Grsync is an open source rsync GUI (Graphical User Interface) which works on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Rsync is the well-known and powerful command line directory and file synchronization tool.
You can use it for easily data backup. For instance, since Dropbox does not have it's own back-up tool (that's why I really like SpiderOak for this job), you can use Grsync to syncronize some folders you want to back-up with your Dropbox folder. Obviously, you can also use it with Ubuntu One or a network drive.
Grsync is VERY easy to use: just choose the origin and destinations folders.
Grsync features:
You can use it for easily data backup. For instance, since Dropbox does not have it's own back-up tool (that's why I really like SpiderOak for this job), you can use Grsync to syncronize some folders you want to back-up with your Dropbox folder. Obviously, you can also use it with Ubuntu One or a network drive.
Grsync is VERY easy to use: just choose the origin and destinations folders.
Grsync features:
- Most commonly used rsync options available, additional options may be specified by command line switches
- Saves multiple settings with customized names (no limit on number of "sessions")
- Can do simulation or normal execution
- Captures and prints rsync output nicely on a own window and log to a file
- Parses rsync output to display progress bars and other information
- Highlights errors and show them on a separate window, for better and faster control over rsync runs
- Can pause rsync execution
- A good number of translations available
- Can run custom commands before (and stop in case of failure) and after rsync
- Shell script for batch, crontab use etc. provided (grsync-batch)
- Can import and export sessions on file; i.e. share your settings with people!
- Rsync backup made easy!
- Needs rsync installed on the system (command line tool only, no need for server-side daemon) and GTK
- Available for free and with sources!
Once you install it, Grsync is available under Applications > System > Grsync.
Note: to sync files outside your home folder, you may want to run Grsync with sudo!
Download Grsync (packages available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux: Maemo, Suse, Mandriva and Slackware). Ubuntu users: Grsync is available in the Ubuntu repositories. To install it, simply open a terminal and paste this:
sudo apt-get install grsync
