Back-Up Software

[Womble]

Hi,
I am looking for a piece of software to back up specific folders to another drive (My Docs etc).
I would like it to run at start up and close down, and I would like an exact copy of the original file, not some inaccessible, compressed one that "only" that piece of software can read.
The only one I have found that syncs at start-up and closure is an old copy of Powerquest back-up, but this uses a strange type of compressed file and didn't restore very well

Anyone got any ideas??

ALL suggestions gratefully recieved

I have tried so far:::
Back-up made simple
back-up magic
drive back-up
Genie back-up manager
Power Back-up

http://www.acronis.com/ not sure if theres anythign exactlly as you ask but they have a reasonable range of solutions

http://www.techsoftpl.com/backup/
http://downloads.theregister.co.uk/W...to-backup.html

[Womble]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

http://www.acronis.com/ not sure if theres anythign exactlly as you ask but they have a reasonable range of solutions

http://www.techsoftpl.com/backup/
http://downloads.theregister.co.uk/W...to-backup.html

thank I'll give it a go

[cookie_365]

Originally Posted by Womble

Hi,
I am looking for a piece of software to back up specific folders to another drive (My Docs etc).
I would like it to run at start up and close down, and I would like an exact copy of the original file, not some inaccessible, compressed one that "only" that piece of software can read.
The only one I have found that syncs at start-up and closure is an old copy of Powerquest back-up, but this uses a strange type of compressed file and didn't restore very well

Anyone got any ideas??

ALL suggestions gratefully recieved

I have tried so far:::
Back-up made simple
back-up magic
drive back-up
Genie back-up manager
Power Back-up

I use HandyBackup

Bit pricey (us$30) but really good, quick, never had any problems with it.

It's got a scheduler which includes running operation on logon, logoff etc, you can get plugins for backin up Outlook Express files too.

[paulius55]

Here is a free solution to your problem. I use it and it works very well indeed.
http://www.rdcomp.net/ezbackitup/index.php

[Buffalo2102]

SYNCBACK

This is by far the best I have tried. And it is free. There is a Pro version available but I can't imagine what extra features you would need above the free version. This will do all that you want, although you may have to create a simple command line to run it on startup. There are some helpful forums for this application and some people have posted batch files that you run on shutdown. These batch files will run the backup/synchronisation and then shutdown the PC. This seems a far better point at which to do the backup.

Hope this helps.