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Syncplicity Mac client going back for more work, beta ends July 31st

Syncplicity, an easy-to-use file syncing service similar to Dropbox or Sugarsync, is recalling its Mac beta version for more work. The beta will end for current users on July 31st. To their credit, the Syncplicity team was running a real beta, and the point of a beta is to identify problems that real users have with your software in the wild. Unfortunately, in this case, there were so many problems that it's going to take a complete rewrite to fix them.

This move isn't going to affect Windows users of Syncplicity, and the company is offering refunds to current subscribers who were running the Mac beta. There won't even be a timeline for the relaunch of Syncplicity for Mac until early next year, so it would be smart to start investigating competing services if you've been relying on it.

[via Just Another Mobile Monday]

Filed under: Internet, Utilities, Beta

Syncplicity gives SugarSync a run for its money

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Syncplicity is a new service that lets you synchronize files between two or more computers. The desktop client is extraordinarily easy to setup and configure, and it synchronizes new and changed files pretty much immediately as long as you're connected to the internet. Syncplicity also saves a copy of each file to its server so you can access your files from any computer with a web browser.

So far, it all sounds a lot like SugarSync, right? Well, there are a few differences. Syncplicity is Windows only at the moment (although a Mac client is coming later this year), and has no support for mobile devices. But Syncplicity does have one nifty trick up its sleeve: integration with online services like Google Docs and Facebook. So users can automatically synchronize Office documents or Facebook photos.

Syncplicity is free while in beta, but because the service offers users unlimited online storage, the company will eventually start charging a fee. According to WebWare, we can expect prices to be in the $20/month range.

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