Guides: syncing and backing up folders on a Mac
Plain, step-by-step guides for keeping folders in step on a Mac: to an external drive, to a NAS, in both directions, on a schedule. Each guide starts with what you can do yourself for free, in Finder, with rsync in Terminal, with Time Machine or with a launchd job, and only then explains where Pairfold, the Mac app we make, is easier, and where it stops.
Sync and mirror
- How do you sync two folders on a Mac?
- How do you mirror a folder on a Mac without deleting files?
- How do you sync a Mac and an external drive in both directions?
Drives, NAS and automatic runs
- How do you sync a folder to an external drive automatically on a Mac?
- How do you run a folder sync when a drive is plugged in on a Mac?
- How do you back up a folder to a NAS on a Mac?
- Why do files copy again to an exFAT or FAT32 drive on a Mac?
Tools and comparisons
- How do you use rsync on a Mac to back up a folder?
- Time Machine or folder sync: which one do you need?
- What is the best folder sync app for Mac?
- Pairfold vs Sync Folders Pro, ChronoSync and FreeFileSync
- Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper alternative: clone or folder sync?
Auf Deutsch
- Ordner auf dem Mac synchronisieren
- Ordner automatisch auf eine externe Festplatte sichern
- Time Machine oder Ordner-Synchronisierung
- Die beste Ordner-Sync-App für den Mac
- Carbon Copy Cloner oder SuperDuper: Klon oder Ordner-Sync?
- Pairfold im Vergleich mit Sync Folders Pro, ChronoSync und FreeFileSync
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