How To Auto-sync A USB Thumb Drive With Folders On The PC? In 4 Easy Steps
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In my job we usually are not bound to maintain with all the very same personal computer forever. Also, I have to keep the files at arm's reach when traveling. This can be screaming a "cloud" answer, but within Brazil mobile connectivity is a worry, and counting on corporation networks there is certainly Usually the firewall and network policy concern, so cloud is no-go.
So i began employing a 16GB flash drive to store all my individual and work documents. But My business is afraid someday the thumb drive will die on me and i will lose everything. Also I have a hard time while i forget it at home and can't access my files.
Thus am in search of some utility/script that may run on my house and work computers and whenever I connect the thumb drive, it detects it as my thumb-drive and synchronizes with folders about the computer, kinda like rsync.
They are the necessary features:
Securely recognizes the thumb-drive (using a unique "key" file or volume serial numbers)
Update only modified files (no dumb-copying, as it's various GB)
If data was modified on both for the thumb-drive and the personal computer, look for which one to keep.
I may well choose which folders to sync (don't want to sync the music folder, as an example)
Non-annoying operation, just ask for a choice on conflicts if needed (but a progress indicator would be nice).
Desirable yet not needed, are syncing being accomplished automatically before removal (instead of at insertion).
Could there be a ready-made Windows tool because of this job? This could be pulled out that has a batch file but I wanna know if there is certainly some thing in the marketplace already.
Thanks!
Update for future viewers..
SyncToy can be quite very good, but provides the flaw of needing Administrator account for installation. I desired to sync with na old XP function backup pc usb drive, with limited permissions. I've settled for Unison http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/ . It is a command-line app, but matches all my requirements, and doesn't have to be installed.
windows sync usb-flash-drive, Microsoft SyncToy may perhaps work for the job.
Desynchronize is freeware and doesn't install (stand-alone)
Performing anything before removing the drive is much harder, but Desynchronize offers real-time sync, which must do the trick.
That was quick! SyncToy did the trick, the only missing feature will be the auto-run, but I can implement that very easily having a batch. thanks! ?NothingsImpossible Nov 27 '13 at 2:37
In my job we usually are not bound to maintain with all the very same personal computer forever. Also, I have to keep the files at arm's reach when traveling. This can be screaming a "cloud" answer, but within Brazil mobile connectivity is a worry, and counting on corporation networks there is certainly Usually the firewall and network policy concern, so cloud is no-go.
So i began employing a 16GB flash drive to store all my individual and work documents. But My business is afraid someday the thumb drive will die on me and i will lose everything. Also I have a hard time while i forget it at home and can't access my files.
Thus am in search of some utility/script that may run on my house and work computers and whenever I connect the thumb drive, it detects it as my thumb-drive and synchronizes with folders about the computer, kinda like rsync.
They are the necessary features:
Securely recognizes the thumb-drive (using a unique "key" file or volume serial numbers)
Update only modified files (no dumb-copying, as it's various GB)
If data was modified on both for the thumb-drive and the personal computer, look for which one to keep.
I may well choose which folders to sync (don't want to sync the music folder, as an example)
Non-annoying operation, just ask for a choice on conflicts if needed (but a progress indicator would be nice).
Desirable yet not needed, are syncing being accomplished automatically before removal (instead of at insertion).
Could there be a ready-made Windows tool because of this job? This could be pulled out that has a batch file but I wanna know if there is certainly some thing in the marketplace already.
Thanks!
Update for future viewers..
SyncToy can be quite very good, but provides the flaw of needing Administrator account for installation. I desired to sync with na old XP function backup pc usb drive, with limited permissions. I've settled for Unison http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/ . It is a command-line app, but matches all my requirements, and doesn't have to be installed.
windows sync usb-flash-drive, Microsoft SyncToy may perhaps work for the job.
Desynchronize is freeware and doesn't install (stand-alone)
Performing anything before removing the drive is much harder, but Desynchronize offers real-time sync, which must do the trick.
That was quick! SyncToy did the trick, the only missing feature will be the auto-run, but I can implement that very easily having a batch. thanks! ?NothingsImpossible Nov 27 '13 at 2:37