Now that multi-platform syncing tool made with the free 2GB accounts, we thought it deserved a deeper look. Here's how SugarSync backs up, shares, sends, and displays multiple versions of your files.
As noted in our earlier post, SugarSync's main difference from Dropbox is its mode of operation. Rather than just having one single folder to load your files into (even if that one folder can be extended with symbolic link work-arounds), Dropbox is aimed at simple syncing—the same files are found everywhere you go.
SugarSync lets you get really detailed on each system. Want the pictures and (some of) your music from your Mac at home, but the PDFs and Word docs from the Documents folder at the work PC? You got it. Prefer to keep certain files online only? Go to it. For some, that's a welcome bit of customization. SugarSync does have a "Magic Briefcase" that gets synced to every system, including its iPhone, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile apps, but if that's your type of syncing, you're better off using Dropbox.
Why? Because SugarSync's free 2GB accounts are a noticeably restricted in their uploading speed, and you can sync a maximum of two computers, plus mobile devices, with that account. But if you like the kind of fine-grain, folder-by-folder cloud storage that SugarSync's offering, you could do a lot worse.
Here's a tour through SugarSync's desktop, web, and mobile usage. Click the thumbnails for descriptions and larger viewing options:
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