<s>
@MAX	B-General_Concept
SyncUp	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
free	O
proprietary	B-Application
backup	B-Protocol
and	O
file	B-Application
synchronization	I-Application
program	O
developed	O
by	O
@MAX	O
Software	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
supports	O
backup	B-Protocol
to	O
locally	O
writable	O
folders	O
,	O
including	O
attached	O
USB	O
devices	O
,	O
network	O
drives	O
and	O
local	O
directories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
supports	O
backup	B-Protocol
and	O
synchronization	O
to	O
WebDAV	B-Protocol
servers	O
,	O
(	O
S	B-Protocol
)	O
FTP	B-Protocol
servers	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
cloud	B-Architecture
storages	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
and	O
Dropbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
edition	O
allows	O
using	O
1	O
fully	O
functional	O
backup	B-Protocol
or	O
synchronization	O
profile	O
for	O
unlimited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro-version	O
of	O
@MAX	B-General_Concept
SyncUp	I-General_Concept
has	O
no	O
any	O
restrictions	O
of	O
the	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
fully	O
functional	O
30-day	O
trial	O
period	O
when	O
users	O
may	O
use	O
@MAX	B-General_Concept
SyncUp	I-General_Concept
for	O
free	O
for	O
evaluation	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
@MAX	B-General_Concept
SyncUp	I-General_Concept
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
backup	B-Protocol
copies	I-Protocol
of	O
files	O
and	O
recover	O
data	O
from	O
backup	B-Protocol
copies	I-Protocol
,	O
including	O
recovering	O
old	O
versions	O
of	O
files	O
that	O
have	O
changed	O
and	O
files	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
synchronize	O
files	O
between	O
two	O
separate	O
locations	O
in	O
both	O
directions	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
schedule	O
backups	B-Protocol
and	O
synchronizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
the	O
version	O
4.0	O
@MAX	B-General_Concept
SyncUp	I-General_Concept
executes	O
synchronization	O
using	O
RSync-like	O
synchronization	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
method	O
users	O
can	O
set	O
up	O
direct	O
synchronization	O
between	O
two	O
computers	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
without	O
any	O
cloud	B-Architecture
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RSync-like	O
algorithm	O
detects	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
synchronized	O
files	O
and	O
transfers	O
only	O
those	O
parts	O
of	O
files	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
changed	O
since	O
the	O
previous	O
synchronization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
@MAX	B-General_Concept
SyncUp	I-General_Concept
provides	O
the	O
backup	B-Protocol
strategy	O
an	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Time	I-Operating_System
Machine	I-Operating_System
style	O
when	O
the	O
hard	B-Application
links	I-Application
are	O
created	O
for	O
unchanged	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncompressed	O
backups	B-Protocol
of	O
files	O
are	O
created	O
and	O
the	O
file	O
structure	O
is	O
retained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hard	B-Application
links	I-Application
allow	O
saving	O
the	O
disk	O
space	O
because	O
of	O
placing	O
the	O
same	O
file	O
in	O
several	O
folders	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
manage	O
their	O
backups	B-Protocol
thinning	O
old	O
backups	B-Protocol
to	O
keep	O
more	O
recent	O
copies	O
rather	O
than	O
older	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
4.2	O
has	O
been	O
measured	O
as	O
“	O
really	O
a	O
full	O
featured	O
software	O
for	O
backup	B-Protocol
”	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
software	O
that	O
comes	O
even	O
close	O
to	O
@MAX	B-General_Concept
SyncUp	I-General_Concept
is	O
CrashPlan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
complimented	O
@MAX	B-General_Concept
SyncUp	I-General_Concept
's	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
and	O
customizability	O
,	O
with	O
PC	O
Advisor	O
's	O
expert	O
review	O
stating	O
it	O
"	O
walks	O
that	O
fine	O
line	O
between	O
power	O
and	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
very	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
reviewers	O
criticised	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
backup	B-Protocol
options	O
:	O
it	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
which	O
has	O
of	O
free	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Advisor	O
gave	O
the	O
program	O
3.5	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
to	O
@MAX	B-General_Concept
SyncUp	I-General_Concept
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
