Syncback
Posted on Friday, May 12, 2006 at 9:46 PM
OK. You want to back up your important documents, but don't fancy Back2Zip as the resulting files are very large ?
Then how about SyncBack ? SyncBack is used to back-up, restore, and synchronize files and directories. It is designed to be very simple to use, but powerful and flexible. With it's integration with the Windows Task Scheduler, you can automate your backups, e.g. backup your important documents every night.
SyncBack is 100% freeware and there is no need to register. It is not limited in any way. It is not adware, malware, or shareware.
It uses "profiles" detailing what to back, where to, how, what to include, what to exclude, put it on a schedule, and much more.
The main screen lists all the profiles. To actually make the backup, click on a profile to select it, then click the Run button. SyncBack will now decide which files actually need to be copied from the source to the destination, and what needs to be deleted in the destination: Only the files that need to be copied or deleted are listed (if there is nothing to do then this screen in not displayed). Click the Copy button to actually copy the files from the source to the destination (when SyncBack is automated, the backup is done without any prompts). After that you are returned to the main screen.
While it doesn’t come close to the amount of features Second Copy has, it gets the job done, which is the most important part. Unless you need features such as AES encryption and email notifications, SyncBack will work just fine.
Here is a useful tutorial and here is a site where SyncBack can be downloaded
UPDATE 1st AUGUST 2006. See this post for updated information on SyncBackSE.
