free auto-backup?
free auto-backup?
are there any free applications that can backup entire images of a hard drive on a schedule or "backup upon modified/new file" to an external HDD, i know of several externals that come with the kind of software i'm looking for, just want to know if i can set up a spare 40GB notebook drive as a permanent external(what i want to backup has less than 9GB used space)
-Austin
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Server2012: Q9300 - 8GB DDR2 - Asus P5QL Pro - Corsair CX430 - Mirrored 2TB Seagate's with 2TB WD cav for fileshare backups, 1TB WD for OS backups
Screamin' BCLK:
775 System (Overclocking Platform): Q8400/Q8300/E8400/E7400/E7500 - GA-EP45-UD3R v1.1 - 4GB (2x2) OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2 1066 CL5 2.1v Corsair TX-750w
Gamer: Asrock Z77 Extreme4, i7 3770K @4.6GHz, ThermalTake Armor A90 modded, 2x4GB GSKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 CL9, Corsair HX-750w, MSI GTX660 Twin Frozr
Server2012: Q9300 - 8GB DDR2 - Asus P5QL Pro - Corsair CX430 - Mirrored 2TB Seagate's with 2TB WD cav for fileshare backups, 1TB WD for OS backups
Re: free auto-backup?
I have bad experiences with backups that are compressed and put on an external via software. Stuff not coming back, to coming back with the wrong extension or no extension at all, to not being able to be read on another machine other than the initial PC it was backed up on. List goes on.
If you want to do full on drive imaging, Go with Achronos True Image. It will also do backups to compressed folders of selected files and folders if you want.
Me, I do 1:1 file backups of important non-OS files using the RoboCopy command on a schedule for some things, others I kick it up by hand. The command has switches that will compare source and destination add/remove/copy source changes as required. Its quick too once you get pass the first run, and in Win7 it multi threaded now.
RoboCopy is free, Achronis is not
If you want to do full on drive imaging, Go with Achronos True Image. It will also do backups to compressed folders of selected files and folders if you want.
Me, I do 1:1 file backups of important non-OS files using the RoboCopy command on a schedule for some things, others I kick it up by hand. The command has switches that will compare source and destination add/remove/copy source changes as required. Its quick too once you get pass the first run, and in Win7 it multi threaded now.
RoboCopy is free, Achronis is not
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
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Re: free auto-backup?
robocopy sounds like what i want and i dont need anything compressed as the system in question is currently using 8.5GB on the hard drive including xp home (not nLite'd) but i need to move my drives around a bit before i can try anything
-Austin
Screamin' BCLK:
775 System (Overclocking Platform): Q8400/Q8300/E8400/E7400/E7500 - GA-EP45-UD3R v1.1 - 4GB (2x2) OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2 1066 CL5 2.1v Corsair TX-750w
Gamer: Asrock Z77 Extreme4, i7 3770K @4.6GHz, ThermalTake Armor A90 modded, 2x4GB GSKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 CL9, Corsair HX-750w, MSI GTX660 Twin Frozr
Server2012: Q9300 - 8GB DDR2 - Asus P5QL Pro - Corsair CX430 - Mirrored 2TB Seagate's with 2TB WD cav for fileshare backups, 1TB WD for OS backups
Screamin' BCLK:
775 System (Overclocking Platform): Q8400/Q8300/E8400/E7400/E7500 - GA-EP45-UD3R v1.1 - 4GB (2x2) OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2 1066 CL5 2.1v Corsair TX-750w
Gamer: Asrock Z77 Extreme4, i7 3770K @4.6GHz, ThermalTake Armor A90 modded, 2x4GB GSKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 CL9, Corsair HX-750w, MSI GTX660 Twin Frozr
Server2012: Q9300 - 8GB DDR2 - Asus P5QL Pro - Corsair CX430 - Mirrored 2TB Seagate's with 2TB WD cav for fileshare backups, 1TB WD for OS backups
Re: free auto-backup?
For XP you will need to get the Windows 2003 Resource Kit and install that, this will get you the RoboCopy command.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en
Here is a thread I made with code and batch file examples
http://forums.legitreviews.com/post165740.html
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en
Here is a thread I made with code and batch file examples
http://forums.legitreviews.com/post165740.html
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
-Thomas Jefferson
-Thomas Jefferson