Anyone recommend good file backup software for External HD

Snake Plisken

Hi All,

I bought a 400gig Freecom External harddrive, but the software that came with it, is pretty rubbish, I need to find some recommendations on software to backup files on a PC, I've tried dragging and dropping the files onto the external drive, but it usually crashes out on a file that it cannot copy. Any advice on a software package free or pay, would be great.

Thanks

Snake

Alun

Depending on what exactly you want to do, Microsoft's (free) SyncToy is worth looking at. I use it to mirror certain directories onto my external hard disk.

jayneemac

I use ViceVersa and highly recommend it as it even copies files that are in use!
It does involve some initial detailed setup but once that's done you're flying

ViceVersa lets you synchronize files, replicate folders, perform backups and do file and folder comparisons like never before: innovative, fast and time-saving.

ViceVersa works between computers, e.g. Laptop, Desktop, Workstation, Server, over network LAN, WAN, VPN, USB, and with any type of storage media including external Hard Disk, Zip disk, USB flash drive, CD-RW, DVD, NAS Network Attached Storage.

ViceVersa unique side-by-side view quickly shows you the latest status of your files and gives you complete control over your data.
You get easy file backup software with flexible file archiving, bi-directional file sync software, automatic file and folder replication (=file mirroring), CRC file comparison and file verification to make sure your replica is still the same.

ViceVersa can copy open files without closing the program you are working on. This includes Outlook PST files, Outlook Express, QuickBooks databases, Word and Excel documents, SQL databases.

With compression and encryption, time synchronization, file archiving, file revision and versioning, ViceVersa delivers the flexibility you need to keep your data safe and protected.

No matter whether you manage a large server with hundreds of gigabytes or want a tool to secure data stored on workstations: ViceVersa is the solution you have been looking for.

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Snake Plisken

Thanks for the advice, I'll try the synctoy first.

Snake

Ruu_Old

Alun wrote:

Depending on what exactly you want to do, Microsoft's (free) SyncToy is worth looking at. I use it to mirror certain directories onto my external hard disk.

Seconded, fairly handy app.