Windows: Folder Sync'ing

Post by **Psyche911** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:40 am

What's a good (preferably free) way to synchronize folders in Windows? I want to have all my stuff backed up on my external hard drive and want to quickly and easily update it with the most recent version of certain folders (like mp3 folder, etc).

Post by **Canis** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:44 am

Buy a mac and use Backup or Retrospect.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:58 am

Here's one from microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usin ... nctoy.mspx

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:45 am

I think you also need the .net framework installed for this to work also.
Oh yeah, and be running XP.

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:40 pm

FragaGeddon wrote:Here's one from microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usin ... nctoy.mspx

SWEET, hope it works

Post by **MKJ** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:20 pm

Canis wrote:Buy a mac and use Backup or Retrospect.

fuck, does retrospect still exist?

used have tapes full of crap backed up with retrospect

Post by **Canis** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 5:58 pm

http://www.dantz.com/

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:07 pm

Also there's Second Copy & SyncBackSE.

Edit: SyncBackSE also does FTP uploads.

Post by **Tormentius** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:14 pm

MKJ wrote:
Canis wrote:Buy a mac and use Backup or Retrospect.
fuck, does retrospect still exist?
used have tapes full of crap backed up with retrospect

Yeah and it was the backup software used at one of my networks until 6 months ago when when BackupExec was rolled out. Retrospect is a truly shite backup suite :icon13:

Post by **Psyche911** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:54 am

Thanks, Frag. That SyncToy looks like it'll do. :icon14:

Post by **mjrpes** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:39 am

I like using this program:

http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm