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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   

Rating & Price
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PCWorld Rating

Syncplicity

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

Full Review - Rated: July 01, 2008
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PCWorld Rating

Phoenix Technologies BeInSync

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

Full Review - Rated: July 01, 2008
3
PCWorld Rating

SugarSync

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

Full Review - Rated: July 17, 2008
4

Dropbox

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

Full Review - Rated: July 28, 2008
5
PCWorld Rating

Microsoft Live Mesh

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

Full Review - Rated: July 28, 2008

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