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SyncToy for Windows 11 & 10: Download & Install Guide
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Updated onAugust 30, 2024
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Here’s how to download and install SyncToy. This freeware syncing app is written using Microsoft’s.NET frameworkand it utilizes Microsoft Sync Framework.
To get started, select a source folder on the left and a destination folder on the right. Also, any folder can be used as the source or destination.
Hence, just follow the steps to set it up and start syncing your data easily.
How can I install Microsoft SyncToy on Windows 10?
Download from Microsoft Download Center
After the SyncToy isinstalled, you can start it by double clicking the SyncToy 2.1 shortcut.
Start synchronizing your folders
After creating the folder pair, you can see its properties. Afterwards, you can change the Synchronization settings at any time and you can even exclude certain files from synchronization.
Now you should see a detailed report.
Types of synchronizing methods
There are three methods: Synchronize, Echo, and Contribute.
Wrapping up
That’s about it when it comes to setting up and using the SyncToy app.
Bear in mind that you can have as many folder pairs as you like, and you can sync them all with just a single click, or you can sync them individually.
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Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
