• Performs comparisons between two directories
• Reports new, updated, renamed, moved and deleted files
• Performs synchronization from the source to the destination path
• Can be used for differential or full backups
• Tags: Local File Synchronization, Network File Synchronization, Synchronize Files, Compare & Sync Folders, Free Sync Software, Folder Sync

Usage:
    FolderSync.exe [Source Path] [Destination Path] [Parameters]
Parameters:
    +Identical : show identical files
    -Identical : hide identical files (DEFAULT)
    +New       : show new files (DEFAULT)
    -New       : hide new files
    +Deleted   : show deleted files (DEFAULT)
    -Deleted   : hide deleted files
    +Updated   : show updated files (DEFAULT)
    -Updated   : hide updated files
    +Moved     : show moved files (DEFAULT)
    -Moved     : hide moved files
    /filter    : Include/Exclude filters
                 Supports multiple keywords and also exclusions.
                 To exclude a term prefix the keyword with a dash (-) .
                 Examples:
                 paint: lists all files that contain the word "paint".
                 microsoft -office: lists all files that contain microsoft but not office.
                 artist1 mp3: lists all mp3 files that contain the term artist1.
                 artist1 -mp3: lists all files that contain artist1 but not mp3
    /tolerance=N : modification date tolerance in seconds, where N is the number of seconds
    /start_sync : automatically start synchronization
    /auto_close  : automatically close after synchronization
Examples:

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build 227: 21 Dec 2025
  update: installer updates
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build 226: 14 Feb 2023
  update: internal updates (ad-related)
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build 225: 16 Feb 2021
  update: internal improvements
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build 222: 25 Jul 2019
  bug fix: installer issue
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build 221: 24 Jul 2019
  bug fix: "source not initialized" issue 
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build 220: 22 Jul 2019
  **breaking** executable renamed to FolderSync.exe -- please update your scripts
  update: filtering keeps sorting
  update: requires .NET 4.7.2
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build 219: 12 Apr 2019
  update: added "Sync all", "Sync selected" context menu items 
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build 216: 27 Mar 2019
  new: "swap folders" button
  new: "follow ntfs junction points" task setting
  new: "scan sub-directories" task setting   
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build 212: 17 Apr 2018
  bug fix: command line start_synch fix 
  bug fix: save settings issue         
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build 205: 14 Sep 2015
  bug fix: sorting issue
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build 202: 07 Dec 2014
  wpf version
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build 111: 05 Sep 2014
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build 108: 29 Oct 2013
  improvement: background synchronization
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build 106: 28 Oct 2013
  update: in case of sync errors with some files, sync task continues
  update: program remembers form size and position
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build 100: 24 Oct 2013
  64 bit  Release (FolderSync .NET 32/64 bit)
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