Need sync software that has mirror mode

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Deusfaux

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No cloud solutions (250GB+ of material to be backed up/mirrored)

This is done on one machine, possibly across multiple drives, MAYBE across the local network.

Win7 compatible.

programs like Synctoy will only peform functions in the future based on history since it was installed.

ie, it cannot mirror one directory to be identical to a source directory by

deleting anything that isn't on the source
copying over anything new and updated from source not already there


Why is this so hard to find or do?
 
Can you try to explain what you are looking for again. It's kinda hard to understand. Maybe give examples.
 
Your looking for something like Double Take,

However, Double Take is expensive and a royal pain
 
Try Live Sync? It's P2P (no bandwidth limits, stored only on your media, transfers are encrypted by default), is managed via webpage (you can also easily remote-access any file and download it), and it mirrors folders directly, based on the state of the least recently used folder. (assuming I'm reading you correctly). And FREE of cost. Limitations are 4GB file size (Live Sync is currently only available in 32-bit, :rolleyes: but runs fine under x64 Windows), 20 sync'd folders (excluding sub-folders, so your entire Documents folder counts as 1 folder, for example), each containing up to 20,000 files. Also, an entire library can count as 1 folder. Accidentally deleted files end up in the recycle bin, making recovery easy. Might apply to you: it's compatible with Snow Leopard.

The run-down: http://windowslivesync.spaces.live.com/default.aspx?sa=506816873
 
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to try explaining again why programs like synctoy don't work ->

they only look for changes (deletes or updated or new files) since you installed the program and since you created the particular relationship between the two directories.

that means any differences ALREADY existing will not be corrected on the target drive.


the problem with copy paste is that you end up doing a bunch more copying/writing than necessary, considering that you probably already have a good deal of the source's files on the target, but copy paste is all-or-nothing function


so I wanted some kind of semi-intelligent mirror copy function. delete anythign on target not on source, copy overy everything updated and new on source to target. Pretty straightforward.

I'll look into some of those suggestions although live sync will not work cuz of small limit.
 
I use alway sync n go or whatever it's called. When you start it for the first time it scans both source & destination and lets you sync them to make both copies identical. Then you can change the options to either keep both locations in sync (regardless of what one changes) or you can set it to 1-way sync and propagate deletions (delete files on backup location if they were deleted on source).
 
Yeh, replicator does the 'semi intelligent' part your asking
 
Have you considered just using Robocopy in a batch file? I use this to do local backups. Works extremely well both between drives on the same system and between systems on a local network.

Robocopy is included with Windows 7 and available free from Microsoft for earlier versions.

If you need to back up across the Internet you can't go wrong with Rsync over SSH, but it can be a bit difficult to implement.
 
Deusfaux said:
sounds like just what I need. can you find out what it's called for sure?
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http://allwaysync.com/

There is a free version but if you try to sync like 3 or 4 times in one month it will start pestering you to buy a copy. If you use it to much in one month it will completely shut off for a week or so until your average usage of it drops. If you only need to sync once a month then the free version is just fine.
 
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