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Sync Services Keep You Effortlessly Updated Everywhere

All provide easy access to up-to-date files on all your PCs; our favorite, Syncplicity, handles conflicts well and includes versioning.

Edited by Scott Dunn

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1. Syncplicity Syncplicity

Bottom Line: Almost every feature you'd want in an easy-to-use interface, although initial sync is slow.

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2. Phoenix Technologies BeInSync

Bottom Line: A professional level tool, but lack of online storage means you have access to files only on connected systems.

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3. Sharpcast SugarSync

Bottom Line: Great for photography buffs who also need file syncing, but less practical for the serious business user.

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4. Dropbox Dropbox

Bottom Line: Simple data sync and backup, but forces you to do all your sync management from one unmovable folder.

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5. Microsoft Live Mesh

Bottom Line: Microsoft has sacrificed usability to provide a pretty interface in this powerful but unnecessarily clumsy service.

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