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Thread ID: 121801	2011-11-14 06:59:00	Robocopy FTP	WarNox (8772)	Press F1

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1243547	2011-11-14 06:59:00	Hey, I know robocopy can't write to ftp by default but I need something that can. Does anyone know of a good (preferably free) software which will allow me to do this? What I need to do is upload some data tonight (a full backup) and just do a differential in a few days time. Thanks for any help.	WarNox (8772)
1243548	2011-11-14 08:55:00	Filezilla is a good choice. Aah ? but I'm not sure now whether that is what you mean?	decibel (11645)
1243549	2011-11-14 09:42:00	rsync	fred_fish (15241)
1243550	2011-11-15 03:12:00	rsyncRsync isn't an FTP client, it can't do what the OP wants (i.e. it can't do differential backups to an FTP server). It's ideal otherwise though.	Erayd (23)
1243551	2011-11-15 03:48:00	one backup program I used to use all the time was HandyBackup (www.handybackup.net) -- it worked perfectly over a LAN, but I have never tried the FTP options, but the version I used had them, it does Full,differential and incremental backups. Looks like theres free version now as well, No idea if it will do what you want - but something to possibly look into.	wainuitech (129)
1243552	2011-11-15 04:18:00	Rsync isn't an FTP client, it can't do what the OP wants (i.e. it can't do differential backups to an FTP server). It's ideal otherwise though.Granted. However, most ask for what they want, rather than what they need, and rsync over SSH beats FTP with a big stick. There could be SSH already available or trivially set-up, but without any background info we can't tell. If someone asked if a 3 or 4 tine pitchfork was best to shift a truckfull of ball bearings, would you not suggest a shovel? edit: my post was a bit terse as I was short of time, but I thought a quick look at some rsync info may turn on a light bulb or two for the OP. ... and if it's not an option, feel free to ignore me :)	fred_fish (15241)
1243553	2011-11-15 06:21:00	However, most ask for what they want, rather than what they need, and rsync over SSH beats FTP with a big stick. There could be SSH already available or trivially set-up, but without any background info we can't tell. If someone asked if a 3 or 4 tine pitchfork was best to shift a truckfull of ball bearings, would you not suggest a shovel?Good point :thumbs:. I'm gonna go with the three-tine pitchfork; I have an irrational bias against shovels :rolleyes:.	Erayd (23)
1243554	2011-11-15 09:42:00	Thanks for the ideas guys. In the end I tried it with Cobian but the Internet connection was so slow that it didn't achieve what I wanted, never mind. rsync does seem like a good thing to look into.	WarNox (8772)
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