transfers zips of files

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  5. Rclone ("rsync for cloud storage") is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers.

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    Almost everyone thinks Rclone is a great alternative to rsync.

    Supports a wide variety of cloud services, easy to set up with most I've tried.

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    varian93

    It works very well on many platforms. The only complaint is that, much like rsync, you have to familiarize yourself with a bunch of "command line" parameters to be able to use it.

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    Restic

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD

    restic is a program that does backups right. The design goals are: Easy, Fast, Verifiable, Secure, Efficient, Free.

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  8. SyncBack is a tool to backup, synchronize, and restore data files.

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    Only supports insecure remote backups, very irresponsible

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  9. Simple fast backup for Windows.

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  10. Unison is a file-synchronization tool for Unix and Windows.

    Unison running in KDE terminal window

  11. Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office is a software product produced by Acronis that provides data protection including, backup, archive, access and recovery for Microsoft, macOS, iOS and Android operating systems.

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    SyncToy

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    • Free • Proprietary
    • Windows

    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 folders, but not WebDAV-, "Windows Mobile" files or folders and no triangle-sync as only Allway Sync...

    Discontinued

    Latest version 2.1 published on 11/24/2009

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