

It can’t guarantee that your data will only be stored in specific countries, but the company complies with the Safe Harbor framework, bringing it into line with EU and UK data protection laws. SugarSync’s uses space on Amazon’s S3 servers in a variety of locations to store your data with geographical redundancy. SugarSync also integrates with a range of web, desktop, and mobile apps including Zapier’s SaaS connection service and BoxCryptor’s encryption tools, as well as Fujitsu’s ScanSnap range of sheet-fed document scanners. Other options determine whether it’ll sync while you’re roaming, or only sync when your phone is plugged in.

Similarly, you can choose to sync any of your other SugarSync folders to your phone, giving you full access to important files as and when you need them, even if you can’t get online.įor extra security, you can add a PIN to the app and its settings allow you to control how often it checks in and syncs with the server. The Android version can also sync any folder you select from your phone or tablet with your online storage. Both the Android and iOS apps can automatically back up photos and videos from your mobile devices to SugarSync. SugarSync apps are available for Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry, and Symbian, although the first two are the most strongly promoted and supported. This makes it easy to access vital work files no matter where you are. Regardless of whether you choose to sync a specific folder to other computers or not, the content of folders selected for synchronisation will, once uploaded, be available via SugarSync’s web and mobile interfaces. The desktop client helpfully allows you to set upload speed limits to prevent SugarSync from hogging your internet connection. The same applies when users sync to and from their home computers. SugarSync retains five previous versions of each file, while deleted files are stored in its Deleted Items folder, accessible online or via the apps, until you either restore or permanently delete them.īear in mind that although SugarSync gives you a fairly substantial 1TB of online storage to share between your users, the speed with which files are uploaded is entirely dependent on your internet connection. SugarSync adds an option to Windows’ right-click menu that allows you to quickly add folders for synchronisation and share synced folders with others.
