Allway Sync is backup

Backup software

Backup software are computer programs used to perform backup; they create supplementary exact copies of files, databases or entire computers. These programs may later use the supplementary copies to restore the original contents in the event of data loss....

 and file synchronization

File synchronization

File synchronization in computing is the process of ensuring that computer files in two or more locations are updated via certain rules....

 software that allows backing up and synchronizing files to the same or different drives, to different media (CD, DVD

DVD

A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

, Flash, zip), or to a remote server. .

Features

• Like SuperFlexible file synchronizer, GoodSync
  GoodSync
  GoodSync is a backup and file synchronization program. It is used for synchronizing files between two directories, either on one computer, or between a computer and another storage device GoodSync is a backup and file synchronization program. It is used for synchronizing files between two...
  
   and Unison
  Unison (file synchronizer)
  Unison is a file synchronization program. It is used for synchronizing files between two directories, either on one computer, or between a computer and another storage device Unison is a file synchronization program. It is used for synchronizing files between two directories, either on one...
  
  , it has the capability to remember the previous state of directories
  Directory (file systems)
  In computing, a folder, directory, catalog, or drawer, is a virtual container originally derived from an earlier Object-oriented programming concept by the same name within a digital file system, in which groups of computer files and other folders can be kept and organized.A typical file system may...
  
   in a database, and thus also synchronize deletions.
• It can synchronize more than two directories at once.
• It can update and back-up files over a local network or the Internet, although the functionality of FTP support is debated
• Support for many file systems, like FAT
  File Allocation Table
  File Allocation Table is a computer file system architecture now widely used on many computer systems and most memory cards, such as those used with digital cameras. FAT file systems are commonly found on floppy disks, flash memory cards, digital cameras, and many other portable devices because of...
  
  , NTFS
  NTFS
  NTFS is the standard file system of Windows NT, including its later versions Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7....
  
  , SAMBA
  Samba
  Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival...
  
  , Netware, CDFS
  ISO 9660
  ISO 9660, also referred to as CDFS by some hardware and software providers, is a file system standard published by the International Organization for Standardization for optical disc media....
  
  , and UDF
  Universal Disk Format
  Universal Disk Format is an implementation of the specification known as ISO/IEC 13346 and ECMA-167 and is an open vendor-neutral file system for computer data storage for a broad range of media. In practice, it has been most widely used for DVDs and newer optical disc formats, supplanting ISO 9660...
  
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• Includes a scheduler
  Scheduling (computing)
  In computer science, a scheduling is the method by which threads, processes or data flows are given access to system resources . This is usually done to load balance a system effectively or achieve a target quality of service...
  
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• File masks & filters
  Data masking
  Data masking is the process of obscuring specific data elements within data stores. It ensures that sensitive data is replaced with realistic but not real data. The goal is that sensitive customer information is not available outside of the authorized environment...
  
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Versions

There are various versions . Users of the freeware version are requested to buy the pro version if they use the software for a commercial purpose or to synchronize more than 40,000 files in 30-day period. This pro version has exactly the same functionality as the free version.

• Allway sync (freeware version)
• Allway sync Pro (functionally identical to the freeware version)
• Allway Sync 'n' Go (For USB and other removable drives)
• Allway Sync 'n' Go U3 (For U3-enabled flash devices)
• Allway Sync 'n' Go in Portable Application Format (for USB sticks)

See also

• File synchronization
  File synchronization
  File synchronization in computing is the process of ensuring that computer files in two or more locations are updated via certain rules....
  
  
• Backup
  Backup
  In information technology, a backup or the process of backing up is making copies of data which may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form is back up in two words, whereas the noun is backup....
  
  
• Disk image
  Disk image
  A disk image is a single file or storage device containing the complete contents and structure representing a data storage medium or device, such as a hard drive, tape drive, floppy disk, CD/DVD/BD, or USB flash drive, although an image of an optical disc may be referred to as an optical disc image...
  
  
• List of backup software
• List of disk imaging software