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Good free backup software?
I'm feeling that Windows Backup is very inadequate. Do you know of any good, reliable, free backup software that I can use? Preferrably for Windows XP. Thanks in advance Thermo.
I'm feeling that Windows Backup is very inadequate. Do you know of any good, reliable, free backup software that I can use? Preferrably for Windows XP. Thanks in advance Thermo.
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9 years ago
I use Dropbox to backup only certain files. It is really fast and I am even able to access my files from my iPod Touch when I'm not home.
Answer 9 years ago
Hmm. They have a 2gb storage limit though, right?
9 years ago
Will the Windows Synchronization PowerToy do?
If you need free software, absolutely do not search for the word "free". Instead, head over to SourceForge and see what the popular free solutions are.
Answer 9 years ago
Well, I would rather something that puts it into one file. Although just copying the files might suffice.
9 years ago
If you're happy to write your own batch files,Robocopy is pretty good for quick and easy backups. I use it all the time both scheduled and from an icon.
It's a Microsoft command line utility (standing for Robust Copy) which was shipped with a resource kit, but is easily available.
Answer 9 years ago
I tried using Robocopy, but when I tried copying My Documents, It only copied the files, not the folders, Have I done something wrong?
Answer 9 years ago
You need to specify the directory name not the files, so 'robocopy source destination', not 'robocopy source\*.* destination'.
I use the command 'robocopy f: d:\Cruzer2 /mir' to backup my memory stick (F:) to the directory cruzer2 on my D: drive. Mirror will take a full copy and delete any files in the backup which have been deleted in the original.
Tye in 'robocopy' on it's own for simple use, or 'robocopy /?' for all the possible parameters (there are LOTS of them). Output this to a file with 'robocopy /? help.txt'.
Answer 9 years ago
I'm using the GUI version though. Do I have to go into cmd to do it?
Answer 9 years ago
I didn't know there was a GUI version!
I use robocopy.exe from the command line.
Answer 9 years ago
:-P. See the top of this article, It gives you the .exe GUI version. It's called UtilitySpotlight2006_11.exe
Answer 9 years ago
Hmm, That looks interesting. I'll look into it a bit more before I start using it though...