Making backup copies of computer files

lunatic59 said:

If you want a little "set-it-and-forget-it" utility I find syncfolders handy for keeping my working folders sync'ed to my NAS.

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Hadron said:

If you are using something with a *nix command line (MacOS, Linux) then it's easy: "cp -a" will preserve the creation date.

Windows isn't my thing, but I'll bet that a dedicated backup utility (as opposed to a simple copy) would do this. But if you are just doing a few files I'd check out the utilities named above.

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rootabaga said:

You might try xcopy or robocopy, those are more powerful (command line) utilities with lots of features accessed through switches.

Good luck.

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rootabaga said:

That's where they shine. *.* works great, and you can replicate directory structures, etc Smaller places create batch files and use that in place of expensive commercial software. Robocopy also allows you to modify permissions and you can generate log outputs to verify what copied. I last used it when I built a new fileserver and had to move all of the data from the old one in organized chunks.

Google robocopy, it's newer and more powerful and you'll get some idea of its versatility.

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rootabaga said:

That's where they shine. *.* works great, and you can replicate directory structures, etc Smaller places create batch files and use that in place of expensive commercial software. Robocopy also allows you to modify permissions and you can generate log outputs to verify what copied. I last used it when I built a new fileserver and had to move all of the data from the old one in organized chunks.

Google robocopy, it's newer and more powerful and you'll get some idea of its versatility.

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lunatic59 said:

Yep. I use it regularly on 10 and 11.

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lunatic59 said:

If you want a little "set-it-and-forget-it" utility I find syncfolders handy for keeping my working folders sync'ed to my NAS.

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