Mirroring a HD?

[BassBomb]

I have got a 500gb installed in my computer along with my 250gb for main use

I normally use it for Music/Movies/TV and Games

I have an external hd (USB2.0) using the exact same hd 500gb. I would like to be able to automatically "sync" or mirror my 500gb internal hd AND another partition from the 250 onto the 500gb external

Is there any way I can do this either with Windows or with a program

 

[BlueWeasel]

Sure, it's fairly easy and straightforward.

Both Synctoy and Syncback have free versions that can do exactly what you want.

 

[BassBomb]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Sure, it's fairly easy and straightforward.

Both Synctoy and Syncback have free versions that can do exactly what you want.

Thanks alot!

Synctoy worked PERFECTLY. It was exactly what I was looking for!

 

[ag703]

Would that work for mirroring an entire HD, OS and all? I want to replace my laptop HD but would rather not boot from an external

 

[BassBomb]

Originally posted by: ag703
Would that work for mirroring an entire HD, OS and all? I want to replace my laptop HD but would rather not boot from an external

Yes actually

I mirrored my partition to a folder on the Backup
The rest were mirrored folder to folder

 

[ag703]

Awesome cheers man

 

[Modelworks]

Also if your motherboard supports it you might want to look at a Raid1 setup.
It will automatically keep a copy of everything onto a second hard drive.

 

[Navid]

RAID 1 or mirroring a partition is good. If your hard drive dies (hardware), you can get your files back from the second drive or from the mirror.

But, if you mistakenly delete a file, it will be deleted from both hard drives in RAID 1. I suppose it will be deleted from both drives in a mirror as well. Then, you will only be able to get the file back if you have a real backup.

RAID 1 is good for what it is meant to be, which is not backup.