GoodSync Reviews & Product Details

Easy to setup and understand. I trust it to help me keep my files synced between the cloud and my computer without accidentally deleting the wrong files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only downside I can think of is that the interface is a little busy. It lists all the possible file locations from local drives to cloud storage that I'm not even using. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Our company uses GoodSync to automatically sync files from our sales team out in the field back to our office. Once it's configured, it's pretty much set it and forget it. It works great as long as our users have a good internet connection. They simply drag files into a pre-set folder on their laptops and take comfort in knowing that those files will reach us quickly and easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

On a rare occasion, if a user's internet connection isn't great, or if they power off their laptop in the middle of a background syncing task, the files uploaded can possibly be corrupted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best part of Goodsync for me is its ability to quickly and accurately sync data from one server to another location for backup or offline storage. I especially like the granular control of syncing one direction or bidirectional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The licensing is tricky when tryin g to m ove a license from one server to another, but after I figured it out is wasnt a problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It does what they say it does. Even though the interface is a bit cryptic, I had it installed, running and syncing six volumes, many terabytes of data to near-line storage on the company LAN in under an hour.

The product only needed to be installed on one server to replicate to another server. In my case in only one direction, but bi-directional support is included in the product, with many available options.

I had started by using FastCopy to seed the target server with up-to-date data before installing GoodSync, so GoodSync had very little to do upon startup. This worked out very well for me.

For my installation, when a file/folder is changed/added/moved/deleted on the source server, i have set GoodSync to sense this and replicate the action on the target in typically a few seconds to a few minutes (worst case, usually much less, after a pre-set 20-second delay).

I keep the GoodSync GUI open and visible on the source server, so I can see any issues when I spot-check. But there are also email notifications that can be implemented.

GoodSync also uses VSS, so open/locked files are copied.

One competitor, in their comparison matrix, says that GoodSync does not archive deleted/changed files. This is NOT the case. It can be set to do this, and these files are saved to a separate folder on the target. There are several options related to this feature regarding length of time to keep these files etc.

After a few weeks of use, I have already updated GoodSync at least three times when prompted on the GUI. This is wonderfully automatic. A few clicks, and GoodSync downloads the update, stops the services, restarts and continues syncing as before. Totally painless. Doing a web search for "GoodSync changelog" instantly brings up recent changes and additions to the product.

I need to add here that I wasn't experiencing any issues before these updates happened, so it's great to see that the company is proactive in improving the product and adding features.

I am pleased to say that I came here to report all of this because of how pleased I am with the product, and have not received anything for doing so besides some peace of mind. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For the inexperienced user in products such as these, there will be a longer learning curve.

And license renewals appear to be at the same price, which is OK but not great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that they reach out in less than 24 hours when having an email inquiry and that it’s easy to export data. Error logs through the application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing at the moment at the moment everything is running well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

GoodSync is one of those programs you don’t realize you need until it saves your skin. It quietly keeps your files backed up and in sync across your computers, drives, or cloud storage without you lifting a finger. Set it up once and it just works! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Does it come in different colors? I would like to be able to customize it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It fits my needs of getting a redundant copy of the important files made. It is fast and it shows it as it does it on the very cleanly laid out display. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I still have to remind myself to run it because I haven't gotten around to setting up the auto process Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Little Maintenance and the set up is streamlined Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing much to add here, even the renewal process is simple Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of use of setting it up and the simplicity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Can only have one user at a time syncing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The UI is very simple to use and it resolves conflicts very well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are none. It works fine. Nothing bad to report Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.