I was also a user of Syncback but for the free version, it was not able to
handle unicode file name, a big trouble for me but still I have been using
it for some years. Last year I found FreeFileSync, it has much better
interface and do almost the same thing that Syncback does but for free. The
old Syncback just look DOS like and FreeFileSync is much better especially
in review of the files to be changed. It also copy locked files and can
exclude folders, file names like *.db ...etc.
C.H.Ling
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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Ye, gad! Copying 138GB? You need a smarter backup program. I use the
> pay version of this software since it's capable of backing up locked
> Windows files but the free version will do whatever you need for image
> files. I've used it for years and it's never skipped a beat.
> <http://www.2brightsparks.com/download-syncbackfree.html>
> It operates by setting up backup profiles using the drives, folders and
> options you select. For image backup I use the synchronization method
> they call "mirror right". In SyncBack parlance left refers to the
> source drive and right refers to the destination drive. Mirroring right
> compares the source on the left to the destination on the right and
> copies according to the following description. But there are lots of
> other options available.
>
> This is a description of one of my several mirroring profiles after it's
> been created:
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Files will be mirrored from Source (D:\Photos\) to Destination
> (G:\Photos\).
> If the same file has been changed on both Source and Destination then
> the file on Source will replace the file on Destination.
> Files only on Source are copied to Destination.
> Files only on Destination are deleted.
> If an empty directory is only on Source then the decision is automated.
> If an empty directory is only on Destination then the decision is
> automated.
> Only the following files/folders will be included: *\,*\*
> The profile is stored in
> C:\Users\Chuck\AppData\Local\2BrightSparks\SyncBack\
>
> Note the deletion of files that exist only on the destination. That's
> part of the description of mirroring but you can choose other options if
> you desire. Sounds to me like you've been mirroring too but by copying
> the entire thing rather than just what's been changed.
>
> One other important point. After the source/destination comparison it
> produces a report that tells you (in color coded text) what it's going
> to copy and delete. You get a chance to review that before giving it
> the go-ahead to make the changes. It's usually too voluminous to review
> every change. But I do perform a quick random review to see if the
> images being copied are things I recognize as recently added or changed
> and that deletions from the destination are things I recall deleting.
> I'd say I've been using it for the past 5-7 years. It's fairly
> frequently updated but I've never known it to make an error. Well
> designed, easy to use and one of the most reliable pieces of software
> I've ever owned.
>
> ps: Their website also offers a small collection of freebie utilities.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>
> On 6/19/2013 10:18 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
>> I finally started reading my LR4 book (since I just bought LR5, I
>> figured it was about time...) and just discovered that there is an
>> option to import the photos to two separate hard drives at the same
>> time. That would allow me to make instant local backup without doing
>> what I'm doing now, which is copying 135GB of image files from one drive
>> to the other (I'm constantly backing up with Time Machine and online
>> with BackBlaze, but I also want a second local copy).
>>
>> The things you learn when you RTFM.
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