how can I Sync

How can I sync a drive in my computer to an external drive. They are the
same size.

Thanks
Mark


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Thealien

Microsoft SyncToy 2.0

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...playlang=en&tm

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience



"Thealien" <> wrote in message
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> How can I sync a drive in my computer to an external drive. They are the
> same size.
>
> Thanks
> Mark
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> Thealien

Thealien <> wrote:

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>How can I sync a drive in my computer to an external drive. They are the
>same size.
>
>Thanks
>Mark

For a one-time - or infrequent - use, this freebie should get the job
done:

http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/

If you want to do this regularly, then Casper 5.0 is the best tool to
use. After the initial cloning (you're calling it synching), you can
quickly keep it updated in a fraction of the time the original clone
took.

http://www.fssdev.com/

Let me give you a little more info. Both drives are 1.5 TB drives. I am
using the internal one for all my movies, music, and pictures. I have
about 500 gig already on both drives and have been manually backing
up/cloning/syncing the files. I would like to be able to make sure they
are both identical even as I add more. Ideally this could be scheduled
but I am not against manually doing it with the right software/program.

This is not the same drive as my OS


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Thealien

Thealien <> wrote:

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>Let me give you a little more info. Both drives are 1.5 TB drives. I am
>using the internal one for all my movies, music, and pictures. I have
>about 500 gig already on both drives and have been manually backing
>up/cloning/syncing the files. I would like to be able to make sure they
>are both identical even as I add more. Ideally this could be scheduled
>but I am not against manually doing it with the right software/program.
>
>This is not the same drive as my OS

If you are only interested in data, and don't require a bootable copy,
then SyncToy 2.0 - as recommended by Richard Urban - will do it
nicely.

I've never used it, but he's reliable, and I've seen it mentioned many
a time in these groups.

"Thealien" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Let me give you a little more info. Both drives are 1.5 TB drives. I am
> using the internal one for all my movies, music, and pictures. I have
> about 500 gig already on both drives and have been manually backing
> up/cloning/syncing the files. I would like to be able to make sure they
> are both identical even as I add more. Ideally this could be scheduled
> but I am not against manually doing it with the right software/program.
>
> This is not the same drive as my OS
>
>
> --
> Thealien

Try GoodSync by Siber Systems. http://www.goodsync.com/
It's vastly superior to MS's free SyncToy.
Besides, SyncToy has issues... as do most freebies, and anything from MS.

"Thealien" <> wrote in message
news:...
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> How can I sync a drive in my computer to an external drive. They are the
> same size.
>
> Thanks
> Mark
>
>
> --
> Thealien

Hi Thealien--

Try this: On each drive where you install it type in the same email address
because that's how you link them. It works great; and updates changes made
in a second. It will also act as a backup for any files that are dropped
into Drop Box should disaster strike.

http://www.getdropbox.com

Free and has "cloudability" as well:

*cloud a bil ity - the ability to perform in a cloud. "Cloud computin' is
da bomb."---Ray Ozzie

"Yeah yeah yeah" --Steve Balmer
"Like yeah yeah yeah" --Lauren the Redhead in the commercial--"not kuell
enuf to be a Mac"

Best,

CH

xcopy is one way.

Type cmd in Start - Run then xcopy /?


"Thealien" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Let me give you a little more info. Both drives are 1.5 TB drives. I am
> using the internal one for all my movies, music, and pictures. I have
> about 500 gig already on both drives and have been manually backing
> up/cloning/syncing the files. I would like to be able to make sure they
> are both identical even as I add more. Ideally this could be scheduled
> but I am not against manually doing it with the right software/program.
>
> This is not the same drive as my OS
>
>
> --
> Thealien