Folder Sync 2
Syncing since 2011
Only for Mac
Free · In-App Purchases
Compare pairs of folders and display differences using colour coding. After comparing, choose to automatically sync the folders or manually manipulate the files (copy, move, rename or delete) directly within the Folder Sync window.
Built in scheduling abilities which can run multiple Presets concurrently with no user intervention. Schedule Presets to repeat at a regular interval or to sync at specific days/times.
Ideal for keeping multiple pairs of folders in sync, quickly and easily. Great for backups and for merging and managing content on external USB hard drives, Network Attached Storage, camera memory cards or any other drives from your network which are available through Finder.
- Modern interface
- Simple yet powerful
- Great for beginners and advanced users
- Sync Queue allows multiple Presets to run in parallel with no user intervention
- Schedule Presets to automatically Sync using the Sync Queue
- Excellent preview and feedback at every stage
- Realtime feedback in window as files are read from disk
- Powerful filtering capabilities
- Superb custom selection abilities
- Extensive logging system
- Designate folders as "Read Only Mode" within the app
- App will use the Recycle Bin where available
- Ability to delay read of sub folders from disk, a HUGE time saver
Folder Sync 2 also now includes a fully featured Duplicate Finder which can be accessed by starting a new tab using the Folder Sync 2, File Screen Menu
- Search Multiple Folders to locate duplicates within them
- Use File Name and Size as match criteria or match on File Contents to detect duplicate files with different names
- All duplicates found are presented in a UI which supports Quick Look
- Select multiple duplicates found to Delete batches of them
- Comprehensive preview of all files marked for deletion prior to committing to delete
- Accidental deletion prevention mechanism to prevent you accidentally deleting all copies of a file found in the search
*** Please contact Destek Support if you have any issues and we will do whatever we can to assist. Thank you. ***
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- improved support for macOS Tahoe
- menu bar helper improvements
- various other bug fixes and improvements
2.28.0 11/11/2025
adds support for macOS Tahoe
2.27.0 09/11/2025
- more UI simplification to help new users get started
- improved "Start New Compare using Assistant" UI
2.26.0 08/09/2024
- improved diacritic handling
- UI simplification
2.25.0 20/08/2024
- adds a preset option to perform a binary comparison of files that have the same date/size to confirm they really are the same
- changes comparison result "Same Time but Different Size" to just "Different" which can also now be determined by the binary comparison option
- updates the Sync Type defaults so that "different" now copies to the other side in directional syncs (users current settings will not change so if you want to take advantage of this, please review the Sync Type configurations within Preferences)
- fixes an issue where files with diacritics did not align properly in the comparison view
- adds colour coding to the sync preview sheet and improves the rendering of the floating header rows
- fixes an issue with text layout in the main comparison window when using fixed pitch fonts
2.24.0 02/08/2023
- fixes an issue in the duplicate finder which caused it to not search all specified folders in some rare circumstances, it would incorrectly log a message to say that the folder would not be searched as it was a sub folder which had an ancestor which was already being searched for duplicates
2.23.0 10/07/2023
# New in Version 2.22
- updated in-app purchase status feedback
# New in Version 2.21
- fix issue with log pane not restoring its height correctly after app restarts
# New in Version 2.20
- reduced number of buttons in compare view toolbar
- select left/right folder buttons moved from compare view toolbar into main view
- moved the read-only-mode toggles higher up in the compare view
- new compare assistant layout updated
# New in Version 2.19
- Home screen redesign to simplify it and make the Presets table the centre of attention
- Adds a "+ New" button to the home screen screen toolbar to quickly provide ability to start a new compare, a new compare using the assistant, open a Duplicate Finder or create a Preset
- Moves the "Start New Compare" view into its own modal presentation
- further clean up of the home view selection highlighting
# New in Version 2.18
- Preset Manager: updated design, added New Preset button, improved open in tab indicator, improved context menu and folder selection
- Preset Manager and compare tabs now use a selection highlighting colour derived from user accent colour in macOS System Preferences
- Compare tab / Filtering: add selected item path to filter (using OPTION with context menu)
- Filtering: added option to filter file type is alias or symbolic link
# New in Version 2.17
- new Menu Bar Helper (MBH), requires macOS Monterey
- MBH provides sync queue activity and error indicators at a glance
- MBH provides a view to visualise and manage the sync queue
- MBH provides a view to easily reopen presets in a compare tab or add them to the sync queue
- more UI clean up
# New in Version 2.16
- minimum required macOS version bumped to macOS 10.14 Mojave (use 2.15 for High Sierra support)
- Improvements to the 'Duplicate Finder' tab providing a flexible and powerful way to search for and remove duplicate files
- Make the 'Duplicate Finder' features discoverable from the Home tab
- Make errors in the logs more noticeable by displaying a dock icon badge
- More UI clean up
2.22.0 25/06/2023
# New in Version 2.21
- fix issue with log pane not restoring its height correctly after app restarts
# New in Version 2.20
- reduced number of buttons in compare view toolbar
- select left/right folder buttons moved from compare view toolbar into main view
- moved the read-only-mode toggles higher up in the compare view
- new compare assistant layout updated
# New in Version 2.19
- Home screen redesign to simplify it and make the Presets table the centre of attention
- Adds a "+ New" button to the home screen screen toolbar to quickly provide ability to start a new compare, a new compare using the assistant, open a Duplicate Finder or create a Preset
- Moves the "Start New Compare" view into its own modal presentation
- further clean up of the home view selection highlighting
# New in Version 2.18
- Preset Manager: updated design, added New Preset button, improved open in tab indicator, improved context menu and folder selection
- Preset Manager and compare tabs now use a selection highlighting colour derived from user accent colour in macOS System Preferences
- Compare tab / Filtering: add selected item path to filter (using OPTION with context menu)
- Filtering: added option to filter file type is alias or symbolic link
# New in Version 2.17
- new Menu Bar Helper (MBH), requires macOS Monterey
- MBH provides sync queue activity and error indicators at a glance
- MBH provides a view to visualise and manage the sync queue
- MBH provides a view to easily reopen presets in a compare tab or add them to the sync queue
- more UI clean up
# New in Version 2.16
- minimum required macOS version bumped to macOS 10.14 Mojave (use 2.15 for High Sierra support)
- Improvements to the 'Duplicate Finder' tab providing a flexible and powerful way to search for and remove duplicate files
- Make the 'Duplicate Finder' features discoverable from the Home tab
- Make errors in the logs more noticeable by displaying a dock icon badge
- More UI clean up
2.21.0 25/06/2023
# New in Version 2.20
- reduced number of buttons in compare view toolbar
- select left/right folder buttons moved from compare view toolbar into main view
- moved the read-only-mode toggles higher up in the compare view
- new compare assistant layout updated
# New in Version 2.19
- Home screen redesign to simplify it and make the Presets table the centre of attention
- Adds a "+ New" button to the home screen screen toolbar to quickly provide ability to start a new compare, a new compare using the assistant, open a Duplicate Finder or create a Preset
- Moves the "Start New Compare" view into its own modal presentation
- further clean up of the home view selection highlighting
# New in Version 2.18
- Preset Manager: updated design, added New Preset button, improved open in tab indicator, improved context menu and folder selection
- Preset Manager and compare tabs now use a selection highlighting colour derived from user accent colour in macOS System Preferences
- Compare tab / Filtering: add selected item path to filter (using OPTION with context menu)
- Filtering: added option to filter file type is alias or symbolic link
# New in Version 2.17
- new Menu Bar Helper (MBH), requires macOS Monterey
- MBH provides sync queue activity and error indicators at a glance
- MBH provides a view to visualise and manage the sync queue
- MBH provides a view to easily reopen presets in a compare tab or add them to the sync queue
- more UI clean up
# New in Version 2.16
- minimum required macOS version bumped to macOS 10.14 Mojave (use 2.15 for High Sierra support)
- Improvements to the 'Duplicate Finder' tab providing a flexible and powerful way to search for and remove duplicate files
- Make the 'Duplicate Finder' features discoverable from the Home tab
- Make errors in the logs more noticeable by displaying a dock icon badge
- More UI clean up
2.20.0 31/08/2022
# New in Version 2.19
- Home screen redesign to simplify it and make the Presets table the centre of attention
- Adds a "+ New" button to the home screen screen toolbar to quickly provide ability to start a new compare, a new compare using the assistant, open a Duplicate Finder or create a Preset
- Moves the "Start New Compare" view into its own modal presentation
- further clean up of the home view selection highlighting
# New in Version 2.18
- Preset Manager: updated design, added New Preset button, improved open in tab indicator, improved context menu and folder selection
- Preset Manager and compare tabs now use a selection highlighting colour derived from user accent colour in macOS System Preferences
- Compare tab / Filtering: add selected item path to filter (using OPTION with context menu)
- Filtering: added option to filter file type is alias or symbolic link
# New in Version 2.17
- new Menu Bar Helper (MBH), requires macOS Monterey
- MBH provides sync queue activity and error indicators at a glance
- MBH provides a view to visualise and manage the sync queue
- MBH provides a view to easily reopen presets in a compare tab or add them to the sync queue
- more UI clean up
# New in Version 2.16
- minimum required macOS version bumped to macOS 10.14 Mojave (use 2.15 for High Sierra support)
- Improvements to the 'Duplicate Finder' tab providing a flexible and powerful way to search for and remove duplicate files
- Make the 'Duplicate Finder' features discoverable from the Home tab
- Make errors in the logs more noticeable by displaying a dock icon badge
- More UI clean up
2.19.0 28/08/2022
# New in Version 2.18
- Preset Manager: updated design, added New Preset button, improved open in tab indicator, improved context menu and folder selection
- Preset Manager and compare tabs now use a selection highlighting colour derived from user accent colour in macOS System Preferences
- Compare tab / Filtering: add selected item path to filter (using OPTION with context menu)
- Filtering: added option to filter file type is alias or symbolic link
# New in Version 2.17
- new Menu Bar Helper (MBH), requires macOS Monterey
- MBH provides sync queue activity and error indicators at a glance
- MBH provides a view to visualise and manage the sync queue
- MBH provides a view to easily reopen presets in a compare tab or add them to the sync queue
- more UI clean up
# New in Version 2.16
- minimum required macOS version bumped to macOS 10.14 Mojave (use 2.15 for High Sierra support)
- Improvements to the 'Duplicate Finder' tab providing a flexible and powerful way to search for and remove duplicate files
- Make the 'Duplicate Finder' features discoverable from the Home tab
- Make errors in the logs more noticeable by displaying a dock icon badge
- More UI clean up
2.18.0 20/08/2022
# New in Version 2.17
- new Menu Bar Helper (MBH), requires macOS Monterey
- MBH provides sync queue activity and error indicators at a glance
- MBH provides a view to visualise and manage the sync queue
- MBH provides a view to easily reopen presets in a compare tab or add them to the sync queue
- more UI clean up
# New in Version 2.16
- minimum required macOS version bumped to macOS 10.14 Mojave (use 2.15 for High Sierra support)
- Improvements to the 'Duplicate Finder' tab providing a flexible and powerful way to search for and remove duplicate files
- Make the 'Duplicate Finder' features discoverable from the Home tab
- Make errors in the logs more noticeable by displaying a dock icon badge
- More UI clean up
2.17.0 27/12/2021
# New in Version 2.16.2
- The minimum required macOS version for Folder Sync 2.16.* is now macOS 10.14 Mojave.
- Folder Sync 2.15.* was the last version to support macOS 10.13 High Sierra.
# New in Version 2.16.1
- Make errors in the logs more noticeable by displaying a dock icon badge
- Make the 'Duplicate Finder' features discoverable from the Home tab
- More UI clean up
# New in Version 2.16.0
- Improvements to the 'Duplicate Finder' tab providing a flexible and powerful way to search for and remove duplicate files
# New in Version 2.15.4
- Toolbar layout and icons updated (some icons require Big Sur or newer)
- Added ability to toggle hidden .files and .folders from toolbar
- Added ability to toggle empty folder trees from the toolbar
- Toggling Diffs on the secondary filter no longer locks status changes to changing visibility of hidden .files and .folders or empty folder trees
- Preset Editor "Hide filtered items" changed to "Show filtered items" to better align it with toolbar toggle for same
- Clean up view layout above right hand side outline view
- Fixed the floating group headers in the sync preview, they are no longer transparent
# New in Version 2.15.3
- Compatibility updates and bug fixes
# New in Version 2.15.2
- Fix for log table not expanding to fill all available width
- Fix for 14-day trial failing to fully validate and allow sync to be used in some scenarios
# New in Version 2.15.1
- Fix for overlapping UI components in Dark Mode
# New in Version 2.15.0
- Further UI updates to better align with Big Sur.
- Added option to read and display Finder Tags.
- Added ability to Select items with different Finder Tags and copy only the tags to the other side.
- Improvements to Sync Type empty folder handling. You can now specify if you want to delete all empty folders after a sync or just those that only exist on one side.
- Added ability to rename a Preset from the Presets row menu.
2.16.2 04/12/2021
# New in Version 2.16.1
- Make errors in the logs more noticeable by displaying a dock icon badge
- Make the 'Duplicate Finder' features discoverable from the Home tab
- More UI clean up
# New in Version 2.16.0
- Improvements to the 'Duplicate Finder' tab providing a flexible and powerful way to search for and remove duplicate files
# New in Version 2.15.4
- Toolbar layout and icons updated (some icons require Big Sur or newer)
- Added ability to toggle hidden .files and .folders from toolbar
- Added ability to toggle empty folder trees from the toolbar
- Toggling Diffs on the secondary filter no longer locks status changes to changing visibility of hidden .files and .folders or empty folder trees
- Preset Editor "Hide filtered items" changed to "Show filtered items" to better align it with toolbar toggle for same
- Clean up view layout above right hand side outline view
- Fixed the floating group headers in the sync preview, they are no longer transparent
# New in Version 2.15.3
- Compatibility updates and bug fixes
# New in Version 2.15.2
- Fix for log table not expanding to fill all available width
- Fix for 14-day trial failing to fully validate and allow sync to be used in some scenarios
# New in Version 2.15.1
- Fix for overlapping UI components in Dark Mode
# New in Version 2.15.0
- Further UI updates to better align with Big Sur.
- Added option to read and display Finder Tags.
- Added ability to Select items with different Finder Tags and copy only the tags to the other side.
- Improvements to Sync Type empty folder handling. You can now specify if you want to delete all empty folders after a sync or just those that only exist on one side.
- Added ability to rename a Preset from the Presets row menu.
2.16.1 15/11/2021
# New in Version 2.16.0
- Improvements to the 'Duplicate Finder' tab providing a flexible and powerful way to search for and remove duplicate files
# New in Version 2.15.4
- Toolbar layout and icons updated (some icons require Big Sur or newer)
- Added ability to toggle hidden .files and .folders from toolbar
- Added ability to toggle empty folder trees from the toolbar
- Toggling Diffs on the secondary filter no longer locks status changes to changing visibility of hidden .files and .folders or empty folder trees
- Preset Editor "Hide filtered items" changed to "Show filtered items" to better align it with toolbar toggle for same
- Clean up view layout above right hand side outline view
- Fixed the floating group headers in the sync preview, they are no longer transparent
# New in Version 2.15.3
- Compatibility updates and bug fixes
# New in Version 2.15.2
- Fix for log table not expanding to fill all available width
- Fix for 14-day trial failing to fully validate and allow sync to be used in some scenarios
# New in Version 2.15.1
- Fix for overlapping UI components in Dark Mode
# New in Version 2.15.0
- Further UI updates to better align with Big Sur.
- Added option to read and display Finder Tags.
- Added ability to Select items with different Finder Tags and copy only the tags to the other side.
- Improvements to Sync Type empty folder handling. You can now specify if you want to delete all empty folders after a sync or just those that only exist on one side.
- Added ability to rename a Preset from the Presets row menu.
2.16.0 30/10/2021
# New in Version 2.15.4
- Toolbar layout and icons updated (some icons require Big Sur or newer)
- Added ability to toggle hidden .files and .folders from toolbar
- Added ability to toggle empty folder trees from the toolbar
- Toggling Diffs on the secondary filter no longer locks status changes to changing visibility of hidden .files and .folders or empty folder trees
- Preset Editor "Hide filtered items" changed to "Show filtered items" to better align it with toolbar toggle for same
- Clean up view layout above right hand side outline view
- Fixed the floating group headers in the sync preview, they are no longer transparent
# New in Version 2.15.3
- Compatibility updates and bug fixes
# New in Version 2.15.2
- Fix for log table not expanding to fill all available width
- Fix for 14-day trial failing to fully validate and allow sync to be used in some scenarios
# New in Version 2.15.1
- Fix for overlapping UI components in Dark Mode
# New in Version 2.15.0
- Further UI updates to better align with Big Sur.
- Added option to read and display Finder Tags.
- Added ability to Select items with different Finder Tags and copy only the tags to the other side.
- Improvements to Sync Type empty folder handling. You can now specify if you want to delete all empty folders after a sync or just those that only exist on one side.
- Added ability to rename a Preset from the Presets row menu.
2.15.4 11/10/2021
# New in Version 2.15.3
- Compatibility updates and bug fixes
# New in Version 2.15.2
- Fix for log table not expanding to fill all available width
- Fix for 14-day trial failing to fully validate and allow sync to be used in some scenarios
# New in Version 2.15.1
- Fix for overlapping UI components in Dark Mode
# New in Version 2.15.0
- Further UI updates to better align with Big Sur.
- Added option to read and display Finder Tags.
- Added ability to Select items with different Finder Tags and copy only the tags to the other side.
- Improvements to Sync Type empty folder handling. You can now specify if you want to delete all empty folders after a sync or just those that only exist on one side.
- Added ability to rename a Preset from the Presets row menu.
2.15.3 09/10/2021
# New in Version 2.15.2
- Fix for log table not expanding to fill all available width
- Fix for 14-day trial failing to fully validate and allow sync to be used in some scenarios
# New in Version 2.15.1
- Fix for overlapping UI components in Dark Mode
# New in Version 2.15.0
- Further UI updates to better align with Big Sur.
- Added option to read and display Finder Tags.
- Added ability to Select items with different Finder Tags and copy only the tags to the other side.
- Improvements to Sync Type empty folder handling. You can now specify if you want to delete all empty folders after a sync or just those that only exist on one side.
- Added ability to rename a Preset from the Presets row menu.
# Known Issues
- The toolbar Filter Mode control is not clear enough at feeding back the currently selected item.
2.15.2 25/01/2021
# New in Version 2.15.1
- Fix for overlapping UI components in Dark Mode
# New in Version 2.15.0
- Further UI updates to better align with Big Sur.
- Added option to read and display Finder Tags.
- Added ability to Select items with different Finder Tags and copy only the tags to the other side.
- Improvements to Sync Type empty folder handling. You can now specify if you want to delete all empty folders after a sync or just those that only exist on one side.
- Added ability to rename a Preset from the Presets row menu.
# Known Issues
- The toolbar Filter Mode control is not clear enough at feeding back the currently selected item.
2.15.1 18/01/2021
# New in Version 2.15.0
- Further UI updates to better align with Big Sur.
- Added option to read and display Finder Tags.
- Added ability to Select items with different Finder Tags and copy only the tags to the other side.
- Improvements to Sync Type empty folder handling. You can now specify if you want to delete all empty folders after a sync or just those that only exist on one side.
- Added ability to rename a Preset from the Presets row menu.
# Known Issues
- The toolbar Filter Mode control is not clear enough at feeding back the currently selected item.
2.15.0 16/01/2021
# New in Version 2.14.3
- Fixed selection highlighting on Big Sur
- Added support for Apple Silicon
# New in Version 2.14.2
- Preset table search improved
- Preset tags now offer autocompletes as you type
- Preset table rows now also display time stamp of last run in the Sync Queue
- Preset table rows sorted by date now also takes account of Sync Queue time stamp
- The log can now be manually cleared
- Fixed an issue whereby Presets schedules were being incorrectly linked when duplicating a Preset
# New in Version 2.14.1
- Compatibility Improvements
# New in Version 2.14.0
- Refreshed App Icon
- Compatibility Improvements and Bug Fixes
2.14.3 30/12/2020
# New in Version 2.14.2
- Preset table search improved
- Preset tags now offer autocompletes as you type
- Preset table rows now also display time stamp of last run in the Sync Queue
- Preset table rows sorted by date now also takes account of Sync Queue time stamp
- The log can now be manually cleared
- Fixed an issue whereby Presets schedules were being incorrectly linked when duplicating a Preset
# New in Version 2.14.1
- Compatibility Improvements
# New in Version 2.14.0
- Refreshed App Icon
- Compatibility Improvements and Bug Fixes
# New in Version 2.13.0
Following analysis of user feedback, we've made some changes to the filtering system.
- Improved filtering on New Presets to filter out .File and .Folders by default
- Filtering is now a two stage process and you can choose which to apply or apply both
- Primary Filters are quick and very easy to use, many users wont need anything more
- Secondary Filters are for those that want or need fine grained control
- View Mode is now Filter Mode to better represent what it actually does
- Differences Filter Mode now also lets you manually control visibility of the filtered items
# New in Version 2.12.0
- Added a single check box option to Sync Preset Editor to more easily filter out .Files and .Folders
- Added a comprehensive Duplicate File Finder
- Start a new Duplicate Finder tab from the Folder Sync 2, File Screen Menu
- Search Multiple Folders to locate duplicates within them
- Use File Name and Size as match criteria or match on File Contents to detect duplicate files with different names
- All duplicates found are presented in a UI which supports Quick Look
- Select multiple duplicates found to Delete batches of them
- Comprehensive preview of all files marked for deletion prior to committing to delete
- Accidental deletion prevention mechanism to prevent you accidentally deleting all copies of a file found in the search
# New in Version 2.11.0
- Added Preset option to delete files before copy (free up space on small target disks)
- Simplified handling of .DS_Store & Thumbs.db files. Now hidden in Differences view mode and Filtered view mode (of new Presets) by default
- Right clicking on an item and adding to Filter now automatically toggles view mode to Filtered
- UI clean up of Home tab, Start a New Compare view
- UI redesign of the Preset Editor to clean up and separate out Settings, View Mode & Filtering and Scheduling
- UI clean up of the Log. Compare tabs are now consistent with Home tab and allow log filtering to show errors and warnings only.
- Compare tab outline size column now uses user locale
# New in Version 2.10.0
- Added Snapshots feature giving ability to detect and "sync" deleted items
- Added ability to sort the Outlines by Name, Size or Date in ascending or descending order
- Added ability to read item permissions and add as a column within the Outline
- Added ability to read item extended attributes and add as a column as a means to help identify and resolve sync issues
- Simplified the Sync Preset Editor when used within a Compare Tab
2.14.2 27/12/2020
# New in Version 2.14.1
- Compatibility Improvements
# New in Version 2.14.0
- Refreshed App Icon
- Compatibility Improvements and Bug Fixes
# New in Version 2.13.0
Following analysis of user feedback, we've made some changes to the filtering system.
- Improved filtering on New Presets to filter out .File and .Folders by default
- Filtering is now a two stage process and you can choose which to apply or apply both
- Primary Filters are quick and very easy to use, many users wont need anything more
- Secondary Filters are for those that want or need fine grained control
- View Mode is now Filter Mode to better represent what it actually does
- Differences Filter Mode now also lets you manually control visibility of the filtered items
# New in Version 2.12.0
- Added a single check box option to Sync Preset Editor to more easily filter out .Files and .Folders
- Added a comprehensive Duplicate File Finder
- Start a new Duplicate Finder tab from the Folder Sync 2, File Screen Menu
- Search Multiple Folders to locate duplicates within them
- Use File Name and Size as match criteria or match on File Contents to detect duplicate files with different names
- All duplicates found are presented in a UI which supports Quick Look
- Select multiple duplicates found to Delete batches of them
- Comprehensive preview of all files marked for deletion prior to committing to delete
- Accidental deletion prevention mechanism to prevent you accidentally deleting all copies of a file found in the search
# New in Version 2.11.0
- Added Preset option to delete files before copy (free up space on small target disks)
- Simplified handling of .DS_Store & Thumbs.db files. Now hidden in Differences view mode and Filtered view mode (of new Presets) by default
- Right clicking on an item and adding to Filter now automatically toggles view mode to Filtered
- UI clean up of Home tab, Start a New Compare view
- UI redesign of the Preset Editor to clean up and separate out Settings, View Mode & Filtering and Scheduling
- UI clean up of the Log. Compare tabs are now consistent with Home tab and allow log filtering to show errors and warnings only.
- Compare tab outline size column now uses user locale
# New in Version 2.10.0
- Added Snapshots feature giving ability to detect and "sync" deleted items
- Added ability to sort the Outlines by Name, Size or Date in ascending or descending order
- Added ability to read item permissions and add as a column within the Outline
- Added ability to read item extended attributes and add as a column as a means to help identify and resolve sync issues
- Simplified the Sync Preset Editor when used within a Compare Tab
# New in Version 2.9.0
- Added option to skip reading of filtered folders from disk and use [+] Placeholders instead
- Further improved disk reading error handling. Problematic sub folders are now substituted with [+] Placeholders
2.14.1 05/12/2020
# New in Version 2.14.0
- Refreshed App Icon
- Compatibility Improvements
# New in Version 2.13.0
Following analysis of user feedback, we've made some changes to the filtering system.
- Improved filtering on New Presets to filter out .File and .Folders by default
- Filtering is now a two stage process and you can choose which to apply or apply both
- Primary Filters are quick and very easy to use, many users wont need anything more
- Secondary Filters are for those that want or need fine grained control
- View Mode is now Filter Mode to better represent what it actually does
- Differences Filter Mode now also lets you manually control visibility of the filtered items
# New in Version 2.12.0
- Added a single check box option to Sync Preset Editor to more easily filter out .Files and .Folders
- Added a comprehensive Duplicate File Finder
- Start a new Duplicate Finder tab from the Folder Sync 2, File Screen Menu
- Search Multiple Folders to locate duplicates within them
- Use File Name and Size as match criteria or match on File Contents to detect duplicate files with different names
- All duplicates found are presented in a UI which supports Quick Look
- Select multiple duplicates found to Delete batches of them
- Comprehensive preview of all files marked for deletion prior to committing to delete
- Accidental deletion prevention mechanism to prevent you accidentally deleting all copies of a file found in the search
# New in Version 2.11.0
- Added Preset option to delete files before copy (free up space on small target disks)
- Simplified handling of .DS_Store & Thumbs.db files. Now hidden in Differences view mode and Filtered view mode (of new Presets) by default
- Right clicking on an item and adding to Filter now automatically toggles view mode to Filtered
- UI clean up of Home tab, Start a New Compare view
- UI redesign of the Preset Editor to clean up and separate out Settings, View Mode & Filtering and Scheduling
- UI clean up of the Log. Compare tabs are now consistent with Home tab and allow log filtering to show errors and warnings only.
- Compare tab outline size column now uses user locale
# New in Version 2.10.0
- Added Snapshots feature giving ability to detect and "sync" deleted items
- Added ability to sort the Outlines by Name, Size or Date in ascending or descending order
- Added ability to read item permissions and add as a column within the Outline
- Added ability to read item extended attributes and add as a column as a means to help identify and resolve sync issues
- Simplified the Sync Preset Editor when used within a Compare Tab
# New in Version 2.9.0
- Added option to skip reading of filtered folders from disk and use [+] Placeholders instead
- Further improved disk reading error handling. Problematic sub folders are now substituted with [+] Placeholders
2.14.0 14/11/2020
# New in Version 2.13.0
Following analysis of user feedback, we've made some changes to the filtering system.
- Improved filtering on New Presets to filter out .File and .Folders by default
- Filtering is now a two stage process and you can choose which to apply or apply both
- Primary Filters are quick and very easy to use, many users wont need anything more
- Secondary Filters are for those that want or need fine grained control
- View Mode is now Filter Mode to better represent what it actually does
- Differences Filter Mode now also lets you manually control visibility of the filtered items
# New in Version 2.12.0
- Added a single check box option to Sync Preset Editor to more easily filter out .Files and .Folders
- Added a comprehensive Duplicate File Finder
- Start a new Duplicate Finder tab from the Folder Sync 2, File Screen Menu
- Search Multiple Folders to locate duplicates within them
- Use File Name and Size as match criteria or match on File Contents to detect duplicate files with different names
- All duplicates found are presented in a UI which supports Quick Look
- Select multiple duplicates found to Delete batches of them
- Comprehensive preview of all files marked for deletion prior to committing to delete
- Accidental deletion prevention mechanism to prevent you accidentally deleting all copies of a file found in the search
# New in Version 2.11.0
- Added Preset option to delete files before copy (free up space on small target disks)
- Simplified handling of .DS_Store & Thumbs.db files. Now hidden in Differences view mode and Filtered view mode (of new Presets) by default
- Right clicking on an item and adding to Filter now automatically toggles view mode to Filtered
- UI clean up of Home tab, Start a New Compare view
- UI redesign of the Preset Editor to clean up and separate out Settings, View Mode & Filtering and Scheduling
- UI clean up of the Log. Compare tabs are now consistent with Home tab and allow log filtering to show errors and warnings only.
- Compare tab outline size column now uses user locale
# New in Version 2.10.0
- Added Snapshots feature giving ability to detect and "sync" deleted items
- Added ability to sort the Outlines by Name, Size or Date in ascending or descending order
- Added ability to read item permissions and add as a column within the Outline
- Added ability to read item extended attributes and add as a column as a means to help identify and resolve sync issues
- Simplified the Sync Preset Editor when used within a Compare Tab
# New in Version 2.9.0
- Added option to skip reading of filtered folders from disk and use [+] Placeholders instead
- Further improved disk reading error handling. Problematic sub folders are now substituted with [+] Placeholders
2.13.0 02/09/2020
- improved support for macOS Tahoe
- menu bar helper improvements
- various other bug fixes and improvements
more Version 2.28.0 11/11/2025
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