Collect, Encrypt, Backup Then Synch

[Jackilope]

Have a 1g USB thumb drive that I wish to use for carrying data and as a
backup device. Have two huge HDs.

I am looking for a way to find all data extensions (*.doc, *.xls, etc)
which are scattered about the HDs, then either encrypt each or encrypt the
thumb drive before or after they are backed up. Then synch for both new
data and changed data so to backup up and send to thumb drive.

Automating this process would be nice!

Any suggestions?

 

[Adam Piggott]

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Have a 1g USB thumb drive that I wish to use for carrying data and as a
backup device. Have two huge HDs.

I am looking for a way to find all data extensions (*.doc, *.xls, etc)
which are scattered about the HDs, then either encrypt each or encrypt the
thumb drive before or after they are backed up. Then synch for both new
data and changed data so to backup up and send to thumb drive.

Automating this process would be nice!

If you're on Windows 2000 or XP Professional then you'll have the built-in
Encrypting Filing System option available which is transparent once set up.
It is also a good way to lose everything unless you backup your secret key

Otherwise it depends on what software you go for. If you're a more
technical computer user you could use GnuPG[1] which is a command-line
encryption program (there are good front-ends for it too) or use
TrueCrypt[2] and encrypt the whole USB key with a TrueCrypt partition and
then anything copied to it gets encrypted.

You get use the freeware Info-ZIP[3] for compression and just put this in a
batch file:

zip -r -3 D:\Backup.zip C: -i *.pdf *.sxw *.sxc *.txt

HTH

[1] http://www.gnupg.org/
[2] http://www.truecrypt.com/
[3] http://www.info-zip.com/
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Adam Piggott, Proprietor, Proactive Services (Computing).
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[Jackilope]

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Have a 1g USB thumb drive that I wish to use for carrying data and as a
backup device. Have two huge HDs.

I am looking for a way to find all data extensions (*.doc, *.xls, etc)
which are scattered about the HDs, then either encrypt each or encrypt the
thumb drive before or after they are backed up. Then synch for both new
data and changed data so to backup up and send to thumb drive.

Automating this process would be nice!

If you're on Windows 2000 or XP Professional then you'll have the built-in
Encrypting Filing System option available which is transparent once set up.
It is also a good way to lose everything unless you backup your secret key

Otherwise it depends on what software you go for. If you're a more
technical computer user you could use GnuPG[1] which is a command-line
encryption program (there are good front-ends for it too) or use
TrueCrypt[2] and encrypt the whole USB key with a TrueCrypt partition and
then anything copied to it gets encrypted.

TrueCrypt looks like a winner.

You get use the freeware Info-ZIP[3] for compression and just put this in a
batch file:

zip -r -3 D:\Backup.zip C: -i *.pdf *.sxw *.sxc *.txt

HTH

What is the -i here and thanks for the help.

 

[Adam Piggott]

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TrueCrypt looks like a winner.

Aye it does. I've given it a bit of a testing over the past few months but
haven't put it into production yet.

You get use the freeware Info-ZIP[3] for compression and just put this in a
batch file:

zip -r -3 D:\Backup.zip C: -i *.pdf *.sxw *.sxc *.txt

What is the -i here and thanks for the help.

The -i sets zip to only include the following file names. You need to use
this because when using -r (check all sub-folders), wildcards for separate
entries don't get checked in sub-folders.

For example:
C:\Test\Letter.sxw
C:\Test\Spreadsheet.sxc
C:\Test\Picture.jpg
C:\Test\Old\Oldpicture.jpg

zip -r backup.zip *.sxw *.sxc *.jpg
Will only backup those extensions in C:\Test, but not in Test\Old...

but zip -r backup.zip C:\Test -i *.sxw *.sxc *.jpg
Will backup all of the files.

Hope that makes sense

Cheers
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Adam Piggott, Proprietor, Proactive Services (Computing).
http://www.proactiveservices.co.uk/

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[Jackilope]

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TrueCrypt looks like a winner.

Aye it does. I've given it a bit of a testing over the past few months but
haven't put it into production yet.

You get use the freeware Info-ZIP[3] for compression and just put this in a
batch file:

zip -r -3 D:\Backup.zip C: -i *.pdf *.sxw *.sxc *.txt

What is the -i here and thanks for the help.

The -i sets zip to only include the following file names. You need to use
this because when using -r (check all sub-folders), wildcards for separate
entries don't get checked in sub-folders.

For example:
C:\Test\Letter.sxw
C:\Test\Spreadsheet.sxc
C:\Test\Picture.jpg
C:\Test\Old\Oldpicture.jpg

zip -r backup.zip *.sxw *.sxc *.jpg
Will only backup those extensions in C:\Test, but not in Test\Old...

but zip -r backup.zip C:\Test -i *.sxw *.sxc *.jpg
Will backup all of the files.

Hope that makes sense

Cheers
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Adam Piggott, Proprietor, Proactive Services (Computing).
http://www.proactiveservices.co.uk/

Sure does! Mucho thanks, Adam