can any1 guide me to a program that stores the name of files i backed up

hello guys,
can i find a program that helps me organize my backed up files , i mean a program that saves the names of the files and last size, last time edited etc , so i can know afterwards which files i backed up and which i didn't.
sorry for bad explaining ,
thanks in advance

 

Most newer external drives (Maxtor, Seagate) have backup programs installed on them that you install on your system as your main backup program. They're not archive programs in that they don't compress the files into a single archive file; they perform a one-one backup of existing files directly to the external drive, and stores them in their original configuration as they are on the drive they were backed up from.

As an example, I currently have 6 drives connected to my HDX (7 if you count my ReadyBoost FlashDrive), with 4 of them being externals - 2 Seagate 320gb SSD's, 1 Maxtor 300gb and a newer Maxtor 750gb external. The other 2 are my primary and secondary 320gb internal drives.

I use the 750 to back up data from all of the other drives. It saves them on the drive in the following configuration:

Maxtor 750gb H:
Root Folder: Computer Name (CyberVisionsHDX)
CyberVisionsHDX Folder: Folders C, D, F, G, H, I (each drive letter - E is my Restore partition so it doesn't get backed up)

Folder C: Documents; Music; Multimedia

The rest is the same - if you were to navigate to the Maxtor750gb drive and look at the folders and files, you will see them as they appear on the drives they were backed up from. In fact, I'll sometimes run the file (say a music or movie file) directly from the backup drive.

The backup file program is easily setup - after installing, it took about 5 minutes to set up the schedule and files I wanted to back up on a regular basis. I also back up files to the Seagate SSD's using the same program. Since Seagate owns Maxtor, their backup programs are interchangeable. You can get a Seagate 320gb SSD for about 80-90 bucks; 750's for just over a 100.

The reason I didn't mention Western Digital is that their quality has gone downhill considerably over the last 20 years when they were comparable to Seagate. Nowadays, they're flooding the market with cheaper drives, but you get what you pay for. I've seen WD drives in new systems fail after a year or less. Since I used to be a QA manager myself, I don't tend to deal with products that have spotty performance.

 

Microsoft SyncToy. And you don't even have to do anything with it, it does that all by itself. I just found about it a month or so ago. Earlier I used to sort by "Date modified" and then copy paste.

EDIT: Unless I got your question wrong.

 

Cobian Backup if you want a real program. If not, a good sync tool like the MSFT SyncToy, GoodSync, or Free File Sync are all worth trying.

Google is your friend.

 

thanks all for your help,
i think i ll start with the microsoft program maybe it ll help me,
i just wanted to give an example, i have a dvd with my documents folder in it , can this program compare my documents on the dvd with the mydocuments on my computer and tell me which files i didn't back up yet?

 

Yes, you can preview, and then it can automatically do it for you.

 

thank you for your help