How to Sync Files Between Computers Without Storing Them in the Cloud

If you have multiple computers and you want to sync files between them but don’t want use any cloud storage service as there is a risk of stealing when you save files on the internet. Although the Cloud Storage Drives like Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft’s One-Drive etc. are very secured, but not fully secured from the hackers.

You can easily synchronize files between your computers directly, with such services no one can access your data just by having access to an account on a server and view files via. internet.

Apps to Sync files between Computers without Storing to Cloud

AeroFS

This is a free app. It does not support any advance features, it creates a dropbox like a folder on your computer and automatically syncs all the files between computers that you have setup. AeroFS doesn’t even see your file names. It supports Windows, Mac, and Linux. To install click here.

Cubby

It is a simple and secure way to get things done. It offers you direct syncing as well as cloud file storage plus syncing. A free version will get you 5GB of online cloud storage although you can earn up to 25GB via referrals but direct syncing is paid i.e. its paid plans start from $6.99for 100GB of cloud storage online and this is what you have to pay to get the direct syncing feature. It supports only Windows and Mc OX, hence it doesn’t work in Linux. To visit click here.

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BitTorrentSync

It works in BitTorrent to transfer files, you just have to install it, then select a folder and create a secret. Then you have to provide that secret to the computer in which you want to transfer files. It supports Windows, Mac as well as Linux. It is completely free and doesn’t need any separate server. To install click here.

Tonido

It basically lets you remote access to all files on your computer once you install this app. It is free up to 2GBfiles in sync but if you upgrade to premium account it will cost you $29 per year in which you can have up to 100GB but it does not provide any cloud storage on its site. To visit click here

In this way, you can share your files without saving them on the cloud.

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