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I have a 2TB internal drive that I keep my files on.

I purchased an external 2TB drive that I plan to use for backup (and keep 'offsite').

Is there any reason why I should get software to handle the backup? I was just planning on clicking and dragging a folder with my file directory to the external drive and come back after a few hours when it's done copying. I don't mind the long copy time so I was thinking that I don't care about incremental backups that might be done by software.

Am I over thinking this task? I am asking because two people I know told me to use software to back up the drive. I asked why and neither gave me a straight answer. I don't need to "clone" the drive, I just want a file back up in case of failure/fire etc.
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crazed one wrote:Is there any reason why I should get software to handle the backup? ... I don't mind the long copy time so I was thinking that I don't care about incremental backups that might be done by software.
The only bright side i would see to software, would be -if- it determines the copy process was 100% successful.

Personally, i use no software majority of the time, and if the information is really important, i will just check the properties after copy, and make sure that the 'size', 'size on disk', and number of files/folders match.

If i turn to software, i use DSynchronize (http://dimio.altervista.org/eng/) but i never use the schedule or real-time. Its free, portable/standalone (190kb dl). Its nice for me when i need to copy something to multiple destinations, dont want to copy files of the same timestamp, or want to add date to folder backup naming.

Im not associated with the maker, but its a nice little bit of code.
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i don't like moving folders around.

syncback is great,using the free version for years without any problems.

http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html
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http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/backup-strategy.html

http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/free ... tware.html

http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/rsync-guide.html


Still, young Luke, you have a long way to go.
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lmao :lol:

I've seen this guy's page before. He's right but I'm pretty sure that my solution is ample.

Sorry not trying to sound like a dick, I was merely posing the question of whether or not I should use software to backup my drives but I haven't heard any reason why I shouldn't just drop my files into another drive and let it run over night.

Just in case anyone is wondering, I have my internal 2TB storage drive and an external 2TB to back it up. I also have 2 older 500gig drives that back up certain files from the big drive (family pics, music). My DVD movies I don't care as much about so I don't back them up on these local drives. I back up pics/music on DVD disks and I also back them up on Amazon cloud. I have a generic ghost of my OS from a fresh install. That is all I am doing and I am fine with the risks.
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Cockos, the guys who make Reaper, have a wonderful FREE utility called PathSync that lets you sync folders from drive to drive.
It's great for backing up project folders and it's FREE.

http://www.cockos.com/pathsync/
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timobrien wrote:Cockos, the guys who make Reaper, have a wonderful FREE utility called PathSync that lets you sync folders from drive to drive.
It's great for backing up project folders and it's FREE.

http://www.cockos.com/pathsync/

Thank you for the suggestion. :)
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There's also SyncToy by MSoft.
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