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Giveaway: GoodSync File Synchronization & Backup

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I’m one of the biggest advocates for file backups that you’ll probably come across. I’ve now had four hard drives die on me in the past two years, but I actually haven’t lost any data thanks to keeping redundant backups. You can never be too safe, and GoodSync is an excellent backup/synchronization utility that will help you protect your data as well.

The issue that most people have these days is their data is spread out across multiple different locations, and backing it up can be difficult. That’s why GoodSync supports several different ways to backup files and folders including Windows Local Disk, Windows Network Server (SMB), Windows Mobile Phone or Pocket PC, FTP server, WebDAV server, Secure FTP (SSH) server, and Amazon S3 storage. By supporting all of those different protocols, getting your data from point A to point B is easy even when the machines are not on the same network.

GoodSync also includes support for synchronization with USB drives, which sounds like it should be an easy task, right? After all, it does just show up as an additional drive in Windows Explorer. What about when you unplug one USB drive and plug in another? That’s where GoodSync shines. It will verify that the device being synced is the one you set it up to work with, and not just some other device with the same drive letter.

Here are some other features from GoodSync:

  • True bi-directional synchronization
  • Organize and transfer files between multiple files
  • Works on any file system and synchronizes any full file type
  • Real-time action monitoring with visible file properties
  • Optional one-way synchronization (for backups)
  • Selective file synchronization
  • Logs of actions and changes report
  • Customizable interface
  • Synchronizes Outlook, Outlook Express, Quickbooks, Quicken, and more

GoodSync Homepage

–The Giveaway–

We have 10 licenses to GoodSync Pro (valued at $29.95 each) to giveaway today! All you have to do is drop a comment below providing both your name and email address in the appropriate fields. We obviously need your email address for contacting you in the event that you should win. Believe it or not we’ve actually had winners in previous giveaways get randomly selected, but since they didn’t provide an email address we had to pick someone else.

Just as with all of our giveaways we will be using a random number generator to determine the winners. For this round here is how we’re going to give out the licenses:

  • 1 winner will be picked from comment numbers 1 through 5
  • 9 winners will be picked from comment numbers 1 through however many comments there are.

Entries for the giveaway will be accepted up until December 11th at 7:00PM Central Time.

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  1. ShriyaDecember 8, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    Am I the first one to comment? :-) Count me in.

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  2. Jack of all TradesAll-StarDecember 8, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    hi, it’s Doron (AKA Jack),
    my email is trades.jack@gmail.com
    thanks in advance, and Happy birthday Cybernet News.

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  3. tinyburpDecember 8, 2008 at 12:25 pm

    Looks interesting…and happy b-day

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  4. Mike DiazDecember 8, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    Great, this app should be very useful to get my automatic backups running…

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  6. vivian loveringDecember 8, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    You can count me in as well

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  7. giglmaniaDecember 8, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    I want to participate too.
    Happy Birthday!

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  8. DaComboManDecember 8, 2008 at 12:35 pm

    Is it too late?

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  9. Doug FullertonDecember 8, 2008 at 12:35 pm

    yes please

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  11. yanick rochonDecember 8, 2008 at 12:40 pm

    Well, I’m the 11th in the comments, just too bad? :(

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  12. Spikej23December 8, 2008 at 12:40 pm

    Happy Birthday Cybernet !! ;) Have a great week

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  14. MarsFlipDecember 8, 2008 at 12:44 pm

    I believe that GoodSync is from the same makers of RoboForm, so that’s enough recommendation for me.
    And happy birthday CN.

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  15. Dennis HardenDecember 8, 2008 at 12:53 pm

    I could really use this application. I try to manually backup my data but it is a real pain…..

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  16. jondoDecember 8, 2008 at 1:00 pm

    Looks useful! I’m in.
    Thanks.

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  17. beggariDecember 8, 2008 at 1:01 pm

    me likes backups. goodsync would be good.

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  18. iqbal1975December 8, 2008 at 1:07 pm

    GoodSync works for me though I have been using the free version. The licensed would sure make it sweet :P Thanks for the giveaways Ryan

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  19. Joshua MarbleDecember 8, 2008 at 1:10 pm

    Looks like a good app. I’d try it.

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  20. Tina ADecember 8, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    Ooh I want to win. Happy Birthday to you!

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  21. DavidDecember 8, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    I won’t forget to give my mail address :-)

    Happy Birthday, David

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  22. bloogleDecember 8, 2008 at 1:31 pm

    GoodSync, GreatDeal and thank you, CyberNet

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  23. Ben DixonDecember 8, 2008 at 1:34 pm

    Great little program, would love to try it out :)

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  25. MartinDecember 8, 2008 at 2:11 pm

    Funny that we are running the same giveaway on the same day ;)

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  26. ChangeAll-StarDecember 8, 2008 at 2:17 pm

    Great program, been using it for a long time already. I actually have a license already so don’t need another one, but just wanted to recommend this to everyone :) I’ve tried several other solutions but always came back to this one.

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  28. JohnDecember 8, 2008 at 2:27 pm

    looking forward to it!

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  29. RebecaDecember 8, 2008 at 2:29 pm

    It isn’t multiplatform, but I’d still like to try it out.

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  30. KurtDecember 8, 2008 at 2:31 pm

    Nice idea, maybe i win??

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  31. Thom WatsonDecember 8, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    I’m also already using the free version, so it would be great to win a copy of the full licensed version.

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  32. stavarottiDecember 8, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    Happy birthday! Count me in on the giveaway :-)

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  34. Tino RODecember 8, 2008 at 3:02 pm

    Happy Birthday!!!

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  35. robokevDecember 8, 2008 at 3:38 pm

    I’d like to give it a try.

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  36. NateDecember 8, 2008 at 3:41 pm

    Happy Birthday!!!

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  37. thabhamDecember 8, 2008 at 4:05 pm

    I think it is time for users to get serious about backing up their data regardless how sensitive. It’s better to have something than nothing when things get unplugged.

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  38. Sleep PilotDecember 8, 2008 at 4:05 pm

    Happy Birthday!

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  39. GeorgeDecember 8, 2008 at 4:08 pm

    Thanks for the opportunity to win a copy.

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  41. Andrea NagarDecember 8, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    I want one!

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  42. RaviDecember 8, 2008 at 5:10 pm

    hi count me in
    Mail Id:nrkanne@gmail.com

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  43. HamDecember 8, 2008 at 5:21 pm

    Excellent program, using the pro currently and it’s very easy to use

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  44. BenDecember 8, 2008 at 5:40 pm

    Looks like a very nice product.

    Please enter me in: ben.hamel@gmail.com

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  46. s cDecember 8, 2008 at 5:52 pm

    Include me in the draw.
    Thanks

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  47. GlennDecember 8, 2008 at 6:18 pm

    This backup program looks great, and I’ve been looking for a better program for awhile now. I hope I win!

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  51. GeniusgiaDecember 8, 2008 at 10:48 pm

    Thanks for your share.
    hope I can get one.

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  52. Siva RavulaDecember 8, 2008 at 10:50 pm

    Is 51 going to be a lucky number ?

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  53. AjayAll-StarDecember 9, 2008 at 12:09 am

    Happy Birthday!

    52nd comment. Could make good use of this software since I have my data well spread out across several drives.

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  54. RegDecember 9, 2008 at 12:22 am

    Great site and good tips. I’d be happy to get that licence!

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  55. AbhishekDecember 9, 2008 at 12:41 am

    This one is gonna be mine :)
    Thanks :lol:

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  56. rix76seDecember 9, 2008 at 3:04 am

    Thanks for letting me win! :)

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  57. DickyDecember 9, 2008 at 3:40 am

    I am using the free version now and hope can get the license for professional edition.

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  58. dragosDecember 9, 2008 at 5:31 am

    count me in, if it’s not too late!

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  59. NaderDecember 9, 2008 at 7:45 am

    Here I am . I really do need this software

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  60. PieterAll-StarDecember 9, 2008 at 8:39 am

    Count me in!

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  61. Jacques RobergeDecember 9, 2008 at 9:12 am

    I am presently trying out this app. and So far so good. I think I would like to win a copy.

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  62. MilesDecember 9, 2008 at 9:22 am

    Have always wanted a good sync program!

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  64. Natarajan MuralidharDecember 9, 2008 at 10:23 am

    Count me in

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  65. tuxDecember 9, 2008 at 11:11 am

    I wanna win I wanna win I wanna win!!

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  66. GymRatChrisDecember 9, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    Having just lost 400GB of data, this could have been great to have. Count me in.

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  67. barney_cnbDecember 9, 2008 at 1:54 pm

    Been using SyncBackSE, but GoodSync seems to have some capability that SyncBack lacks.

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  68. JandiDecember 9, 2008 at 2:11 pm

    Synch tools are always useful.

    Happy bday!

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  69. EricDecember 9, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    this looks useful

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  72. lelandAll-StarDecember 9, 2008 at 4:08 pm

    Sounds great Ryan. Count me in too. Leland Whitlock and my email is lgwhitlock at gmail.com. Thanks.

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  74. TimDecember 9, 2008 at 4:21 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway and happy Birthday :-)

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  75. NicholasDecember 9, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    Looks interesting!

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  76. NickDecember 9, 2008 at 5:03 pm

    :twisted:

    I need…want..need..want…really need…

    8O

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  78. hartoDecember 9, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    Sign me up please.

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  79. UzzieDecember 9, 2008 at 10:20 pm

    First of all, Happy Birthday CyberNet. What an awesome website to keep myself up-to-date about technologies.
    I’d love to have a backup tool like GoodSync as I have lots of files to be backed up.

    Cheers,
    Uzzie

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  80. Navjot SinghDecember 9, 2008 at 11:02 pm

    I wanna that one.

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  81. CurtDecember 10, 2008 at 4:01 am

    Wow, this is one app I would like to own!

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  82. JovinDecember 10, 2008 at 5:23 am

    Have always wanted a good sync program!, Sign me up please.

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  83. dstewartDecember 10, 2008 at 6:50 am

    I’m in! Happy birthday CyberNet!
    stewart.dalegmail.com

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  85. NetFlexxDecember 10, 2008 at 12:50 pm

    Thanks, put me in…

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  86. gman414December 10, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    I would love a copy. Thanks

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  87. kolly DianDecember 10, 2008 at 6:23 pm

    Used it before, want the new version

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  88. Jul ReadoDecember 10, 2008 at 8:01 pm

    j-r at xoemail.net
    Thanks

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  89. Mike SDecember 11, 2008 at 12:42 am

    I’ve looked at a lot of sync programs – all of them have one shortcoming or another (at least to me) but this one, based on the trial download, looks like it might be worth having.

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  90. kfondaDecember 11, 2008 at 12:02 pm

    This looks worth using.

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  91. moopenguin32December 11, 2008 at 2:51 pm

    Looks like a great utility to have.

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