SyncBack

[crokett]

A while ago I posted about needing to synchronize folders in XP. I tried rsync, but there were some issues with it and file permissions when moving to Linux. It works beautifully in Linux though. A coworker told me about a freeware program called SyncBack. I installed it yesterday and it works well. You can either back up data or sync two directories..You can also schedule the jobs you want to run.

[LinuxRandal]

Thanks for the update. Since my laptop is my only Windows machine I may need this.


Also, since you have been using Linux on the laptop, how has your battery life been?

[catta12]

I have used SyncBack for a couple years. It works well, though I did need to do some filters so that it would ignore some system files that it kept hitting errors in copying. These were files that were continuously being modified.

[crokett]

Thanks for the update. Since my laptop is my only Windows machine I may need this.


Also, since you have been using Linux on the laptop, how has your battery life been?

Just fine as far as I can tell. If the battery level indicator in Linux is accurate, I haven't lost any time over Windows. I generally am not using it past 1.5-2hrs on battery though.

[Tom Slick]

I also use syncback, seems good.