Synchronisation Software
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I am needing a piece of software to install on client machines that I can setup to synchronise their important data onto their USB drives. These are people that have no idea when it comes to computers in general so I have to set something up that just works at a later time. Almost all clients are running Windows XP and I have been using Microsoft's SyncToy as it is free and basically does what I need. My only gripe is the need to install the .NET 2.x runtime to get one program to run. Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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I am needing a piece of software to install on client machines that I can setup to synchronise their important data onto their USB drives. These are people that have no idea when it comes to computers in general so I have to set something up that just works at a later time. Almost all clients are running Windows XP and I have been using Microsoft's SyncToy as it is free and basically does what I need. My only gripe is the need to install the .NET 2.x runtime to get one program to run. Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
Personally I like the Maxtor One-Touch USB HDD's - very cheap, and the backup software is quite reasonable. Set and forget - once you set it up, you just plug the USB in and push the button on the top of the case.
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Personally I like the Maxtor One-Touch USB HDD's - very cheap, and the backup software is quite reasonable. Set and forget - once you set it up, you just plug the USB in and push the button on the top of the case.
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_Damian S_ wrote:
Set and forget - once you set it up, you just plug the USB in and push the button on the top of the case.
Yeah, just make sure you properly disconnect the drive using the little icon on the taskbar, or what happened to me will happen to you: the drive became completely unreadable and I had to do a low level format with a utility from HP of all places to recover it. Marc
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Personally I like the Maxtor One-Touch USB HDD's - very cheap, and the backup software is quite reasonable. Set and forget - once you set it up, you just plug the USB in and push the button on the top of the case.
------------------------------------------- Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow; Don't walk behind me, I may not lead; Just bugger off and leave me alone!!
They'd be great if they were anything but Maxtor. It's called a "One Touch" because that's about all you get before you loose every byte of data you ever had. If you use Maxtor you need at least 9 of them for a 3 day rotating backup strategy. I had 3 in a row all die on me within 2 weeks. I was really impressed.:sigh:
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_Damian S_ wrote:
Set and forget - once you set it up, you just plug the USB in and push the button on the top of the case.
Yeah, just make sure you properly disconnect the drive using the little icon on the taskbar, or what happened to me will happen to you: the drive became completely unreadable and I had to do a low level format with a utility from HP of all places to recover it. Marc
Yes, that's a danger with any USB storage device... have seen a frizzed USB stick from similar treatment...
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I am needing a piece of software to install on client machines that I can setup to synchronise their important data onto their USB drives. These are people that have no idea when it comes to computers in general so I have to set something up that just works at a later time. Almost all clients are running Windows XP and I have been using Microsoft's SyncToy as it is free and basically does what I need. My only gripe is the need to install the .NET 2.x runtime to get one program to run. Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
I currently use Beyond Compare (www.scootersoftware.com). It is a file and folder comparison utility. I use it all the time including syncing my user directory at work before I leave. You can create simple scripts to run it at set times (through windows scheduled tasks) If Beyond Compare is more than you need than try Second Copy (www.centered.com). I have used it in the past and it is a nice little utility. Brian Holdridge USA
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I am needing a piece of software to install on client machines that I can setup to synchronise their important data onto their USB drives. These are people that have no idea when it comes to computers in general so I have to set something up that just works at a later time. Almost all clients are running Windows XP and I have been using Microsoft's SyncToy as it is free and basically does what I need. My only gripe is the need to install the .NET 2.x runtime to get one program to run. Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
Michael Martin wrote:
Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Why, EZBackup[^] of course! :) /ravi
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I am needing a piece of software to install on client machines that I can setup to synchronise their important data onto their USB drives. These are people that have no idea when it comes to computers in general so I have to set something up that just works at a later time. Almost all clients are running Windows XP and I have been using Microsoft's SyncToy as it is free and basically does what I need. My only gripe is the need to install the .NET 2.x runtime to get one program to run. Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
Use the "briefcase" folder. Briefcase can automatically updates the files between computers, removable disk. ~Sky
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I am needing a piece of software to install on client machines that I can setup to synchronise their important data onto their USB drives. These are people that have no idea when it comes to computers in general so I have to set something up that just works at a later time. Almost all clients are running Windows XP and I have been using Microsoft's SyncToy as it is free and basically does what I need. My only gripe is the need to install the .NET 2.x runtime to get one program to run. Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
try xxcopy - like xcopy but it has a much wider instruction set. www.xxcopy.com
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I am needing a piece of software to install on client machines that I can setup to synchronise their important data onto their USB drives. These are people that have no idea when it comes to computers in general so I have to set something up that just works at a later time. Almost all clients are running Windows XP and I have been using Microsoft's SyncToy as it is free and basically does what I need. My only gripe is the need to install the .NET 2.x runtime to get one program to run. Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
I have used Unison and it works well, the UI is not "modern", but if the task can be scripted (e.g. scheduled daily), it would be fine for non-geeks once setup. Our company has used it as the backup tool for our Subversion repositories (post-commit hook), but since SVN 1.4 was released, you're better off with svnsync.
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I am needing a piece of software to install on client machines that I can setup to synchronise their important data onto their USB drives. These are people that have no idea when it comes to computers in general so I have to set something up that just works at a later time. Almost all clients are running Windows XP and I have been using Microsoft's SyncToy as it is free and basically does what I need. My only gripe is the need to install the .NET 2.x runtime to get one program to run. Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
Vice Versa is a great peice of software so long as both end points are Windows machines, or you just want to mirror a drive to another. You can find it here: http://www.tgrmn.com It can also do one-to-many replication, and real-time replication (this is what I use it for mostly). The real time optin is nice as it listens for file change notifications and syncs as needed.
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I am needing a piece of software to install on client machines that I can setup to synchronise their important data onto their USB drives. These are people that have no idea when it comes to computers in general so I have to set something up that just works at a later time. Almost all clients are running Windows XP and I have been using Microsoft's SyncToy as it is free and basically does what I need. My only gripe is the need to install the .NET 2.x runtime to get one program to run. Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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I am needing a piece of software to install on client machines that I can setup to synchronise their important data onto their USB drives. These are people that have no idea when it comes to computers in general so I have to set something up that just works at a later time. Almost all clients are running Windows XP and I have been using Microsoft's SyncToy as it is free and basically does what I need. My only gripe is the need to install the .NET 2.x runtime to get one program to run. Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
I am the author of AJC Directory Synchonizer. This is a powerful sync and backup tool that will do what you want. Please read more at: http://www.ajcsoft.com/ProductsAJCDirSync.php[^] It also has a powerful archiving facility that lets you get back to older versions of files that you have overwritten.
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I am needing a piece of software to install on client machines that I can setup to synchronise their important data onto their USB drives. These are people that have no idea when it comes to computers in general so I have to set something up that just works at a later time. Almost all clients are running Windows XP and I have been using Microsoft's SyncToy as it is free and basically does what I need. My only gripe is the need to install the .NET 2.x runtime to get one program to run. Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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Michael Martin wrote:
Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Why, EZBackup[^] of course! :) /ravi
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Thanks Ravi, though I am looking for something that just synchronises the files between the original directories on the HDD to the external HDD. That way if they butcher something they can just go to the USB HDD and drag the offending files back to their C:\ and move on with life.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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I am needing a piece of software to install on client machines that I can setup to synchronise their important data onto their USB drives. These are people that have no idea when it comes to computers in general so I have to set something up that just works at a later time. Almost all clients are running Windows XP and I have been using Microsoft's SyncToy as it is free and basically does what I need. My only gripe is the need to install the .NET 2.x runtime to get one program to run. Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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I use Super Flexible File Synchronizer (www.superflexible.com) and I've been very happy with it. It has probably too many settings, so you have to be careful with files that may have moved between drives, but once you get it set up in a script you just schedule it or run it when required.
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I am needing a piece of software to install on client machines that I can setup to synchronise their important data onto their USB drives. These are people that have no idea when it comes to computers in general so I have to set something up that just works at a later time. Almost all clients are running Windows XP and I have been using Microsoft's SyncToy as it is free and basically does what I need. My only gripe is the need to install the .NET 2.x runtime to get one program to run. Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
Yet another alternative is EMC (Dantz) Retrospect. I think this used to come with Maxstor or Seagate. I though the software was good enough to buy personal licenses for my home systems. http://www.dantz.com osm
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I am needing a piece of software to install on client machines that I can setup to synchronise their important data onto their USB drives. These are people that have no idea when it comes to computers in general so I have to set something up that just works at a later time. Almost all clients are running Windows XP and I have been using Microsoft's SyncToy as it is free and basically does what I need. My only gripe is the need to install the .NET 2.x runtime to get one program to run. Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
SyncBackSE is cheap and reliable: http://www.2brightsparks.com/ Cheers, Mack
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I am needing a piece of software to install on client machines that I can setup to synchronise their important data onto their USB drives. These are people that have no idea when it comes to computers in general so I have to set something up that just works at a later time. Almost all clients are running Windows XP and I have been using Microsoft's SyncToy as it is free and basically does what I need. My only gripe is the need to install the .NET 2.x runtime to get one program to run. Anyone have another program that they have used that can be used to backup data to an external drive? One where I can tell it what directories/files to backup and the user can run any time they want.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004