{{advert|date=March 2017}} {{lowercase title}} {{Infobox software | name = cwRsync | screenshot = | caption = | developer = Itefix | latest_release_version = 6.4.4 | latest_release_date = {{release date and age|2025|07|25}} | operating_system = Windows | genre = File Synchronization | license = Commercial: rsync, Cygwin, OpenSSH and OpenSSL are free software, cwRsync Installer/Tools are proprietary<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.itefix.net/content/cwrsync-license-version | title=cwRsync License/Version | website=itefix.net | access-date=2019-12-06}}</ref> | website = https://www.itefix.net/cwrsync }}
'''cwRsync''' is an implementation of rsync for Windows. Rsync uses a file transfer technology specified by the rsync algorithm, transferring only changed chunks of files over the network in a given time. cwRsync can be used for remote file backup and synchronization from/to Windows systems. cwRsync contains Cygwin DLLs and a compiled version of rsync on Cygwin. A client GUI is also provided as of the version 5.0.0.
== History ==
The first version of cwRsync was developed to address requirements of an internal project at Color Line, and was published as a free solution on the mailing list for rsync users. cwRsync quickly became very popular<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/appnote/14729.html | title = AppNote: Using RSYNC with Windows | first=Gary | last=Childers | date=2005-04-28 | publisher = Novell | access-date=2019-12-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.linux.com/news/making-secure-remote-backups-rsync/ | title=Making Secure Remote Backups With Rsync | first=Preston St. | last=Pierre | date=2004-11-04 | publisher=Linux.com | access-date=2019-12-06}}</ref> and is kept updated with newer versions of underlying solutions. The initial release was on March 11, 2003.{{CN|date=December 2019}}
As of August 2018, the free version of cwRsync server is discontinued and the last free version 5.7.2 is no longer directly available from Itefix.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.itefix.net/cwrsync?qt-cwrsync=7 | title = cwRsync - Rsync for Windows | quote = cwRsync client free edition contains a barebone distribution of Rsync for Windows | website=itefix.net | access-date=2019-12-06}}</ref> At this point only the commercial binary installers of version 5.7.2 can be obtained as paid downloads. cwRsync Client remains freely available under a BSD-style licence.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://itefix.net/cwrsync?qt-cwrsync_client=3#qt-cwrsync_client | title = cwRsync - Rsync for Windows - Rsync Client| website=itefix.net | access-date=2020-12-14 }}</ref>
== Features ==
cwRsync comes in two versions: cwRsync client and cwRsync server. You can use the cwRsync client to initiate rsync transfers from your host, while the cwRsync server makes your files/directories available for upload/download for rsync transfers. cwRsync client contains a Secure channel wrapper to set up external secure ssh channels.
Rsync client GUI has following features:
* Specify sources and destination (local, remote ssh and daemon modes) * Specify filters and a subset of options * Create rsync command according to your specification * Run rsync on the fly both in production and test mode * Create batch files for task scheduling * Save and load your favorite rsync settings as profiles * Language localization
== Usage note ==
cwRsync uses Cygwin conventions, which means:
* The path separator is forward slash (<code>/</code>), not backslash (<code>\</code>) * Instead of drive letters <code>C:/</code>, <code>D:/</code>, etc, it uses <code>/cygdrive/c/</code>, <code>/cygdrive/d/</code>, etc * Like the original rsync, text followed a colon (":") in a path name is interpreted as a computer name. This means if you use a path name like <code>"C:/Users/Pat/My Documents"</code>, cwRsync will look for <code>"Users/Pat/My Documents"</code> on a computer with the network name "C" and probably fail. The correct way is to use the Cygwin path as shown above: <code>/cygdrive/c/Users/Pat/My Documents</code>.
== See also == * GS RichCopy 360 * rsync * File Transfer Protocol
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==External links== * {{Official Website|https://www.itefix.net/cwrsync}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:cwRsync}} Category:Internet Protocol based network software Category:file transfer software