"synchronising computers.

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Dr. Dos

Win XP Pro SP3

Is there a Windows routine or some application
that will compare specified sub-directories
(folders) and update from one to the other (one
way or two way as desired) changed files? Thanks
 
Per Dr. Dos:
Thanks to both of you.
I selected SyncToy 2.1
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...36-98e0-4ee9-a7c5-98d0592d8c52&displaylang=en
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I've got a backup Windows Home Server box and have been using a
file copy backup utility (SecondCopy) to synch the backup box
with the "production" box.

This thread has me thinking I should try SyncToy.

Can it be config'd so that box "B" is made the same as box "A",
but "A" is not touched? i.e. If there are new, changed, or
deleted files on "A", only "B" gets updated.

Also, I'm assuming that there is an exclusion list. For instance
one would not want the Windows system directory touched - only
"Data" directories.
 
(PeteCresswell) said:
Per Dr. Dos:

I've got a backup Windows Home Server box and have been using a
file copy backup utility (SecondCopy) to synch the backup box
with the "production" box.

This thread has me thinking I should try SyncToy.

Can it be config'd so that box "B" is made the same as box "A",
but "A" is not touched? i.e. If there are new, changed, or
deleted files on "A", only "B" gets updated.

Also, I'm assuming that there is an exclusion list. For instance
one would not want the Windows system directory touched - only
"Data" directories.
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SyncToy seems to be configurable.
It should not hurt to install it and play with
it, at least as far as trying to set it up. It
has a "preview" function that should prevent
"accidents."
 
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Per Dr. Dos:

I've got a backup Windows Home Server box and have been using a
file copy backup utility (SecondCopy) to synch the backup box
with the "production" box.

This thread has me thinking I should try SyncToy.

Can it be config'd so that box "B" is made the same as box "A",
but "A" is not touched? i.e. If there are new, changed, or
deleted files on "A", only "B" gets updated.
Click to expand...

Yes, it's called Echo Mode in SyncToy.
Also, I'm assuming that there is an exclusion list. For instance
one would not want the Windows system directory touched - only
"Data" directories.
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YOU define the directories to be synchronised (but system or hiddden
files can be excluded too)

Look into the Help file of SyncToy.

Bernd
 
Dr. Dos said:
Win XP Pro SP3

Is there a Windows routine or some application that will compare specified
sub-directories (folders) and update from one to the other (one way or two
way as desired) changed files? Thanks
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Not too difficult if you want to copy only changed
or added files. But do you also want to delete on
the second computer any files which no longer
exist on the first? That makes it more complicated.
 
Anthony said:
Not too difficult if you want to copy only changed
or added files. But do you also want to delete on
the second computer any files which no longer
exist on the first? That makes it more complicated.
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Command line methods:

robocopy (in the Windows Server toolkit)
xxcopy (will do just about anything...)
 
Bob CP said:
Command line methods:

robocopy (in the Windows Server toolkit)
xxcopy (will do just about anything...)
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As I ponder this a little bit more, it seems that a really
simple method, if you want the folder on the second
machine to exactly match the same folder on the first
machine, is to destroy the folder on the second machine
and then make a fresh copy of the thing from the first
machine. Only downside I can see is time, if it's a
sizable folder with relatively few changes.
 
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