This Python script provides a folder synchronization tool that synchronizes files and directories from a source folder to a replica folder, using multi-threading for efficient operation. It also includes functionality to clean up the replica folder by deleting items that no longer exist in the source.
- Multi-threaded Synchronization: Utilizes Python's threading module to synchronize folders concurrently, optimizing performance especially for large datasets.
- Checksum Validation: Ensures synchronization accuracy by comparing MD5 checksums of files before replication.
- Logging: Comprehensive logging setup with both console and file handlers for detailed runtime information.
- Automatic Folder Creation and Deletion: Automatically creates folders in the replica directory if they don't exist and deletes items from the replica that are no longer present in the source.
To synchronize folders, run the script main.py with the following command:
python main.py <source_folder> <replica_folder> <sync_interval> <log_file>By default, the script determines the number of threads based on the available CPUs (cpu_count()). You can modify this setting in main.py to optimize synchronization performance based on your system's capabilities.
Example in main.py:
number_of_threads = cpu_count()