Is Software RAID-1 possible with normal Windows partition ?

[hasu]

I have 2 hard disks in my machine. Is it possible to have RAID-1 configuration for a few folders?
My intention is to have a working backup of important docs, by mirroring only those folders. Or is there any backup software which can efficiently back up these files as and when it is modified?

tia
harry

 

[WarpSpeed]

You have to be running Win NT, 2000, or XP, and have dynamic partitions. A bit complex. Easier to use an add-on board, especially the new Highpoint. Best to have two identical drives, or at least drives of the same size. You can't mirror "a few folders" with RAID; it's all or nothing. If all you want to do is to back up your data, just use any backup program.

 

[ButaneBlender]

You could use task scheduler and robocopy (a res kit util) to mirror your folders at a predetermined interval, if you don't want to go full on raid 1.

 

[hasu]

I got what I was looking for... !!!

see a screenshot..
http://www.techsoftpl.com/backup/scrnshot.htm

I downloaded a trial version.

Yet another free option for scheduled backup is this

I have to decide if I want to spend $34 to backup files in real-time.

 

[ButaneBlender]

Interesting. You did way more research on that subject than I ever would have done

If I had something critical I wanted to keep backed up in real-time, I'd get a MB with RAID or a Promise controller and mirror drives. Otherwise, I'd just use a fancy backup script / task scheduler combo. 35 dollars is roughly half (Maybe a little less) of what my raid card cost me, and it works with Win and *nix.

The opinions just expressed you neither asked for nor wanted, probably. I just felt chatty

 

[hasu]

Originally posted by: ButaneBlender
Interesting. You did way more research on that subject than I ever would have done

If I had something critical I wanted to keep backed up in real-time, I'd get a MB with RAID or a Promise controller and mirror drives. Otherwise, I'd just use a fancy backup script / task scheduler combo. 35 dollars is roughly half (Maybe a little less) of what my raid card cost me, and it works with Win and *nix.

The opinions just expressed you neither asked for nor wanted, probably. I just felt chatty

My ABIT KR7A-133R has RAID built-in. But I used it to add my third harddisk!! It might be too expensive to have RAID-1 configuration for my hard-disk structure. Following are some of the folders which I am configurig for backing up.

1. "Desktop" folders (My wife'sand mine) from C:\Documents and Settings (in DISK1)
2. "My Documents" (My wife'sand mine) folders from D:\ (in DISK2)
3. "My Paperport Docs" from D:\ (in DISK2)
4. "My Pictures" from E:\ (in DISK1)

Since I have to create RAID-1 array for two harddisks (both are 80GB), two more 80GB harddisks are required. Most part of it would be used for backing up not-so-important files (like system files, downloaded files, Programs, Videos, Games etc). But by using a backup script or other similar s/w, I can backup only those required files.

Healthy discussions are always for good
Actually, your post only first gave me the idea of automating the backup procedure using Task Scheduler.


Thanks