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Copying/Synching files on XP

spectre · 2008-05-16 09:45:37

I've got aout 100 gigs of binary files on one hardisk and a backup on another. Some files have been added/updated since the last backup. The Folder structure will essentially remain unchanged but some folders will be moved/added/deleted. Now I want to update my backup disk without having to overwrite the entire 100 gigs.…

16-05-2008 9:45am

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I've got aout 100 gigs of binary files on one hardisk and a backup on another. Some files have been added/updated since the last backup. The Folder structure will essentially remain unchanged but some folders will be moved/added/deleted.

Now I want to update my backup disk without having to overwrite the entire 100 gigs. What is the best way of doing this?

Anyone know of any good software for doing the job?

Thanks

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#2 16-05-2008 9:58am

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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/synctoy.mspx

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#3 16-05-2008 5:22pm

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Thanks mukki, this is a genuinely excellent app from Microsoft. Does precisely what I need it to do.

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#4 16-05-2008 6:26pm

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its good alright, you can do a lot more with it then first impressions too, like run it from a command line, or scheduled task, great for syncing photos to a second hard drive

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