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This is sort of fanediting-related, because we should all be backing up our work.
I'm looking for a good backup program, preferably free or at least cheap. I need the following functions:
1) Set a target location so I can backup one external drive to another
2) Choose which files and/or folders to back up
3) Maintain a single backup - if nothing changed in the selected files, don't back up again, and only re-backup what changed or is new
4) If files were moved or deleted from the source, do the same for the backup
I've tried three programs so far, all of which failed at least one of the above.
-The Seagate Manager that came with one of my external drives fails #1.
-EaseUS Todo Backup fails #3 - it makes a new backup file every time even if nothing changed, which fills up the drive super fast
-BackupMaker fails #3 and #4, including this really annoying thing where I change which files to backup and it goes and overwrites the backup file with the new files selected. Grrr....
At any rate, any better suggestions?
I'm looking for a good backup program, preferably free or at least cheap. I need the following functions:
1) Set a target location so I can backup one external drive to another
2) Choose which files and/or folders to back up
3) Maintain a single backup - if nothing changed in the selected files, don't back up again, and only re-backup what changed or is new
4) If files were moved or deleted from the source, do the same for the backup
I've tried three programs so far, all of which failed at least one of the above.
-The Seagate Manager that came with one of my external drives fails #1.
-EaseUS Todo Backup fails #3 - it makes a new backup file every time even if nothing changed, which fills up the drive super fast
-BackupMaker fails #3 and #4, including this really annoying thing where I change which files to backup and it goes and overwrites the backup file with the new files selected. Grrr....
At any rate, any better suggestions?