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| Thread ID: 104652 | 2009-11-03 23:55:00 | Best Backup Utility | Thebananamonkey (7741) | Press F1 |
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| 826980 | 2009-11-03 23:55:00 | Hi all, Radio NZ have a tech program that they play sometimes with a new theme each show. Usually well worth listening to. Friday's show was about the benefits of backing up. I have an external drive that I use for this purpose. I occasionally drag and drop important files into it just in case, but I think maybe something more than this is needed. Something automated that can work everyday would be great. So what programs do you guys know that can sync either whole drives or selected folders. Ideally free, but I'm interested to see what you use, if you use one, and which ones you like best. Thanks all, Banana |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 826981 | 2009-11-04 00:07:00 | You could use this, its free (http://simplebackup.codeplex.com/). And small. 142k lol. But as it says There is no interface, no popup, no compression, just what you need to backup quickly your files and folders. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 826982 | 2009-11-04 00:33:00 | Toucan | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 826983 | 2009-11-04 00:36:00 | I use Syncback seems to work OK. www.2brightsparks.com |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 826984 | 2009-11-04 00:40:00 | Cobian, or write an xcopy script. www.speedguide.net |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 826985 | 2009-11-04 00:53:00 | the thing i like about toucan is that if you know the exact disk drive that the drive will use you can save set parameters so you can say copy this folder from c: to this folder on x:. Do take a look | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 826986 | 2009-11-04 00:53:00 | Here's one and its free (www.paragon-software.com) | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 826987 | 2009-11-04 03:08:00 | I have an external drive that I occasionally drag and drop important files into it just in case, Well thats fine. Backup programs just do the same thing except it's more automated. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 826988 | 2009-11-04 03:29:00 | Well thats fine. Backup programs just do the same thing except it's more automated. That's what I'm after. Something that syncs new files as they're made on a daily basis. I just cleaned my backups out to get rid of redundant files and the transfer of 250+GB afterwards took FOREVER! I want something that runs in the background and does it all for me. Saves me forgetting and losing however many weeks of updated files. Trying Toucan now... but it seems to be taking forever to do anything. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 826989 | 2009-11-04 03:33:00 | really? Was fast when i used it last | nedkelly (9059) | ||
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