DO YOU NEED CHRONOAGENT?

ChronoAgent allows unrestricted, high speed, secure file transfers between ChronoSync and another Mac on your network. You will need to install ChronoAgent on a remote Mac if you wish to:

Backup all user accounts on the remote Mac.

Access system files for remote bootable backups.

Mount and unmount remote volumes (incl. disk images).

If you are synchronizing standard document files or performing lightweight backups, the file sharing built in to macOS will work fine. However, you might want ChronoAgent for:

Secure, encrypted transfer of file data.

Ultra-fast file system scanning.

High performance, parallel data transfers.

Just how much faster is ChronoAgent than built-in file sharing? Here are some benchmarks of a modestly sized home folder backed up using built-in file sharing versus ChronoAgent:

To learn more about the benefits of ChronoAgent, check out this video.