skyindreams/RsyncOSX

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RsyncOSX and RsyncUI are GUI´s on the Apple macOS plattform for the command line tool rsync.

It is rsync which executes the synchronize task. The GUI´s are only for setting parameters and make it more easy to use rsync, which is a fantastic tool.

Very important to read and understand

The UI of RsyncOSX and RsyncUI can for users who dont know rsync be difficult to understand. Setting wrong parameters to rsync can result in deleted data. RsyncOSX nor RsyncUI will not stop you for doing so. That is why it is very important to execute a simulated run, a --dry-run, and verify the result before the real run.

Please read the documentation of RsyncOSX or documentation of RsyncUI for how to add a task and how to execute a simulated run, a --dry-run, to verify a task.

Version of macOS

If you have installed macOS Big Sur, RsyncOSX is the GUI for you. If you have installed macOS Monterey or macOS Ventura, you can use both GUI´s in parallell.

External task does the job

Please be aware it is an external task not controlled by RsyncOSX nor RsyncUI which executes the command line tool rsync. RsyncOSX and RsyncUI are monitoring the task for progress and termination. The user can abort a tasks at any time. Please let the abort to finish and cleanup properly before starting a new task. It might take a few seconds. If not the apps might become unresponsive.

One of many advantages of utilizing rsync is that it can restart and continue the synchronize task from where it was aborted.