
These can be changed later from profile clicking “Change action”. Three different actions or presets are available for each folder pair profile: synchronize (new or modified files are copied both ways), echo (files are copied from left to right and delete files from left that are in right, after synchronization) and contribute (files are copied from left to right with no deletions). Can choose local folders or from external devices such as external hard drives, USB flash – basically any device that can be connected and recognized by Windows computer. User will work with 2 folders: left and right folder (source and destination).

Users can easily create backup of folders and update regularly backup destination device/folder with new files from source.

SyncToy is a small software made by Microsoft and available for free that allows to synchronize files and folders between 2 different sources (locations or destinations).
