Synchronizing/backing up files

[Guest]

My apologies for what seems to me a simple question.

Is there any way to copy a document folder from my main C:\ drive to an
external F:\ hard drive (as a backup copy) that does not involve recopying
every single file in the document folder?

For instance, if I have a folder containing 100 files, only three of which
have been added/modified since my last backup/copy to the external drive, can
I execute a command that will simply copy over the material that has been
added/changed rather than recopy each and every file in the source folder?

Ideally, I guess the command would compare the contents of the two folders
and copy over only those parts that differed between the source and
destination folders.

I have hunted around and not found anything that would accomplish this, but
it seems to me that it would be a relatively simple task.

Thanks for any feedback.

 

[DL]

The default Windows Backup app?
Or any dedecated backup software?

 

[Nepatsfan]

(e-mail address removed),

My apologies for what seems to me a simple question.

Is there any way to copy a document folder from my main C:\
drive to an external F:\ hard drive (as a backup copy) that
does not involve recopying every single file in the document
folder?

For instance, if I have a folder containing 100 files, only
three of which have been added/modified since my last
backup/copy to the external drive, can I execute a command
that will simply copy over the material that has been
added/changed rather than recopy each and every file in the
source folder?

Ideally, I guess the command would compare the contents of
the two folders and copy over only those parts that differed
between the source and destination folders.

I have hunted around and not found anything that would
accomplish this, but it seems to me that it would be a
relatively simple task.

Thanks for any feedback.

You might want to look into this free program from Microsoft.
What you're trying to do is named "Contribute" in SyncToy.

SyncToy v1.4
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...54-C975-4814-9649-CCE41AF06EB7&displaylang=en

For more info, take a look at these articles,
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/synctoy.mspx

Synchronizing Images and Files in Windows XP Using Microsoft
SyncToy
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...F1-2287-40EA-8A6F-57BD8695F23D&displaylang=en

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Mrich]

This does exactly that.Works for me quite well.
http://www.2brightsparks.com/