SyncBack Monitor is only available with SyncBackSE and SyncBackPro.
SyncBack Monitor is a free Android app that lets you remotely monitor and control SyncBackPro installations running on computers on your local network. From your Android device you can see the status of all your profiles and start, stop, pause, or resume them.
Setting Up SyncBack Monitor
On your computer:
1.Open SyncBackPro and go to the Remote Control section in Global Settings.
2.Tick Allow remote control connections.
3.Enter a password. This password is required and is used to authenticate connections from the Android app.
4.Repeat these steps on each computer you want to monitor. Use the same password on every computer you want to manage from the same device.
On your Android device:
1.Install SyncBack Monitor from the Google Play Store.
2.Open the app and enter the same password you configured in SyncBackPro. Passwords are case-sensitive.
3.The app will automatically discover any running instances of SyncBackPro on the network that use the same password. Discovered instances appear in a drop-down list.
4.Select the instance you want to connect to and tap the green connect button next to it.
What You Can Do
Once connected to a SyncBackPro instance, the app displays a grid showing all profiles and their current status. From the app you can:
•View the status of all profiles (idle, running, paused, etc.)
•Start a profile to begin a backup or synchronization
•Stop a running profile
•Pause a running profile temporarily
•Resume a paused profile
These controls appear as buttons at the bottom of the app screen. Select a profile in the grid, then tap the appropriate button.
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Profiles started via SyncBack Monitor are always run unattended. This means no dialogs or prompts will be shown on the computer and files that would require user interaction will be skipped. See Running a Profile for more information about unattended runs. |
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SyncBack Monitor does not display groups. Profiles started via the app are run stand-alone and not as part of a group. This may be important if your profiles depend on group settings such as group variables or group queues. |
Network Requirements
SyncBack Monitor uses network broadcast to discover running instances of SyncBackPro on the local network. For this to work:
•Your Android device must be connected to the same local network (WiFi) as the computer(s) running SyncBackPro.
•If a VPN is active on either the Android device or the computer, it is very likely to prevent SyncBack Monitor from working. VPNs typically redirect network traffic so that broadcast messages do not reach devices on the local network.
•The Windows Firewall on the computer may need to allow SyncBackPro to accept incoming connections. If the app cannot discover or connect to a SyncBackPro instance, check that the firewall is not blocking the connection.
•SyncBack Monitor does not work across different subnets or over the internet. Both devices must be on the same local network segment.
Troubleshooting
If SyncBack Monitor cannot find or connect to your computer, check the following:
•SyncBackPro is running on the computer (not just the tray icon — the main application must be running).
•Allow remote control connections is ticked in Global Settings > Remote Control.
•The password in the app matches exactly (passwords are case-sensitive).
•Both devices are on the same WiFi network (not different subnets or VLANs).
•No VPN is active on either device.
•The Windows Firewall (or any third-party firewall) on the computer is not blocking incoming connections for SyncBackPro.
•Your WiFi router allows broadcast traffic between devices (some routers have client isolation or AP isolation enabled which prevents this).
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