There are a lot of file synchronizers out there, and several of them are very good. But Super Flexible File Synchronizer stands out as the best. The name of the program accurately describes what it does. There are options galore in the program and any poweruser should feel more than satisfied with the program. The only bad thing I can say about the program is that there are so many freaking options that it could leave some users intimidated by the interface. Fortunately, with the recent version 4, the author has addressed the need for a simpler interface.
Here’s my view on applications that offer a lot of flexibility and options: you just can’t have it both ways. People will complain about SFFS being too complicated, but when you’re doing something as important as file synchronization (and, yes, it is critically important for the well-being of your life’s digital data), you need to be able to do it exactly the way you want to. Everyone has slightly different needs as far as synchronizing files, so a good program has to be able to accomodate all these needs. This application is necessary in the software industry, nobody does it better. Also, the author is very responsive to his users’ needs.
I might add that I sadly didn’t know about SFFS until two days after purchasing its competitor, DirSync (I talk about it here in my article about backing up data). DirSync is a great software, I have nothing bad to say about it. It’s just that SFFS is much more powerful and better; it’s exceptional.
For a more in-depth review, and an excellent one at that, go here. Courtesy of Zaine Ridling, author of The Great Software List for Linux.
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