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Free Back UP software
I am running Windows XP Home with all the latest up dates, Service Pac 2
etc. I use a desk top PC with about a 40 GB hard drive. My neighbor recently made an external hard drive for me from a lap top hard drive and a nice case that was designed for the purpose. The external hard drive is 40 Gb so is plenty for my computer. The external drive works fine and has no problems. Since the external hard drive is "home made" there is no software with it. I have backed up the contents of my entire PC on the external HD. I have been doing this by the drag & drop method into the external HD folder. I have noticed that if I alter the contents of a file but do not change the file name the Ext. HD will reject it. The Ext. HD seems to take only files and folders which bear names that are not already in the Ext. HD. Is there a free utility that will store any files and/or folders that I change so I can later put them onto the Ext. HD? My problem is that if I change or create a file/folder I forget which ones I have changed or altered and as a result I do not know which ones to add to the Ext. HD. Your comments and suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you Bob |
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"Bob Havens" wrote in message ... |I am running Windows XP Home with all the latest up dates, Service Pac 2 | etc. I use a desk top PC with about a 40 GB hard drive. My neighbor | recently made an external hard drive for me from a lap top hard drive and a | nice case that was designed for the purpose. The external hard drive is 40 | Gb so is plenty for my computer. The external drive works fine and has no | problems. | | Since the external hard drive is "home made" there is no software with it. | I have backed up the contents of my entire PC on the external HD. I have | been doing this by the drag & drop method into the external HD folder. | | I have noticed that if I alter the contents of a file but do not change the | file name the Ext. HD will reject it. The Ext. HD seems to take only files | and folders which bear names that are not already in the Ext. HD. | | Is there a free utility that will store any files and/or folders that I | change so I can later put them onto the Ext. HD? | | My problem is that if I change or create a file/folder I forget which ones | I have changed or altered and as a result I do not know which ones to add | to the Ext. HD. | | Your comments and suggestions would be appreciated. | | Thank you | Bob | Synctoy should suit your needs. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...o/synctoy.mspx -- Doug I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP. I was just trying to help. Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or advice herein. No warranty is expressed or implied. Your mileage may vary. See store for details. Remove shoes to E-mail. |
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Doug: I D/L Synctoy and it told me I need net framework. I went to the
web site and found the following. Which one do I need? I have an ordinary home PC with XP Home on it. .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package Download the most recent update to the Microsoft .NET Framework and get everything you need to run applications developed using the .NET Framework. a.. Download x86 version b.. Download x64 version c.. Download IA64 version Thank you: Bob Doug wrote: "Bob Havens" wrote in message ... I am running Windows XP Home with all the latest up dates, Service Pac 2 etc. I use a desk top PC with about a 40 GB hard drive. My neighbor recently made an external hard drive for me from a lap top hard drive and a nice case that was designed for the purpose. The external hard drive is 40 Gb so is plenty for my computer. The external drive works fine and has no problems. Since the external hard drive is "home made" there is no software with it. I have backed up the contents of my entire PC on the external HD. I have been doing this by the drag & drop method into the external HD folder. I have noticed that if I alter the contents of a file but do not change the file name the Ext. HD will reject it. The Ext. HD seems to take only files and folders which bear names that are not already in the Ext. HD. Is there a free utility that will store any files and/or folders that I change so I can later put them onto the Ext. HD? My problem is that if I change or create a file/folder I forget which ones I have changed or altered and as a result I do not know which ones to add to the Ext. HD. Your comments and suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you Bob Synctoy should suit your needs. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...o/synctoy.mspx |
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the x86 version
-- Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User] "Bob Havens" wrote in message ... Doug: I D/L Synctoy and it told me I need net framework. I went to the web site and found the following. Which one do I need? I have an ordinary home PC with XP Home on it. .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package Download the most recent update to the Microsoft .NET Framework and get everything you need to run applications developed using the .NET Framework. a.. Download x86 version b.. Download x64 version c.. Download IA64 version Thank you: Bob Doug wrote: "Bob Havens" wrote in message ... I am running Windows XP Home with all the latest up dates, Service Pac 2 etc. I use a desk top PC with about a 40 GB hard drive. My neighbor recently made an external hard drive for me from a lap top hard drive and a nice case that was designed for the purpose. The external hard drive is 40 Gb so is plenty for my computer. The external drive works fine and has no problems. Since the external hard drive is "home made" there is no software with it. I have backed up the contents of my entire PC on the external HD. I have been doing this by the drag & drop method into the external HD folder. I have noticed that if I alter the contents of a file but do not change the file name the Ext. HD will reject it. The Ext. HD seems to take only files and folders which bear names that are not already in the Ext. HD. Is there a free utility that will store any files and/or folders that I change so I can later put them onto the Ext. HD? My problem is that if I change or create a file/folder I forget which ones I have changed or altered and as a result I do not know which ones to add to the Ext. HD. Your comments and suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you Bob Synctoy should suit your needs. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...o/synctoy.mspx |
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Thanks much. I think it will work fine for me. The download went with out
any problem Bob Harry Ohrn MS MVP wrote: the x86 version "Bob Havens" wrote in message ... Doug: I D/L Synctoy and it told me I need net framework. I went to the web site and found the following. Which one do I need? I have an ordinary home PC with XP Home on it. .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package Download the most recent update to the Microsoft .NET Framework and get everything you need to run applications developed using the .NET Framework. a.. Download x86 version b.. Download x64 version c.. Download IA64 version Thank you: Bob Doug wrote: "Bob Havens" wrote in message ... I am running Windows XP Home with all the latest up dates, Service Pac 2 etc. I use a desk top PC with about a 40 GB hard drive. My neighbor recently made an external hard drive for me from a lap top hard drive and a nice case that was designed for the purpose. The external hard drive is 40 Gb so is plenty for my computer. The external drive works fine and has no problems. Since the external hard drive is "home made" there is no software with it. I have backed up the contents of my entire PC on the external HD. I have been doing this by the drag & drop method into the external HD folder. I have noticed that if I alter the contents of a file but do not change the file name the Ext. HD will reject it. The Ext. HD seems to take only files and folders which bear names that are not already in the Ext. HD. Is there a free utility that will store any files and/or folders that I change so I can later put them onto the Ext. HD? My problem is that if I change or create a file/folder I forget which ones I have changed or altered and as a result I do not know which ones to add to the Ext. HD. Your comments and suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you Bob Synctoy should suit your needs. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...o/synctoy.mspx |
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BOB.
Use xxcopy it is free and can backup any and all files, hidden,system etc: Go to google and type in xxcopy. TonySper "Bob Havens" wrote in message ... I am running Windows XP Home with all the latest up dates, Service Pac 2 etc. I use a desk top PC with about a 40 GB hard drive. My neighbor recently made an external hard drive for me from a lap top hard drive and a nice case that was designed for the purpose. The external hard drive is 40 Gb so is plenty for my computer. The external drive works fine and has no problems. Since the external hard drive is "home made" there is no software with it. I have backed up the contents of my entire PC on the external HD. I have been doing this by the drag & drop method into the external HD folder. I have noticed that if I alter the contents of a file but do not change the file name the Ext. HD will reject it. The Ext. HD seems to take only files and folders which bear names that are not already in the Ext. HD. Is there a free utility that will store any files and/or folders that I change so I can later put them onto the Ext. HD? My problem is that if I change or create a file/folder I forget which ones I have changed or altered and as a result I do not know which ones to add to the Ext. HD. Your comments and suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you Bob |
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