is it possible for windows seven to automatically replace files?


  1. Posts : 6
    windows 7 pro 64bit
       #1

    is it possible for windows seven to automatically replace files?


    usually whenever im done with school, I like to backup my files and folders on a second hard drive. sometimes it could take hours to transfer. I tend to be away from the computer while it's transferring, and one thing that I see when I come back, is in the picture below. is it possible to auto replace files and folders?
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  2. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #2

    Hours

    I`m sure there`s some software out there.

    Robocopy or something, just google it.

    If you don`t start naming your files individually, you`re gonna loose a lot of data.

    It`s not in your picture, but there is a checkbox at the bottom, once you make a decision it will keep doing what you tell it to.

    Replace the file, don`t replace etc.
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  3. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #3

    My own solution to this kind of thing. I use version control, SVN in my case. I just check in a revision when I'm done with whatever, it will just "backup" the files that have changed and keep a full history, don't have to waste time transferring everything. Then as a matter of cause, I backup the SVN repository to one of the many cloud storage solutions.
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  4. Posts : 721
    Windows 10, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 7 Professional, OS X El Capitan
       #4

    GeorgeFPrice said:
    Sometimes it could take hours to transfer.
    ROBOCOPY - Create a Backup Script

    Robocopy is very quick. It compares files' timestamps to determine the files that need copying, and it ignores files that do not need copying.
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  5. Posts : 77
    Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
       #5

    FastCopy

    Fastcopy has worked well for us.
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