I have about 2-Tb of data to backup weekly, but only about 20-Gb to maybe 100-Gb max is really "new".
What's a good backup program that backs the files up to an external drive in their native format (not zipped, not compressed, not part of a backup set… literally the files are an exact copy of the source drive)?
I used Retrospect 6.0 for a while, but it has some issues with the external drives sometimes.
I've had bad experiences with backup "sets", so I prefer file-by-file copies.
Something cheap too, under $50. I'd spend more but we just spent a fortune on a new system… so "now iz not de time."
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1 ded // Jun 1, 2008
You could use xcopy or robocopy to do the job.
xcopy is included in windows, and robocopy can be downloaded for free.
Those are command line utilities with options like "backup data only if archive bit is set". So it would only copy files that have changed since the last run.
Then you can either schedule it with Windows Scheduler or just run it from a shortcut on your desktop
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