![]() This copies the new files on the left side to the right side. Clicking the green gear icon opens the synchronization settings window. ![]() After selecting the folders, the Synchronize button will sync the two sides. The original and backup folders can be dragged into the interface. Using a “left” and “right” model, the original files are on the left. If you have ever lost a resume, paper for a project or anything else because of editing, versioning can save you from re-doing the whole project. I have the original and the new edited version. Since the original was backed up on Monday, FreeFileSync took the original and saved it as an old version and then made a backup of the new smaller file. ![]() On Tuesday night FreeFileSync noticed that my original picture had changed from a 21 megapixel rectangle to a 0.16 megapixel square. On Tuesday I edited the picture for a project in which I needed a square 400×400 pixel picture for a web page. On Monday night the original file was backed up during my routine nightly backup. The original was 21 megapixels and was a 2×3 rectangle. Last Monday I took a picture with my 5D digital camera. This prevents the accidental loss of a file that is edited or updated. That is about ten times faster than SyncToy was operating.įreeFileSync also does versioning. After the initial backup, FreeFileSync does the nightly backup in less than an hour. The initial backup took eight hours, but it takes a while to copy several terabytes of data no matter what utility is used. I tried several programs and was most satisfied with FreeFileSync. I can take a backup drive on the road with me and have everything from my main computer on a portable USB drive. I needed a tool that copies each of my files to an external hard drive, one file at a time. It is more difficult to extract files out of a backup, especially when you want just one file. I did not want a backup utility that created a “backup file” that had all my files in it. I wanted a solution that worked in a way similar to SyncToy. I did a little research and found some free alternatives. I did not know if SyncToy was slow, or if I just had too much data. With SyncToy it was taking twelve hours to finish my nightly backup. I used SyncToy for many years, but after I accumulated several terabytes of data, it was getting too slow. My current years images reside on my D drive ( very fast M2 Pcie Ver 4) until they are archived in Jan every year to my Thunderbolt enclosure.Several years ago I wrote this post about my daily backup process. In this way I am not backing up the same legacy images all the time, which will consume too much data storage. I use Beyond Compare to synchronise all my legacy images from my image library on a Thunderbolt External Enclosure to a NAS drive in a different room. I also use Macrium Reflect to backup my D (ie data drive) using a similar combo of full and incremental backups. I use Macrium Reflect to do a full back up of my system drive every Sunday morning at 6am and incremental backup from Mon to Sat at 6 am. I use Beyond Compare, not sure if there is a free version. If you just want to synchronise one folder to a folder on a different location then there are lots of options. I like paying for stuff this valuable and appreciate the support I get from the supplier on the rare time it is needed. Not sure if the free version will do folders only. It will do incremental backups of both full disks and or just selected folders. If you wish to do Incremental Backups of a folder then use a dedicated software backup app such as Macrium Reflect.
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