SyncTime
File sync and backup
Only for Mac
₱ 1,490.00
SyncTime is the easy-to-use and flexible solution to synchronize your files. Keep all your backup copies up to date with the click of a button, with automated schedules, from the Shortcuts app (requires macOS 13 or newer) or even via AppleScript.
* To find out if SyncTime is the right solution for you, you can download and use SyncTime Lite for free. The only limitation of SyncTime Lite is that it discards any previous sync settings when closing and opening the app again. *
You can create as many sync items as you need and customize each one individually. In the standard configuration, a sync item consists of two directories: a source and a destination. You can choose any directory reachable in the Finder: it can be located on your Mac, on an external drive, or on a remote server.
Among the possible options you will find:
• select several sources and destinations: all the sources will be virtually merged and copied to every destination
• overwrite policy: overwrite only if the source file is newer than the destination file, overwrite if the source file has a different timestamp or size, always overwrite or never overwrite
• sync type: one-way sync (copy source to destination), two-way sync (merge source and destination) and one-way move (delete the source files after a successful copy to the destination)
• remove files that don’t exist on the source anymore
• add file filters with names or tags containing specific words or matching a regular expression, or modification dates or sizes in a specific range. Matching files can be excluded or included
• track moved and renamed files
• background syncing: files on your Mac are monitored for changes in real time
• start to sync automatically whenever source and destination become available or set up a custom sync schedule
• dependencies: a sync item will first trigger all its dependencies (if any) and run automatically when they are completed
• backup strategy: files to be overwritten or removed can be moved to the trash, or to a custom directory, or a full, incremental copy of the destination can be made, linking unchanged files
• skip the confirmation dialog once you're confident that the sync behaves correctly
• install AppleScripts (or create your own) to be executed when a specific sync has completed or after all syncs have completed. By default you can install scripts that shut down your Mac, send an email with the sync results, and more.
If you have any requests, suggestions or bug reports, please visit the website by clicking the Support button.
more • Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the wrong file to be copied if the source volume didn’t support hard links and the destination did.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the sync completion to be logged and possible subsequent sync items in active sync groups to start if the sync item had the option “Keep synced in background” enabled and a file change was detected before the scan completed.
• Fixed a crash that sometimes happened when removing a step from an active group.
5.6.2 1 day ago
• Fixed some issues on macOS 12.
5.6.1 26 Sept
• Optimized for macOS 27.
• Increased minimum supported macOS version to macOS 12.
5.6 24 Sept
• Fixed a crash that happened when removing a sync item while it was connecting to one or more of its bases.
• Fixed a crash that happened when removing a sync group that was contained in another sync group.
5.5.2 4 Sept
• Fixed a crash that happened when trying to install the “Send email” script.
5.5.1 1 Jul
• The backup directories for the backup strategy “Move old files to…” are now listed below the backup strategy.
• New sync items contain default filters for .fseventsd, .DocumentRevisions-V100, .Spotlight-V100, .TemporaryItems and .Trashes. These are system files usually created by macOS on the root of external volumes.
• The “Show Dock icon”, “Show icon in Menu Bar” and “Once All Syncs Are Completed” options have been moved to the three dots menu in the main window, along with the “Export/import settings” and “Pause Syncs” menu items.
• Fixed an issue that caused the “Execute custom script” option of duplicated sync items to be reset to “No custom script” until relaunching the app.
5.5 9 May
• Fixed an issue that caused the “Browse Backups” menu item to open the destination folder rather than the backup folder when the backup strategy was set to “Move old files to…”
• Fixed an error that happened when the option “Temporarily unlock locked files before overwriting/removing them” was enabled and a sync needed to remove a nested locked directory.
• Fixed an issue that caused a file removed from one of the Remove/Overwrite/Add lists in the confirmation dialog via the “Add Selected Files to the Filter” menu item to remain present in the other lists.
5.4.4 26 Mar
• Fixed an issue that caused the “Execute custom script” sync setting to be reset after reopening the app and showing the Advanced tab again.
• Fixed a crash that happened when verifying an incremental backup and a file became unavailable during the comparison.
5.4.3 3 Feb
• During a background sync, with the backup strategy set to “Move old files to…”, removed files are now moved to the archive folder. Old versions of modified files are still only archived during the main sync.
• “File or Directory” filters now allow to manually enter a path, in case the path is not shown in the Finder.
• If the scripts in the sync settings Advanced tab or in “Once all syncs have completed” cannot be listed, an alert is shown.
• Fixed a crash that happened when removing a sync item that had a schedule attached and was also in an active sync group.
• Fixed a crash that happened when removing a sync item within a sync group that had both sync items and sync groups.
5.4.2 24 Jan
• When creating a new sync item, .DS_Store files are added automatically to the filter.
• Fixed a crash that sometimes happened when multiple scan errors occurred at the same time.
• Fixed a crash that happened on macOS 10.15 or older when trying to open the backup strategy popup button.
5.4.1 10/11/2025
• Improved compatibility with macOS 26.
• When “Remove files not on source” is enabled, a destination file is not removed anymore if the respective source file triggers a scan error.
• Fixed a crash that happened when running “Sync and Compare File Contents” and a file became unavailable during the comparison.
• Fixed an error that sometimes happened when trying to run a sync with backup strategy “Incremental, link unchanged files” that had been previously cancelled.
• Fixed an error that happened during the settings update process when launching a new app version after having used a much older version.
5.4 30/09/2025
• Sync items with a schedule set to Automatic don’t show an error anymore on app launch if one of the bases is unavailable. When “Sort by Relevance” is enabled, they are sorted after all sync items with a scheduled date.
• Improved scan time for one-way moves. The full destination is not scanned anymore; the destination is only scanned for files with the same name as on the source.
• Consolidated results in the confirmation panel: for syncs with more than two source bases, the changes are grouped by destination base, merging results from different sources.
• Fixed a crash from macOS 11 to macOS 14 that happened when trying to add or edit a schedule.
• Fixed an issue with the “Show only files affected by warning” filter in the sync confirmation panel that sometimes didn’t hide files properly.
• Fixed an issue that prevented custom scripts with the handler signature “on syncStart(syncItem)” from running before a sync starts.
5.3 24/08/2025
• Added a new option “Save Backup Checksums” for incremental backups that allows backups to be verified later (requires macOS 10.15 or newer).
• Added a new option to run a custom AppleScript before a sync starts.
• A sync group’s Execution Mode allows to choose whether the contained steps are run sequentially or concurrently.
• The confirmation dialog now has a filter that can be toggled to show only files with a warning.
• Improved the speed of file contents comparison when running “Find unequal files” and added more detailed progress information.
• “Find unequal files” has been renamed to "Sync And Compare File Contents".
• When two files with different contents are found during “Sync And Compare File Contents” for a one-way sync, the files are added to the Overwrite list instead of logging an error. An error is still logged for two-way syncs.
• When adding a sync schedule for a sync item, you can now choose which action to run: “Sync”, “Sync And Compare File Contents” or “Verify Backup” (if supported).
• The scripts “Send email” and “Send Slack message” have been updated so that they can differentiate between the completed action (“Sync”, “Sync And Compare File Contents” or “Verify Backup”). If you need to differentiate between these actions, please reinstall the corresponding script.
• The sidebar context menu (which allowed to rename and remove groups) has been integrated into the menu that can be opened by clicking the three-dots menu when viewing the sync group.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the “Find unequal files” command to not start at all or start a sync for the wrong sync item.
• Fixed an error that happened when trying to remove non-empty directories on some devices.
• Fixed an error that happened when archiving locked files with the “Move old files to” backup strategy and the option “Temporarily unlock locked files before overwriting/removing them” was enabled.
5.2 13/07/2025
• Sync items in a group can now be deactivated from the context menu.
• Sync groups can now contain both sync items and other groups.
• Files listed in the confirmation window can now be added directly to the filter.
• Custom scripts are now run one at a time (workaround for the “Sending emails” label in Mail that got stuck when sending multiple emails at the same time)
• Fixed an issue that caused the “Next sync” label to show the value “Now” after adding a new sync schedule.
• Fixed an issue that caused the wrong folder to be opened when clicking on the magnifying glass button beside a sync base in the General tab of the sync settings (with 3 or more bases).
• Fixed a crash that happened on macOS 10.15 when toggling the option Sort by Relevance.
5.1 01/05/2025
• Fixed a crash that happened when syncing a group with a schedule set to Automatic.
5.0.4 28/02/2025
• Fixed a crash that happened on launch for older macOS versions.
5.0.3 25/02/2025
• Fixed an issue that caused the last sync date label not to be updated during background syncs.
• Fixed an issue that caused the name of a renamed sync group not to be updated in the File or status item menu.
• Fixed an issue that prevented a sync group from being renamed when clicking outside of the name text field instead of pressing Enter.
• Fixed a crash that happened after importing settings which contain sync schedules.
• Fixed some crashes that happened when trying to drag elements or click buttons that should not have been draggable or clickable.
5.0.2 24/02/2025
• Fixed a crash that happened when reordering sync groups in the sidebar.
• Fixed an issue that caused updated filters to appear like they weren’t updated.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Sync Settings menu item to do nothing.
• When a group is selected in the sidebar, a sync items can be removed from all groups and the All sync items list by holding the Option key and selecting “Remove sync item” from the context menu.
5.0.1 14/02/2025
• Unordered sync groups and dependencies between sync items have been replaced by a new and more intuitive type of sync groups. You can add new groups and easily add and reorder sync items.
• The Filters tab has been streamlined: filtered expressions and filtered files are now merged in a single hierarchical structure that is easier to understand and more flexible.
• The Schedule option has been moved from the sync settings to a dedicated Sync Schedule window which allows to manage schedules for all sync items and groups. It can be opened from the main window toolbar or the Window menu.
• The One-time Trigger menu item has been converted to a sync schedule named "At a given date" which can also be found in the Sync Schedule window.
• Shortcuts app support has been improved. Because of this change, any existing shortcuts don’t work anymore.
• Added file modifiers cannot be temporarily deactivated anymore. Inactive file modifiers are removed automatically when launching this app version.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused sync items with the Automatic sync schedule to run without apparent reason.
• Fixed an issue that caused a sync error when linking a locked file during a sync with the backup strategy “Incremental, link unchanged files”.
• Added a built-in AppleScript to quit SyncTime when a sync or all syncs complete.
• Past logs for sync items created before July 2022 don’t show the sync item title anymore, but their ID instead. In the Activity log window they won’t be listed when selecting the sync item title from the toolbar anymore, but when selecting their ID instead. Logs generated starting from this app version will appear correctly.
5.0 13/02/2025
• Fixed a crash that happened when syncing to a volume that reports its available capacity to be the highest number the Mac can represent.
• Fixed an issue that caused errors when running a sync with a rename file modifier in background.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a custom backup timeframe to appear as “Keep all backups”.
• Fixed an issue that caused the source path of a moved file to be hidden in the confirmation dialog.
4.12.3 24/07/2024
• Fixed an issue that caused an error when selecting the backup folders for the “Move old files to…” backup strategy.
4.12.2 13/07/2024
• A sync immediately terminates with an error if the settings are incompatible with the selected bases, e.g. if “Track moved files” is enabled but the source base doesn’t support persistent file identifiers, which previously caused unexpected results.
• Fixed an issue that caused the copied file size not to be shown during a sync.
4.12.1 11/07/2024
• Added a new overwrite policy “Overwrite if modification date is different”.
• Added a new tab to the confirmation dialog that lists removed, overwritten and added files in a single list (requires macOS 13 or newer).
• Automatic volume connection can now be controlled independently for each sync item base.
• Error logs signalling file conflicts are now easier to understand thanks to the inclusion of the modification date and size of the scanned file and of the snapshot (if it exists).
• Fixed an issue on macOS 13 and older that could cause the main menu to be unresponsive after launch.
• Fixed a startup crash on macOS 10.14.
4.12 28/06/2024
• Fixed an issue that caused custom sync schedules to run at midnight.
4.11.2 08/05/2024
• Fixed an issue that caused the “Skip confirmation dialog” setting to be disabled after running the latest update. (If the option was enabled and you already ran the previous update, you have to enable it again manually.)
4.11.1 07/05/2024
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the wrong file to be copied if the source volume didn’t support hard links and the destination did.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the sync completion to be logged and possible subsequent sync items in active sync groups to start if the sync item had the option “Keep synced in background” enabled and a file change was detected before the scan completed.
• Fixed a crash that sometimes happened when removing a step from an active group.
more Version 5.6.2 1 day ago
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