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Re: Help me organize file duplicates across multiple hard dr

Post by ripndip » Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:40 pm

HEY! Thanks guys, definitely on my to-do list.

Re: Help me organize file duplicates across multiple hard dr

Post by BKKKPewsey » Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:40 pm

If you are on Windows I would recommend SyncToy which is free from Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download ... x?id=15155
and surprisingly (being Microsoft) it works :P

Re: Help me organize file duplicates across multiple hard dr

Post by Lowlander » Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:51 pm

Get a backup software to do it for you and you can normally set if you want deleted to be duplicated to the backups and only files with changes will be backed up on each run (or if continuous when changes are made).

Help me organize file duplicates across multiple hard drives

Post by ripndip » Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:24 pm

Life is short. Do I want to spend the next 10 years organizing files and changing tags just to see the same file (untagged) in the backup source or hard drive #2? No.

I'm looking for a mirror or sync like DROPBOX.

My backup setup- Local HD>Backup HD1>Backup HD2. If I lose a drive i have the backup. If I delete a file I want it deleted from all three sources. If I rename a file, move a file, I want it done in all 3 places. If I update tags, genres, relevant info, I want it done in all 3.

There's a point where u have to disconnect, and if I don't find a way to manage my backups, I will have to stop and let things be truly chaotic with duplicates everywhere. I wont know which I have tagged, etc.



Anyone have advice on how you manage to backup your data and update tags and not go crazy keeping track of files?

I can think of 2 ways:

1. Keep 1 copy only.
2. Delete original after it is backed up. Then recopy to laptop hard drive to use files without connecting to external and make sure I have 2 copies. This will become to tedious. If dropbox can do it, I know there is a way to keep track of the database.

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