PC utilities: Backing up only files that have been modified
Backing up only files that have been modified
by gkdate - 10/17/08 7:48 AMI am looking for a freeware (or shareware) program that will allow me to backup my "My Documents" folders and selected other folders onto a thumb drive...then allow me to go back, in say a week, and backup only those files that have been added or modified. Does anyone know of a program that will do that easily?
Casey
SyncToy can do that...
by John.Wilkinson
- 10/17/08 9:19 AM
In reply to: Backing up only files that have been modified by gkdate
SyncToy is the simplest, easiest-to-use freeware solution I've encountered. It doesn't create a ZIP archive, but rather just duplicates the folder layout you currently have. After the first setup you can run subsequent backups with two or three clicks. It's up to you whether you want everything to be backed up, just changed files, if you want deleted files to be deleted from your backup as well, etc. Quite the nice powertoy from Microsoft, which works with both XP and Vista.
Hope this helps,
John
I use SYNCBACK.
by R. Proffitt - 10/17/08 10:44 AM
In reply to: Backing up only files that have been modified by gkdate
Why? Not all of office machines runs XP. So we use this.
Robocopy
by Owyn - 10/24/08 7:10 PM In reply to: Backing up only files that have been modified by gkdateI have been using this command line utility in Vista to sync my media library to an external drive.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocopy
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-on-windows/?p=777
Going to take a look at SyncToy.
Replicator from Karen Kenworthy
by mhinnewyork - 10/25/08 12:32 PM In reply to: Backing up only files that have been modified by gkdateI recommend the free, open source, Replicator program at karenware.com.
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