What is sync? What does sync mean?

Syncing has taken on a whole new meaning in the digital age. Here’s why that’s a good thing for you—and your important files.

Sync, short for synchronize, means two, or more, things working in harmony. For example, if a movie was out of sync: the actor’s lip movements wouldn’t match up with the audio track.

Synchronization (or syncing, sync) in computing is the process of continuously ensuring that data (files, email, notes, documents, etc.) in one location are the exact replica of data from another location.

Furthermore, the term synchronization also means that the data is automatically updated via certain rules. An example of file synchronization is how Dropbox syncs data between your PC and Dropbox’s servers. Synchronization also includes the following operations:

  • Replication of file and folder deletes.
  • Replication of file and folder renames.
  • Replication of file and folder moves.
  • Replication of file and folder permissions.

In other words, file sync is file transfer with a continuous process with ensures that all files and folders are in sync.

File transfer is just a method of copying files from one location to another. An example of file transfer is sending files as attachments via email or uploading files via a website.

NOTE: You can read more about how cloudHQ sync works here: https://support.cloudhq.net/how-does-cloudhq-work/

What does sync mean? How does cloudHQ sync files?
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