February 2022 • Macworld 21even if other copies persist. Or pick
multiple locations you want to have an
identical set of files that consolidates
documents in multiple locations.
The task may sound daunting,
but it’s relatively easy with Econ
Technologies’ synchronization
software. They have two versions
that fit different needs. ChronoSync
Express (£22 from fave.co/31LA7Oh
or part of the Setapp app subscription
at fave.co/3rLhK6S) works with
internal and external volumes and
across the local network; the flagship
ChronoSync ($50, around £38, from
fave.co/3EV5hBr) adds syncing
with cloud storage
and remote servers,
as well as producing
bootable backups.
(Both include a 15-
day free trial and
30-day money-back
guarantee. Licenses
are perpetual,
including all future
upgrades.) Econ
Tech also offers
InterConneX, free
iOS/iPadOS software
that works on its own
but can also sync
with either flavour of
ChronoSync.
Start by finding all the sources
of files you want to sync. This might
include hard drives, SSDs, flash
drives, computer – and even cloud- or
FTP-stored uploads.
Then use ChronoSync to set up
synchronizations. ChronoSync can
perform different kinds of sync. The
app calls “backups” operations
where you don’t delete anything
from the destination but only add
missing files and folders; it only uses
sync in the feature Bidirectional
Synchronization, which attempts to
make both sides of a sync wind up
with the same set of files.Use either version of ChronoSync to consolidate
files and wind up with a centralized single copy, or
synchronized copies in multiple locations.