Any utility for syncing files between two hard drives ?

I want to make backups from local HDD to external flash/HDD. Any syncing utility for this ?

For remote servers, I've been using rsync, and it works great. Anything for backing up between the same machine ?

 

As you know and like rsync, use rsync in local mode by specifying the src and dest arguments with directories (i.e. no need for machine name: ). From memory, the rsync man pages have various examples.

 

Unison may also be what you're looking for if you want something simple.

 

Hmm, I did not know rsync could work locally. I just use a script I pulled off the net
http://www.shadlen.org/sl/linux/remote/scp.htm

That unison utility looks very usefull too, as it works on windows as well.

 

rsync works on Windows as well, you don't have to use Unison if you're already set up with rsync

 

I thought it was only for unix systems ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync

 

rsync can be installed as part of cygwin. www.cygwin.com

There are a pile of how-to's out there showing you how you can turn a windows PC into an rsync server with cygwin. It's not simple, but it can be done.

It's a lot easier if you want to use windows as an rsync client. Just need to install rsync as part of cygwin and you're pretty much set.

 

There's Komparator, although that's a little unstable. But it works and lets you verify before overwriting files.

 

I use a freeware utility called Allway Sync. Works great... Between hard drives, USB Thumb drives or over a network. Just tell it what you want it to do and it's automatic from there on. You can set schedules, etc.