Using SyncToy

Greenlizard0 · 19 Sep 2007 at 00:14

I have just got an external hard drive and I wish to use SyncToy to back my data onto it on a regular basis.

I have a D: which I wish to backup, and I created my external drive as X: which I wish to backup to.

Do I have this in the correct order?:

1)Copy + paste D: over to X:
2)Setup left (D: ) + right pairs (X: ) using SyncToy
3)Use the Echo function periodically. From what I gather reading the help files, Echo will copy any type of changes (add files, delete files, rename files, modify files) in D:, and mirror them to X: .

Greenlizard0 · 19 Sep 2007 at 16:30

Bump - Hi, can anybody help? I 'm trying to read the helpfiles but am getting slightly confused...

Greenlizard0 · 19 Sep 2007 at 17:20

Ok just set it up now, man that was easy I'm starting to appreciate why people recommend this tool now

Greenlizard0 · 20 Sep 2007 at 02:26

I found after my first sync that a couple of files couldn't be copied over.

Now in certain folders, I find "SyncToyDirectoryId" as a hidden text file with a number that is shown when opened.

What's going on?

Greenlizard0 · 23 Sep 2007 at 19:38

Problem sorted now. Wow, what a useful tool SyncToy is!!

Greenlizard0 · 24 Sep 2007 at 00:48

Thanks for the advice fella, I did know that.

I run the back up whenever I remember to do so, because the external drive in question sits in a different room of the house hidden away when e.g. files aren't being added to it. I then plug it in roughly on a weekly basis.

Greenlizard0 · 8 Oct 2007 at 00:56

allllec said:
Yeah.

Love synctoy

In the process of making a simlar program myself.. just with some extra fetures

I'd be interested in having a play with it at some point mate, esp if it's anything like SyncToy!