Am looking for a solution that runs on my Windows XP PC for a fairly simple set of requirements:
- Define a backup set of folders/files on XP PC (eg My Documents)
- Manually or automatically back up the lot to external USB hard drive
- Run incremental back ups etc after that.
Keep external hard drive as my ‘master’ or safety back up, that is:
- Perform back up
- (accidently) delete Resume.doc from XP PC
- Do one or more back ups
- Discover Resume.doc is gone
- Get it back from USB hard drive
Some ‘syncing’ software would have deleted Resume.doc from the USB hard drive
- Don’t want version control etc; handled manually within Word etc
- Happy for back up to clobber USB hard drive copy if required
So any ideas? Does this type of back up have a name/description?
Update Sept 9th.
Found one that works. Here’s the email I sent to the tech buddies who had helped me find a good solution.
“Have been using Dropbox for a while now and am a big fan. For my many-GB stuff I’m trying the BPSP "SyncToy" from Redmond way. Thanks to <snip> for pointing it out. It’s contribute mode is just what I was after.
(Binary, Proprietary , Single Platform) true…but Horses for Courses 🙂
Plus IJFW It Just Works…”