Unable to Install SyncToy

JamesJ

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I've been trying to install SyncToy by Microsoft.
When I try run setup it tells me it require .net framework 2.0.... I then click 'Yes' which brings my to the .net framework download. When I try to install .net 4.5 it tells me I already have it on my system.
I don't get it.
Am I missing something?

James
 

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Go to Control Panel--Program and Features and on the left select "Turn Windows features on or off". this is where the .NET programs are installed.

Features.PNG

I also got these two installed the same day I installed SyncToy but don't remember doing anything special to get them. Maybe if .NET 3.5 (includes 2.0) is activated through "features" then SyncToy will install these also.

Framework 2.PNG

Jim :cool:
 

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I thought SyncToy has been superseded by SkyDrive?????

No, SyncToy syncs files locally, whereas SkyDrive syncs to the cloud.

It's a shame that Microsoft stopped developing it further because in general it was pretty good and some of us refuse to use/trust cloud services. One of the things that let it down was that it didn't allow full drive syncing.

Although, the biggest problem with it was in Echo mode (syncing from source (left) to destination (right)). If you deleted something on the source, it wouldn't delete them on the destination when you synced (even with the checkbox ticked). So say you had a main drive as your master with photos on it and a second drive as backup, if you decided to delete some of the photos on the master, instead of also deleting them on the backup drive when you syncronised (and keeping them in sync), they would still be there, which made it confusing and un-useable as it wasn't a true sync.
 

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In Windows features on of the .net Frameworks were unchecked.
SyncToy installed fine, finally.

Thanks,
James
 

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I thought SyncToy has been superseded by SkyDrive?????

No, SyncToy syncs files locally, whereas SkyDrive syncs to the cloud.

It's a shame that Microsoft stopped developing it further because in general it was pretty good and some of us refuse to use/trust cloud services. One of the things that let it down was that it didn't allow full drive syncing.

Although, the biggest problem with it was in Echo mode (syncing from source (left) to destination (right)). If you deleted something on the source, it wouldn't delete them on the destination when you synced (even with the checkbox ticked). So say you had a main drive as your master with photos on it and a second drive as backup, if you decided to delete some of the photos on the master, instead of also deleting them on the backup drive when you syncronised (and keeping them in sync), they would still be there, which made it confusing and un-useable as it wasn't a true sync.

I used SyncToy on Windows 7 for years and never had that problem using Echo Mode. Installed it on Windows 8 but have not set it up.

UPDATE: I found this on MS forum. I have always ran the "preview" first so maybe that is why I have not had this problem.

I have the same problem using "Echo". It's hit and miss as to whether files will be deleted on the right. I may have found a workaround, though. If I choose "Preview" before actually running the sync operation, it seems to delete the files on the right every time. At least it has for the last several weeks of doing it this way.

Jim :cool:
 

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    Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64BIT
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
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    ASUS - Home Built
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    AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
    Motherboard
    ASUS M5A99X EVO
    Memory
    Crucial Balistic DDR-3 1866 CL 9 (8 GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI R6850 Cyclone IGD5 PE
    Sound Card
    On Chip
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VE258Q 25" LED with DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata 6gbs
    WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
    PSU
    Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
    Case
    Corsair 400R
    Cooling
    Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
    Keyboard
    AVS Gear Blue LED Backlight
    Mouse
    Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
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    15MB
    Antivirus
    NIS, Malwarebytes Premium 2
    Other Info
    APC UPS ES 750, Netgear WNR3500L Gigabit & Wireless N Router with SamKnows Test Program,
    Motorola SB6120 Gigabit Cable Modem.
    Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer,
    Epson V300 Scanner
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