Sync your PC, Smartphone, and web files with SugarSync

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Sync your PC, Smartphone, and web files with SugarSync - We have invites!

by Brad Linder Feb 5th 2008

There are plenty of services that let you synchronize files between two computers, or between a PC and a web server. But SugarSync goes one step further by letting you synchronize data on your smartphone.

SugarSync has three separate clients: one for your desktop, one for the web, and another for your mobile phone. If you have an unsupported phone or PDA you can also access a mobile version of the web client.

SugarSync is currently in private beta, but we've got about 500 invites to give away. Just visit the signup page and enter the code "DSQ."

Setup couldn't be much easier. When you download and run the installer program, SugarSync will ask you to select folders of content you want to synchronize. There's an ominous warning message letting you know that your first sync could take a long time - up to a day for 2-3GB of data. But future syncs will go much faster.

Once you've uploaded a few files you can login to your SugarSync page on the web to access your files and media from any computer. You can view certain file types, like images online or you can download them.

SugarSync mobile web client

You can also visit the mobile version of the page if you're using a cellphone or PDA. Or if you have a supported Windows Mobile or BlackBerry device, you can download and install a mobile client for accessing your media on the go.

Unfortunately Windows Mobile 2003SE doesn't seem to be supported. There are plans to release J2ME, Symbian, and Brew clients in the future. The company also plans to release desktop clients for Mac and Linux soon.

During the beta period users get up to 11GB of online storage space for free, but once the service launches publicly, users will get 1GB for free and the option to upgrade their accounts for a fee.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Raj said 11:14AM on 2-05-2008

Looks Nice, tel me try it :)

NADAV said 11:26AM on 2-05-2008

does that mean that after its out of beta 10gb's of my files are erased?

Jonathan Harford said 11:39AM on 2-05-2008

Thanks for the invite!

I'm downloading now... I've often dreamed of the day Foldershare doesn't need two computers to be on at the same time. Perhaps this fills this need?

Spencer Rosengarten said 11:47AM on 2-05-2008

Sign me up, Coach! =0)

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VitaminCM said 12:09PM on 2-05-2008

Thanks,
I'm excited.

mxxcon said 1:28PM on 2-05-2008

is it just files/content or can it backup my phone's contacts and installed applications?

Buhi Mume said 1:35PM on 2-05-2008

Replying Jonathan Harford's question: yes, this feels the need! I used the Sharing Folder (MSN Messenger) a lot... but now I like SugarSync better because the sync-ed computer does not need to be on.

Robert Ocheltree said 4:14PM on 2-05-2008

I could use an invite. Thanks

Zia said 8:29AM on 2-06-2008

Looks good....Many thanks

Stian B. Barmen said 9:07AM on 2-07-2008

I would love to try this, sign me up :)

Arne Tyrholm said 9:44AM on 2-07-2008

Sounds interesting - sign me up please

Kjell Skåden said 7:09AM on 2-08-2008

I'm downloading now. Kindly sign me up

Nicolas Duran said 7:09AM on 2-08-2008

This sounds very interesting, sign me up please.

Bjorn I. Haga said 12:39PM on 2-08-2008

I could us an invite

Terje Romen said 2:20PM on 2-08-2008

Looks interesting. Sign me up, please!

Trond Borg said 3:30PM on 2-08-2008

Let me try it

Frode Larsen said 3:27AM on 2-10-2008

I would love to try out this lovely app on my pc and ppc.. Thank you. :)

Nasir said 8:01PM on 2-12-2008

I would LOVE one, thanks for this :D

Cato said 6:49AM on 2-14-2008

This is just what I need - please let me have one

Per Magnusen said 3:45PM on 2-25-2008

Sign me up, Thank you

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