Help Vista Backup utility

[Vulcan]

I've been playing around with the Vista backup utility and it appears that
there is no way to select individual folders for backup; Vista only allows
you to select types of files for backup. I must be looking in the wrong
place! How could MS have created something that won' let me decide which
files and folders I want to back up?

 

[Tim]

I went through the same exercise when I first started using Vista. I was
convinced it was my fault for not being able to find it. But you may as well
stop looking as that feature no longer exists. You will need to use a 3rd
party backup application (lots to choose from...even some good free ones) if
you want that kind of flexibility. For me, this is (currently) the biggest
mystery of Vista.

Regarding your last question...I'll assume it was rhetorical.

Tim

 

[Vulcan]

Hi Tim:

Ok, I've figured out a fix (I think).

The new backup utility doesn't allow you to select folder or exclude
folders, but, you can use the free MS SyncToy utility to make a copy of the
folders you want backed up then sync them on a schedule using the Task
Scheduler. I haven't verified that this works but I think it will.

 

[Vulcan]

Well, this would work if it was possible to find the synctoy executable, but
unfortunately it's not. Funny, all the directions on how to automate
synctoy are in the Synctoy help files except how to find the excitable. The
new Vista search tool is brutal. The old tool was better;event though it
was slow, at least it would locate the files your looking for - the new one
doesn't seem to be able to find any files (including synctoy.exe )

 

[Vulcan]

Ok. I had to uninstall Synctoy and reinstall it somewhere where I could
find it - in Program files where it should have been installed.

Why wouldn't Synctoy.exe show up on a file search?