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    Updating back-up drive when new files are added without going through the whole thing.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Justitia, Jan 27, 2009.

  1. Justitia

    Justitia Notebook Evangelist

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    I use an 8 GB flash drive for my back-up for all 3 of my computers (2 laptops) Obviously I don't store a lot of data. They are mostly word-processing files.

    Is there any software I can use that will check my original HD I am backing up to see if there have been any changes compared to the previously stored files on my Flash Drive? And also let me choose if I want to replace or update each file before the software actually does it?
     
    Justitia, Jan 27, 2009
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  2. atbnet

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    You could try Acronis and its incremental backups.
     
    atbnet, Jan 28, 2009
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  3. deeastman

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    deeastman, Jan 28, 2009
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  4. qhn

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    +2 for Synctoy, simple for what the OP needs

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jan 28, 2009
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  5. atbnet

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    I also forgot about Dropbox which is a lot easier to use than my previous suggestion.
     
    atbnet, Jan 28, 2009
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  6. davepermen

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    I use allwaysync, it's quite flexible and thus my favourite (but the ui got a little bulky trough all the feature-ads)
     
    davepermen, Jan 28, 2009
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