On 11/13/2013 12:39 PM, Gordon wrote:
Another question I have regarding MS Windows 8.1 is, how do I do a
synchronize between two folders...one on my computer and one on an
external hard drive. I know I can do a fresh copy of the computer's
folder to the external drive but I would like to just do a simple
synchronize that would bring both folders up to the exact same file
contents.

There are many ways to do this, but I love SyncBack for these kinds of
tasks.

SyncBack Free - freeware version
http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/

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Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v12
Centrino Core2 Duo T7400 2.16 GHz - 4GB - Windows 8 Pro w/Media Center