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Alternative for SyncToy that smart-deletes existing files on target drive
I'm currently running Windows 7 x64 with a secondary data drive encrypted with Truecrypt. For the past 6 months or so I have been backing up the files on this drive manually to two other drives; using ...
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If I copy files from Hard drive 1 to Hard drive 2 for 60GB or for 1 hour, will it stress out the drives?
I actually use Microsoft's SyncToy to sync 2 hard drives so that Hard drive 2 is the mirror of Hard drive 1, as a back up, and so that both are independent and even when one goes bad, a totally ...
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How do I schedule a task to run when a new file is detected in a folder?
I'd like to use windows task scheduler to execute a synctoy synchronization. Basically
C:\Program Files\SyncToy 2.1\SyncToyCmd.exe -R "Contacts Sync"
I'd like the task only to run when a new file ...
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Scheduled task won't start with “Run whether user is logged in or not”
I've set up a task to run SyncToyCmd.exe, it will run fine if the task is set to "only run when user is logged on". But if I choose the second option to run even if it is logged off, it says "Running" ...
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Deleting a file from computer, but keep it on sync'd external HDD
after synchronizing, I'd like to delete some files from my computer, but KEEP them in my external hard disc (I'm using 'Synctoy'.) what do I have to do in that case?
In other words- How do I keep ...
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Run sync toy silently?
How can I schedule synctoy to run everyday but also to run silently, ie with no gui and not to interrupt other applications?
Currently I have it set to run everyday but it pops up a command windows ...
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Using Task Scheduler to Run a Task Before Shutdown
As of writing, the only options available are to "Begin the task"
On a schedule
At logon
At startup
On idle
On an event
At task modification/creation
On connect to user session
On disconnect from ...
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Notification if SyncToy fails
I support a number of laptop users. In the past (before there were many laptops), each user's computer was set up so that their My Documents folder was mapped to a shared folder on the server. This ...
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Why is SyncToy 2.1 install failing?
The install seems to fail when it tries to install the Sync Framework. I looked in the log file and it says:
Process exited with code 1633
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Porting SyncToy 2.0 Folder Pairs to New Profile
I recently had to reload my profile on Windows XP Professional. Basically, my profile folder was renamed to name_old, and my profile was reloaded to the same location at C:\Documents and ...
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Is SyncToy 2.1 much faster than 2.0
I've stayed with SyncToy v1.4 as I found v2.0 too slow to be of any use. For example when run again immediately after a sync, on a folder pair without any changes, it would start from scratch ...
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Windows 7 Backup or SyncToy
Before installing Windows 7, I had been using SyncToy to sync all my vital files to a backup external hard drive. Windows 7 has a built in backup utility though and I was wondering if maybe I should ...
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SyncToy not deleting folders when Echoing
When running MS SyncToy and echoing one folder to another, I find that the program does not delete folders which are not present in the "original" folder when backing up to a thumb drive. This leads ...
