Please recommend an automated (scheduled) backup utility [unpleasant surprises] [good software]

Q: Hi there,

Im thinking about getting some software that periodically back up the folder “My Documents” to another hard drive in order to avoid .

Can Can you advise me such software?

Ideally, I would be able to once and on (to back up the folder every 10 days or so .)

If can recommend some that is forgotten that, we should also add FREEWARE to the wire. .


Re:Originally posted by: guy
Get SyncToy from Microsoft and you can use Scheduled Tasks to set a backup schedule.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usin…gitalphotography/prophoto/synctoy.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/synctoy.mspx)

I second the synctoy option. It's awesome. Here's a well written and easy to follow tutorial (http://www.pchell.com/support/synctoy.shtml) i found online. Good luck!


Re:why not just use the backup utility included in winXP?

Re:Originally posted by: guy
Robocopy (free from MS) + batch script + scheduled task

QFT. It's what we use at my place of work.


Re:Allway Sync (http://allwaysync.com/)

Re:Originally posted by: guy
Alas, I'm not a programmer, so I'm not sure about batch scripts…

You don't really need to know anything other than how to execute the program from the command line (instructions are easy to find).


Re:have you tried Syncback? Works for me.
Text (http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html)

Re:Alas, I'm not a programmer, so I'm not sure about batch scripts…

Does anyone have aby experience with any of the tools listed here: http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Best/folder-backup.html ?


Re:Robocopy (free from MS) + batch script + scheduled task

Re:Get SyncToy from Microsoft and you can use Scheduled Tasks to set a backup schedule.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usin…gitalphotography/prophoto/synctoy.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/synctoy.mspx)


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