Is there any way at all to make a copy of a file (e.g: .doc, .pdf, .avi) on a different location on a hard drive that updates its twin whenever either of them is edited/changed? If not, whenever the original one is changed?
Not exactly, you will need to setup a scheduled task that sync's these using a syncing program.
Try this:
SyncToy - Backup User Data
It will show you how to do this with relative ease.
In addition here is a modern free method to https://www.sevenforums.com/backup-re...ml#post2269172
Thanks, Golden, gregrocker
@UsernameIssues,
I want to sync a few excel documents that stay on my external hard drive to my Dropbox folder on my PC, so that I can edit these files from anywhere and they stay in sync with the clone files in my external hard drive when I plug it in. Is there a better way to do it?
Use SyncToy to synchronise these files between your Dropbox folder on your PC, and the external hard drive.
Or...use a Junction folder or Symlink the files to the other location. Basically acts like a shortcut for files.
Sorry, what's a Junction folder and Symlink?
So, how do I go about setting up a symlink?
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