Anyone used these backup programs?

[Lemodular]

I need to run a b back-up set of files on a regular basis. I will be backing htese up onto an external drive. I would like it to sync with the drive and only updates the newer files. I dont need to whole tree or directory all the time, just files as needed.

I have found these two software (link below) that I think will fit the bill. Has anyone used these? If so, how have they worked for you? Have you ran into any snags?

Syncback (shareware)
or
RoboCopy (tiny piece of software)

BTW, since this will be backed up to a ext. drive, I dont want any kind of compression or file formats that needs "restored" to be able to use.

 

[BlueWeasel]

I love Robocopy and it's mirror (/MIR) command. In fact, I use it daily to backup data to an external HD. Using the mirror command, Robocopy just copies over the latest or new files from the source drive (main HD) to the destination drive (external HD).

I gave SyncBack a try a few days ago, and I'm impressed. I've not used it much, but the interface is simple and effective and it gets the job done.

 

[Drakkon]

I use syncback on a fairly regular basis and it works great..never ran into any problems...

robocopy is a tool included in microsoft server 2003 at least and works like a fancy version of xcopy i think...theres a similar tool outthere called xxcopy which is freeware

 

[Lemodular]

can either progs be set up now even with a file structure already created on the ext. drive? or do I have to start fresh and let the program structure the backup on the ext drive?

 

[BlueWeasel]

You might be able to start with an existing file structure, but all the attributes (filesize, date, time, etc) will have to be the same on both drives, otherwise the files will get copied over.

PM your email address, and I'll sent you one of my Robocopy project files. Using the project files makes it much, much easier to run individual robocopy jobs and they are easy to set up.