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Windows 7: Best Free Software to do a Backup of Selected Folders?
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02 Oct 2011
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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
Best Free Software to do a Backup of Selected Folders?
Besides the native program in windows 7, what's a trust worthy good program to backup selected folders like Documents, Pictures, and other random folders I want to backup..
Maybe even something that does it incremental, so say if I connect it every sunday it only backs up changes in the folders and doesn't need to re do everything so that it won't need to re backup my 600GB movies folder, etc because it won't have any changes.
Thanks for the help. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion 15.6" AMD A8-3500M Quad Core Laptop
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU AMD A8-3500M
Memory 6GB
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6755G2 Dual Graphics
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays None
Screen Resolution 1366x768
Hard Drives 750GB 5400RPM
Internet Speed 9 down, 0.7 up
Other Info No external monitors, keyboards, mice.
Wi-fi adapter: Broadcom 4313 802.11b/g/n
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02 Oct 2011
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#2 | |
Win 7 Pro 64-bit South Central Texas |
| | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Sony Vaio VPCEB47GM Laptop
OS Win 7 Pro 64-bit
CPU Intel i5 2.4 Ghz
Memory 8GB DDR3
Graphics Card Intel HD 3000
Sound Card IDT High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays 15.6 WGXA Anti-Glare LED
Screen Resolution 1280x800
Hard Drives 640Gb 7200rpm
Antivirus MSE
Browser Opera (primary) with IE9 backup
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02 Oct 2011
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#3 | |
Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2 Westlake, Ohio |
Those are all good suggestions. 
One I might add is Cobian Backup 10. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self
OS Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2
CPU Main - Core i7 2600K; 2nd - Core i7 920
Motherboard Main - Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3; 2nd - Gigabyte GA-EX58-UDR3
Memory Main - 16GB Corsair Vengeance; 2nd - 12GB Corsair Vengeance
Graphics Card Main - XFX Radeon 6870 1GB; 2nd - XFX Radeon 4870 1GB
Sound Card Both: Onboard Realtek Azalia
Monitor(s) Displays Main - Hann 25" + I-INC 25" + Acer 23"; 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Screen Resolution Main - 1920x1080 (All Three Monitors); 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Keyboard Main - Razer Reclusa; 2nd - Old MS Keyboard
Mouse Main - Logitech MX Revolution; 2nd - Old MS Mouse
PSU Main - OCZ 600W Modular; 2nd - OCZ 600W
Case Main - Thermaltake Element G; 2nd - NZXT something or other
Cooling Main - Corsair H80; 2nd - Prolimatech Megahalems
Hard Drives Main - (1) Crucial M4 128GB (Boot)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Intel X25-M SSD 80GB (Boot)
2nd - (3) Seagate 1TB 32MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Seagate 320GB (Because)
Internet Speed 20Mbps Time-Warner Cable
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02 Oct 2011
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#4 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 Northern Ohio |
I have no problem using Windows 7 built in backup. All those programs mentioned by marsmimar are used by many members. For my self I don't use 3rd party programs when I can use Windows 7 to get the job done. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1
CPU Intel i7-960-3.2 @ 4.25
Motherboard ASUS P6X58D-E
Memory KINGSTON KHX2000C9, Hyper X,12 GIGS
Graphics Card MSI/Nvidia/460GTX-Cyclone 1GD5/OC
Monitor(s) Displays DYNEX 40 IN.
Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard M/S 3000 v 2.0 wireless
Mouse M/S 5000 wireless
PSU Corsair AX-850 Plus Gold
Case Corsair 600T (Black) + side panel with 2 140 mm Noctua fans
Cooling Corsair H50/2 Noctua NF-P12 (120 mm) Push/Pull-
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 120GB-SER 510
Seagate 1TB SATA 600 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Internet Speed 3.0 mb
Antivirus Microsoft Security Eesentials
Browser I.E. 10 default/Firefox
Other Info LG BluRay-Read/Write
Sound system
KLipsch-THX
Asus Router RTN-12
2 Noctua 140 added on top of 600t case
Malwarebytes Anti Malware Professional
Windows 7 Firewall
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03 Oct 2011
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#5 | |
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1 Hertfordshire |
| | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
Motherboard Hewlett-Packard 1425
Memory 8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Builtin
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Mouse Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000
Hard Drives 250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
2TB Seagate GoFlex USB 2 Drive
1TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive
1.5TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive (Samsung)
1TB Iomega NAS.
Internet Speed 60 Mbs download 3 Mbs upload
Antivirus Norton 360
Browser Chrome
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03 Oct 2011
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#6 | |
Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8 Pro w/Media Center 64bit Covington, La |
| | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8 Pro w/Media Center 64bit
CPU Phenom II X6 1100T
Motherboard ASUS M5A99X EVO
Memory Crucial Balistic 8gb DDR3-1866 CL9
Graphics Card MSI R6850 Cyclone IGD5 PE
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VE258Q 25" LED with DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech K120
Mouse Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
PSU Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
Case Corsair 400R
Cooling Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
Hard Drives Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata III, WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
Internet Speed 15MB
Antivirus Norton IS 2012, Malwarebytes Pro
Browser IE-10, FF-19
Other Info APC UPS ES 750, Netgear WNR3500L Gigabit & Wireless N Router with SamKnows Test Program, Motorola SB6120 Gigabit Cable Modem. Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer, Epson V300 Scanner
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03 Oct 2011
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#7 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
Thanks everyone all great program options I'm going to try them out. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion 15.6" AMD A8-3500M Quad Core Laptop
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU AMD A8-3500M
Memory 6GB
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6755G2 Dual Graphics
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays None
Screen Resolution 1366x768
Hard Drives 750GB 5400RPM
Internet Speed 9 down, 0.7 up
Other Info No external monitors, keyboards, mice.
Wi-fi adapter: Broadcom 4313 802.11b/g/n
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03 Oct 2011
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#8 | |
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1 Hertfordshire |
You are welcome. Please report back on your findings. it may help others. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
Motherboard Hewlett-Packard 1425
Memory 8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Builtin
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Mouse Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000
Hard Drives 250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
2TB Seagate GoFlex USB 2 Drive
1TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive
1.5TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive (Samsung)
1TB Iomega NAS.
Internet Speed 60 Mbs download 3 Mbs upload
Antivirus Norton 360
Browser Chrome
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03 Oct 2011
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#9 | |
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For file backups, you can't beat Karen's replicator. Karen's Replicator | | My System Specs | | OS Vista x64 / 7 X64
CPU E8400
Motherboard ASRock 1333 GLAN R2.0
Memory 2x1 gb 800mhz
Graphics Card 9500gt 1gb
Case Coolermaster
Cooling Winpower 500w
Hard Drives Maxtor 160gb-2mb cache
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03 Oct 2011
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#10 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
I'm trying the native backup program on Windows 7 first, and it is taking SO long. I've had this problem before, the bar is probably 10 percent after 6 hours. What gives? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion 15.6" AMD A8-3500M Quad Core Laptop
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU AMD A8-3500M
Memory 6GB
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6755G2 Dual Graphics
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays None
Screen Resolution 1366x768
Hard Drives 750GB 5400RPM
Internet Speed 9 down, 0.7 up
Other Info No external monitors, keyboards, mice.
Wi-fi adapter: Broadcom 4313 802.11b/g/n
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