Toucan

Toucan
License:
Free (GPL)
Language:
English
Developer:
OS:
Win98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7
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Softonic review

Elena Santos

“Synchronizes files, makes backup copies and encrypts data”

by Elena Santos about Toucan

Toucan is a simple tool with which you can synchronize contents between your hard drive and a portable memory device. Well, in fact you can use it with any other drive –even mapped network drives, as long as the program has support for it.

Toucan's tabbed interface makes it very easy to use. Besides synchronizing with four different methods, the program also makes compressed backup copies (even incremental ones) and allows you to encrypt and decrypt data. These three functions are pretty straightforward, but I couldn't figure out the utility of the fourth tab, "Portable Variables". Only after browsing the program's directory I could find some help inside App\toucan\help.

Pros
  • Useful tools in a single app
  • Simple design, simple to use
Cons
  • Documentation is way too hidden

Developer's description

Toucan is a small utility allowing you to synchronise, backup and secure your data with more options than the built in suite utilities. It is split up into 5 tabs, allowing you to easily find the function that you want. This version features:

  • Four synchronisation modes, copy, update, mirror and equalise.
  • Backup and restore in industry standard zip and 7-zip files
  • Encryption using the BURP updated blowfish algorithm
  • Command line support, allows you to create a batch file for repeated jobs
  • Portable variables, point to places on you USB drive no matter what its drive letter is

Toucan (3) User reviews

  • Good
  • 8/10

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  • athiyarath athiyarath
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    1
    Auto back up

    Could you add the auto run feature in toucan so that it runs every day automatically with out user interference?... More

    • Review of Toucan - 12 Aug 2011
      This review is liked by 1 of 2
  • King Ozzy King Ozzy
    User reviews
    1
    à éviter!

    Ne fait tout simplement pas ce qu'il est supposé de faire. Les synchronisations ne fonctionne pas bien, le logiciel n'est jamais capable d'effacer les fichiers qui doivent être effacés sur la desti... More

    • Review of Toucan - 20 Jan 2011
      This review is liked by 2 of 4
  • RALPHEMC RALPHEMC
    User reviews
    14
    • Good
    • 1/10
    Have tried this

    it is garbage not worth messing with
    tried it with the portable apps thing and it did not even offer to work... More

    • Review of Toucan - 02 Aug 2010
      This review is liked by 5 of 26
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