Backup software/methods?

DampDog · 10 Jan 2013 at 09:50

Morining..

I've always been a little remis on keeping my system backed up and up to now been lucky and got away with it. But I've now just installed an SSD and am a little less trusting of the technology as yet so thought it's time I became a little bit more diligent.

Now I don't have hundreds of gigs to keep a grip on, but would like to back-up all my documents, pictures, music, etc. (possibly create a system image)

Up to now I've simply copied my documents off to my HDD every couple of weeks and that was about it.

What I'd like to to do, if possible is have "My Libraries" on the SSD sync'd to a duplicate on the HDD if that's possible. I have used Windows back-up to create a system image, but that's about it.

Because I know nowt about it really, just looking for advice as to the best way to do it and what software is there out there to get it done (as usual preferably cheap or free, of course I will cough up if I need to)

Cheers
DD

Swordfish · 10 Jan 2013 at 09:51

Synctoy from MS is what I use for docs.

DampDog · 10 Jan 2013 at 09:58

Swordfish said:
Synctoy from MS is what I use for docs.

Does that just sit in the background or do you have to run it periodically?

Swordfish · 10 Jan 2013 at 10:01

You run it when you want. Really simple. If you don't have a lot of docs you could always use Dropbox, SkyDrive or Google Drive as well.

jbloggs · 10 Jan 2013 at 11:30

Cobian Backup

SynBackFree

DampDog · 10 Jan 2013 at 12:17

DampDog said:
Does that just sit in the background or do you have to run it periodically?

It there not a "task scheduler" hidden away in Windows 7? I wonder if it could be set up to run autmatically say once a day?

wazza300 · 10 Jan 2013 at 12:47

acronis true image has a backup option,you can set a schedule,but its paid software

DampDog · 10 Jan 2013 at 13:30

Swordfish said:
You run it when you want. Really simple. If you don't have a lot of docs you could always use Dropbox, SkyDrive or Google Drive as well.

Had a little dig on the TinTerNet and found this..

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/2504...tomatically-with-task-scheduler-in-windows-7/

Think I'll give it a go. Failing that Cobian looks pretty good. Failing that I may get last years version of acronis on the cheap.

flamezmack · 12 Jan 2013 at 09:57

Google drive has worked well for me for all sorts

DampDog · 12 Jan 2013 at 10:01

Thanks all, I've gone with SyncToy for the moment. I've not tried creating a automated schedule for it, as in the little link above. But as I don't have huge amounts of stuff to keep a track of SyncToy works very well (Way better than I imagined it)

Cheers
DD