Surely you have repeatedly met with the concept of "backup" and at least approximately know what it is. In simple words, this is nothing more than duplicating files from one folder to another. It is usually used to protect important documents, photographs, videos, and other information from unforeseen system failures, as a result of which files may be deleted or lost. In this case, they can easily be restored from the backup.
Often this concept is confused with another, very similar, but at the same time having significant differences. It is called "synchronization." This is the process by which two or more synchronized folders have the same set of absolutely identical files. That is, several versions of the data are stored simultaneously in several places (folders), including on different computers. But that is not all. In the event that you make any changes to this kind of file, add or delete it, then similar actions will be automatically performed in other files / folders.
What is synchronization for? This is convenient, first of all, when you have two working computers or a laptop and a PC, and you alternately use one or the other. Then all the adjustments that you make to the synchronized files on one of them will be reflected on the other. Therefore, you can always continue your work, no matter what computer you decide to use, without having to copy and transfer information every time using removable media. You will always have files with a "fresh" date modified.
As a rule, a special program is used to synchronize computers, although some prefer to implement this process on their own (which is less convenient). We offer you a closer look at a good free utility that allows you to perform both one-sided and two-sided copying of files. It is called Handy Backup. Data can be synchronized between two computers, a PC and a laptop, a remote FTP server, as well as a mobile phone. You can also set the interval according to which this process will be carried out (15 minutes, an hour or even a day). Thus, you will always have up-to-date information, no matter what device you use.
By the way, Windows synchronization can also be carried out through the "Sync Center". You can find it in standard programs through the Start menu. You must first connect to the computer the device with which the synchronization will be carried out. This can be a removable media or laptop, phone, PDA, connected via cable.
By setting up a new connection and selecting the appropriate parameters, as well as the schedule, you can proceed directly to the process itself. To do this, click on the "Sync" button on the toolbar . This is a fairly simple and quick operation that does not require any special knowledge in the operation of computer systems. It is advisable to master it, as well as backup, if you often work with documents and always want to have up-to-date information protected from system failures, and even more so regularly use more than one computer.