Microsoft has released a beta version of SyncToy v2.0 Beta for Windows XP and Vista, 32-bit and 64-bit. SyncToy helps you copy, move, rename, and delete files between folders and computers quickly and easily. SyncToy 2.0 is based on SQL Server Compact Edition, a client side database to store its metadata.

Key features of SyncToy 2.0 Beta include:

+ Dynamic Drive Letter Assignment: Drive letter reassignment will now be detected and updated in the folder pair definition.
+ True Folder Sync: Folder creates, renames and deletes are now synchronized for all SyncToy actions.
+ Exclusion Filtering Based on Name: File exclusion based on name with exact or fuzzy matching.
+ Filtering Based on File Attributes: The ability to exclude files based on one or more file attributes (Read-Only, System, Hidden).
+ Folder Pairs With Shared Endpoints: Ability for folder pairs associated with the same or different instances of SyncToy to share end-points.
+ Command line enhancements: Added the ability to manage folder pairs via the command line interface.
+ File level errors are skipped without affecting the entire synchronization operation.
+ Sync Encrypted Files: Sync of Encrypted files works when local folder and files are encrypteder.
+ Folder pair rename

Download SyncToy for Windwos Xp and Vista here