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Asked: 2026-05-11T01:06:03+00:00

I have a directory on a Windows machine with a large number of files

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I have a directory on a Windows machine with a large number of files and folders that I need to watch and have the files mirrored/synced instantly (or as near to as possible), to a Linux machine over the local network.

I’ve investigated: – Rsync, not realtime enough – WinSCP ‘Keep directories up to date’ feature, which was OK but limited to 500 directories and the performance was pretty slow.

There are a bunch of results of shareware-style apps that claim to do this, but they are all pretty dubious looking. It seems there must be a good FOSS solution somewhere?

UPDATE: I’d be happy with a one-way transfer rather than a full sync, as long as it’s instant and automatic.

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  1. I second eneset’s proposal of the Unison software. Also if you care of looking for some alternatives Lifehacker has an interesting article on this subject http://lifehacker.com/372175/free-ways-to-synchronize-folders-between-computers

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