Windows Live - Sync is described as 'Windows Live Sync (formerly Windows Live FolderShare) was a free-to-use file synchronization application by Microsoft, that was designed to allow files and folders between two or more computers be in sync with each other on Windows (XP and later) and Mac OS X based computers' and is a File Sync tool in the backup & sync category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Windows Live - Sync for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android apps. The best Windows Live - Sync alternative is Dropbox, which is free. Other great apps like Windows Live - Sync are Microsoft OneDrive, Box, Spideroak One Backup and GoodSync.