Duplicating Files on Two Hard Drives to Make a Backup

[billyo]

[quote=madjim;92516]Thanks Billy,
I see where this package includes a $50 disc cleaner. Do you use the disc cleaner and if so, does it work well...

no i havent used the disc cleaner, but the one i suggested work very well, my suggestion is to install the software in all your computers, so that way if something happens to your cloned drive, and you have to re-install your orig. drive the get you going the program will still be there ready to get cloned again..

[seawolf]

I found the answer to fase & efficent cloning...Folder Clone Pro. If it has changed, it will be copied. If not, it won't. You have the option of which direction you wish to clone. This permits me to have a clone external and my backup laptop ready at all times.

http://www.saltybrine.com/

DC

[billyo]

Originally Posted by seawolf

I found the answer to fase & efficent cloning...Folder Clone Pro. If it has changed, it will be copied. If not, it won't. You have the option of which direction you wish to clone. This permits me to have a clone external and my backup laptop ready at all times.

http://www.saltybrine.com/

DC

i been cloning my int. hhd. for awhile and i've been using acronis for a while and it was so easy to use...

[seawolf]

I tried Acronis & found it a bit cumbersome. In fact, I wound up cloning the entire drive, not just the files I had changed.

FolderClone Pro allows you to create "tasks" that will permit cloning individual folders (which is what I do with Hoster Songs folder and databases folder. That way, after a show, you can update the singers db and anything else you have changed during the show.

With adding new songs or editing the songs db, it will copy only the NEW or changed files. Very fast and efficient.

LapLInk will do it as well, but is a bit more complicated.

DC

[billyo]

the reason i opted to use acronis was so i can clone my entire int. hhd ( os and such ) that way if something happens to my hhd. i could just swap it in just a few minutes, so that i dont have to re-install everything, i have all my kma files on a separate ext. drive and also has a separate back-up drive..if i have to add new songs i import it to my ext. drive and then copy it to my back-up drive...and that is just my opinion but if you're happy doing it the other way, you should stick with it, btw acronis can also clone diff. folders..just a question, are you cloning your entire hhd, or just diff. folders? i just don't understand what you meant by updating your singers database, are you adding new singers or deleting some?

[seawolf]

I use Bounce Back for that. Always have a cloned HD in the bag. Use Folder Clone Pro for the files that I use ^=& UG.

DC

[rkk1]

I'm trying to figure out how I want to continue to back up my files. Again I know just enough about computers to make me dangerous. I've been reading this thread and trying to decide if i want to purchase Ghost or acronis. My computer has windows 7 so I need to make sure they are compatible. Right now I have a full system back up on my external hard drive and a local full system backup on dell datasafe. I don't like the datasafe and I just want to make sure I'm completely protected. I never want to have to download all this music ever again!