Do you often download files and data from FTP sites? Are you a webmaster and need to download and upload files and data from/to your web sites? Do you have a personal web site need to manage? A suited FTP client is the necessary tool you must have. I am a webmaster of a small company and I have used several FTP clients in my work. Here I will recommend a few powerful and easy to use FTP client to you. That is BatchSync FTP. Below are the detailed functions presentation and features comparison of it.

BatchSync FTP is a high speed tool for automating remote server backups, file synchronization, mirroring, and replication over FTP. It is designed to be run unattended via scheduler, with extensive logging options and email notifications to help with remote monitoring. The smart SyncDB file tracking technology guarantees that only new and changed files are transferred, making it perfect solution for web site updates, offsite database backups and remote server backups. BatchSync FTP accelerates file transfers with multithreaded transfer engine and on-the-fly file compression. It also supports automatic retries, reconnectes, and resumes for error free file transfers. BatchSync FTP is distributed with two separate sync tools: A visual Task Editor-software for sync task editing, previews and testing and a command line tool for automating sync runs via scheduling and batch runs. The key functions and features of BatchSync FTP include:

With BatchSync FTP we can sync folder between local/network and FTP server folders. The folders being synchronized can be local folders or reside at a network share (UNC filenames and paths are supported). The other side of the sync set can reside on an FTP server, running any common FTP server software. BatchSync uses standardized FTP protocol commands, so it does not rely on any server side extensions or non-standard features.

With BatchSync FTP new and changed files are transferred from source to target. Any extra files or folders that no longer exist at the source are also deleted at the target. This helps us to manage clutter on the target, making the target an exact replica of the source.

With BatchSync FTP all files in the source folder are transferred to the target, and after 100% successful transfer, they are deleted on the source. In other words, files are moved from the source to the target. If a certain file is not transferred in full, it is not deleted on the source.

With BatchSync FTP new files are transferred in both directions. The file date stamps are used for comparison. BatchSync FTP will adjust server file dates using server time-zone settings for proper time comparisons.

When synchronizing files over the FTP protocol, file comparison is much more difficult than when doing local file syncs. This is because all of the file dates change when files are transferred, due to FTP protocol limitations. The solution to this problem is SyncDB. The SyncDB feature tracks these changes and allows BatchSync FTP to accurately transfer only those files that have really changed.

BatchSync FTP is distributed with two executables: Command line sync and Sync with GUI, called Task Editor. Command line sync software is used to run scheduled sync tasks, and it can also be used to run tasks via batch files, or directly from other software.

BatchSync FTP can run as a service. Sync tasks are scheduled using the standard Windows task scheduler. This allows us to run sync tasks as a service, when nobody is logged onto the computer. We can also use other task scheduler software, like Microsoft SQL Executive Task Manager for automating the task execution.

The Task Editor of BatchSync FTP is an easy to use tool for creating, editing, and running the sync tasks. It also has a sync preview feature, which displays sync results without actually transferring any files. This preview feature is a great tool for testing and fine-tuning the sync task filters and options.

BatchSync FTP supports up to 25 simultaneous browsing and file transfer threads. This will greatly increase the performance of the file synchronization. BatchSync FTP accelerates the file transfers with on-the-fly file compression using the MODE Z command.

BatchSync FTP include/exclude filtering. We can specify multiple include and exclude filters for each task. Filters can use file/folder names, file size, date, and attributes, and can utilize regular expressions for powerful control over filters. File name filters can be used within a specific sub folder, set of sub folders, or for all folders.

BatchSync FTP can detect conflicts and we can specify the action to take in conflicts, like skipping a file, skip and report, always upload, etc. We have an option to ignore subfolders and also ignore symbolic links. Specific folders and symbolic links can also be excluded with filters.

BatchSync FTP supports automatic reconnects, retries, and resumes. The number of reconnects, retries, and timeouts can be specified individually for each task. We can also use unlimited retries. BatchSync FTP will automatically continue the transfer at the exact point of failure, rather than starting from the beginning of the file each time. When reaching the maximum limit for retries, we can be notified via log files and email notifications.

BatchSync FTP supports email notifications. Each task can be set up to send emails on successful and/or failed syncs. We can specify multiple recipients for the notifications. Emails are sent using the standard SMTP server protocol. We can also generate up to four different log files for each run of the sync task. The log files are: Transfer history log (a shared summary log file for all sync tasks), FTP command log, a log listing the files transferred, and an error log.

In addition, BatchSync FTP provides a free trial for us. It is a standalone software and does not need any extra software and hardware requirement. BatchSync FTP does not contain any adware or spyware. It works with most recent variants of Windows. With all these features, simple interface, excellent usability, and free trial - why are you still reading? Download the free trial now and experience what powerful and effective it is at once!

BatchSync FTP is a high speed tool for automating remote server backups, file synchronization, mirroring, and replication over FTP. Software is designed to be run unattended via scheduler, and extensive logging options and email notifications help with remote monitoring. The scheduled sync tasks will run even when nobody is logged into the computer, as service. The smart SyncDB file tracking technology guarantees that only new and changed files are transferred, and transfers are further accelerated by on-the-fly file compression and multithreaded transfer engine. The software supports one-way and two-way synchronizations, and includes sync preview-feature to help setting up the sync tasks. Sync tasks support extensive include/exclude filtering by name, size, date and attributes and numerous logging options include multiple automatic log file rotation schemes. The separate command line tool is included to run sync tasks from the batch files.

The license of this software is Free Trial Software, the price is $399.99, you can free download and get a free trial.