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| ===== Backup software ===== | ===== Backup software ===== | ||
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| + | You probably think that just copying a folder from time to time with a drag 'n drop is enough, but this becomes difficult to manage when the folder size grows and you have several folders to manage | ||
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| There are several types of backup (**mirror**, incremental or differential imaging, cloning, 2 way synchronization, etc...) of different sources (full disks, partitions, **directories**, ...) to/from different destinations (**external disk**, cloud, ...) | There are several types of backup (**mirror**, incremental or differential imaging, cloning, 2 way synchronization, etc...) of different sources (full disks, partitions, **directories**, ...) to/from different destinations (**external disk**, cloud, ...) | ||
| - | Our basic need is to **mirror one //source directory// on a local disk to a //destination directory// on an external disk** (check the users' manuals if you need more features). This can be easily done with [[#syncbackfree|SyncBackFree]] | + | Our basic need is to **mirror one //source directory// on a local disk to a //destination directory// on an external disk** (check the users' manuals if you need more features). This can be easily done with [[#syncback|SyncBack]] |
| - | * Copy all the files of the //source// to the //destination//. All the files are copied on the first run, only the new/changed files are copied on subsequent runs | + | * Copy all the files of the //source// to the //destination//. All the files are copied on the **first run**, only the new/changed files are copied on **subsequent runs**. |
| - | * <wrap hi>Warning!</wrap> if a file is not on the source anymore, //mirroring// will automatically remove it from the destination! The idea is that the destination should be an exact copy of the source! If that's not what you want, check the //backup// (rather than //mirror//) options | + | * <wrap hi>Warning!</wrap> if a file is not on the source anymore, //mirroring// will automatically remove it from the destination! The idea is that the destination should be an exact copy of the source! If that's not what you want, check the //backup// (rather than //mirror//) options. |
| Note: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_backup_software|List of backup software]] (wikipedia) | Note: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_backup_software|List of backup software]] (wikipedia) | ||
other/win10apps.txt · Last modified: 2024/03/05 15:04 by jypeter
