Synchronization software...

[cwgannon]

I have an external hard drive which I connect to my laptop while at my desk in my dorm room.

Every few days, I like to copy all the new and modified files from several select folders on my laptop to my external hard drive; when complete, I would like for the selected folders on each drive to be identical. (This is not a two-way process though; the laptop is the only drive which will have new or modified files.)

I'm just having trouble finding something that does this, for some odd reason.

Recommendations for something simple like this (outside of batch files)?

 

[nweaver]

Briefcase?

And no love for cmd.exe? bah. It would be easy, one click then.

 

[cwgannon]

The problem with command line is that, when copying/overwriting, it doesn't check when a file's last been updated--at least as far as I know.

Or does it?

 

[Red and black]

rsync. If you're on MicroSoft, use the cygwin version.

Or, if you need a GUI, you could use unison:
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/

 

[angryswede]

hey search for something called syncback, i was in the exact same situation, and it works out real nice.

 

[angryswede]

actually here is the link found it easy.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/SyncBack.html

 

[Zontor]

Originally posted by: angryswede
actually here is the link found it easy.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/SyncBack.html

A 2nd for syncback SE - there is a freeware version but the SE is well worth the $20 they ask...

Direct site link

 

[cwgannon]

Thanks a ton for the replies. I'll try them all out.

 

[Joemonkey]

Originally posted by: cwgannon
The problem with command line is that, when copying/overwriting, it doesn't check when a file's last been updated--at least as far as I know.

Or does it?

using xcopy with the /d command only copies over if the date is newer