Windows 7: Backup/Automatic Synchronization Software

AllMac · 15 Aug 2009

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some good backup software.

What I want it do is to back up a specific folder from the C drive to my external WD drive. If I add data to that specific C folder, I want the back-up utility to silently copy all the data I've added and back it up to the external WD drive without me even knowing about it.

What can everyone recommend?

Cheers

tw33k · 15 Aug 2009

Quote: Originally Posted by AllMac

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some good backup software.

What I want it do is to back up a specific folder from the C drive to my external WD drive. If I add data to that specific C folder, I want the back-up utility to silently copy all the data I've added and back it up to the external WD drive without me even knowing about it.

What can everyone recommend?

Cheers

I use Second Copy and it works perfectly. Once you install and set it up you'd never even know it was running.

Guy Scharf · 15 Aug 2009

SyncBack SE from 2brightsparks.com. They also have a free version which sounds like it will do what you need.

Microsoft also has the free SyncToy; I don't know whether it works with Windows 7. I prefer SyncBack to SyncToy.

Second Copy is good too and I used it for a while but found SyncBack SE met my specific requirements better.

AllMac · 15 Aug 2009

Thanks everyone! I'll definitely check out your suggestions.

Barman58 · 15 Aug 2009

Hi Allmac you may want to add GFI Backup to your list of apps to check out ... have used a lot of other solutions in the past but this just works for me

Free backup software for Windows - GFI Backup Home Edition

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