Fans of Microsoft’s Windows Live Sync using Snow Leopard can have a sync party tonight — the file synchronization application received support on Apple’s latest Mac OS X version today. Live Sync was born from the old FolderShare service, and offers a free way to sync files or folders between computers. But on the Mac side, Windows Live Sync lost official support when Apple introduced Snow Leopard. That issue is now resolved.
When it was known as FolderShare prior to its change to Live Sync, it was a must-have service for me — it offered one of the easiest and effective ways to sync data between multiple devices. The features are still pretty solid:
- Sync up to 20 folders with a maximum of 20,000 files each
- Folders can personal or shared with others
- Integration with Windows Live ID
- Integration with the Recycle Bin
- Remote file access to powered-on computers with the Live Sync software running.
Mac OS X 10.6.x users can grab the free software directly from Microsoft.
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