# CwRsync

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{{Infobox software
| name                   = cwRsync
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| developer              = Itefix
| latest_release_version = 6.4.4
| latest_release_date    = {{release date and age|2025|07|25}}
| operating_system       = [Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows)
| genre                  = [File Synchronization](/source/File_Synchronization)
| license                = [Commercial](/source/commercial_software): [rsync](/source/rsync), [Cygwin](/source/Cygwin), [OpenSSH](/source/OpenSSH) and [OpenSSL](/source/OpenSSL) are [free software](/source/free_software), cwRsync Installer/Tools are proprietary<ref>{{cite web
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| website                = https://www.itefix.net/cwrsync
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'''cwRsync''' is an implementation of [rsync](/source/rsync) for [Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows). Rsync uses a file transfer technology specified by the [rsync algorithm](/source/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](/source/Cygwin) [DLLs](/source/Dynamic-link_library) and a compiled version of rsync on Cygwin. A client [GUI](/source/Graphical_user_interface) 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](/source/Color_Line_(ferry_operator)), 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/GS_RichCopy_360)
* [rsync](/source/rsync)
* [File Transfer Protocol](/source/File_Transfer_Protocol)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official Website|https://www.itefix.net/cwrsync}}

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