Data synchronization

iCloud is the personal cloud service of Apple. Launched on October 12, 2011, iCloud enables users to store and sync data across devices, including Apple Mail, Apple Calendar, Apple Photos, Apple Notes, contacts, settings, backups, and files, to collaborate with other users, and track assets through Find My. iCloud's client app is built into iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, macOS, and visionOS, and is available for Microsoft Windows. iCloud may additionally be accessed through a limited web interface.

Microsoft OneDrive is a file-hosting service operated by Microsoft. First released as SkyDrive in August 2007, it allows registered users to store, share, back-up and synchronize their files. OneDrive also works as the storage backend of the web version of Microsoft 365. OneDrive offers 5 gigabytes of storage space free of charge, with 100 GB, 1 TB, and 6 TB storage options available, either separately or with Microsoft 365 subscriptions.

replica of a website with a different URL

Evernote is a note-taking and task-management application developed by the Evernote Corporation. Evernote was founded in 2007 by Russian entrepreneur Stepan Pachikov. The company released the first public version of the Evernote web application on June 24, 2008. The service gained popularity for its ability to synchronize notes across multiple devices and platforms, allowing users to capture and organize information such as text, images, and web content.

WinSCP (Windows Secure Copy) is a file manager, SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), WebDAV, Amazon S3, and secure copy protocol (SCP) client for Microsoft Windows. The WinSCP project has released its source code on GitHub under an open source license, while the program itself is distributed as proprietary freeware.

ActiveSync is a mobile data synchronization app developed by Microsoft, originally released in 1996. It synchronizes data with handheld devices and desktop computers.

making multiple copies of information to ensure consistency in computing

Microsoft file synchronization application, replaced by Microsoft OneDrive

Filecoin (⨎) is a cryptocurrency intended to be a blockchain-based cooperative digital storage and data retrieval method. It was developed by Protocol Labs and shares some ideas from InterPlanetary File System allowing users to rent unused hard drive space. Filecoin is an open protocol and uses a blockchain to record participation in the network. Transactions are made using the blockchain's currency, FIL. The blockchain is based on both proof of-replication and proof of space-time.

cloud service created by Yandex

Cyberduck is an open-source client for FTP and SFTP, WebDAV, and cloud storage (OpenStack Swift, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2 and Microsoft Azure), available for macOS and Windows (as of version 4.0) licensed under the GPL. Cyberduck is written in Java and C# using the Cocoa user interface framework on macOS and Windows Forms on Windows. It supports FTP/TLS (FTP secured over SSL/TLS), using AUTH TLS as well as directory synchronization. The user interacts with the user interface (GUI), including file transfer by drag and drop and notifications via Growl. It is also able to open some files in extern

synchronization software program

calendar software which can be used to keep track of planned events and appointments

process of ensuring that computer files in two or more locations are updated via certain rules

special folder in Microsoft Windows

iFolder is an open-source application, developed by Novell, Inc., intended to allow cross-platform file sharing across computer networks.

process of bidirectionally maintaining consistency of data stored in multiple data stores

Zapier ( ) is an American software company that provides a platform for business process automation and application integration services. Its platform allows users to move data across web-based applications, automate tasks, and incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into workflows and systems. The company was founded in 2011, and officially launched in 2012 as part of the Y Combinator startup accelerator program. As a low-code/no-code platform, Zapier is intended for users with minimal to moderate technical knowledge.

SpiderOak Inc. is a US-based software company focused on satellite cybersecurity.

Rclone is an open source, multi threaded, command line computer program to manage or migrate content on cloud and other high latency storage. Its capabilities include sync, transfer, crypt, cache, union, compress and mount. The rclone website lists supported backends including S3 and Google Drive.

backup containing only changes since the last backup

peer-to-peer file synchronization software

data comparison software

loss or gain of bits in digital transmission