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From: ImageAnalyst on 28 Jun 2010 18:41 I also use Beyond Compare, and it's great. However it's a manual syncing up of folders. Second Copy is like Beyond Compare except that it will run in the background and spring into action automatically (according to frequencies that you specify) and do the copying. I called Beyond Compare and asked when they would have an automatic version and they said they have no plans for one. Both software packages copy the exact file just like you had used Windows Explorer - no compression or combining or proprietary format or anything. I use both of these packages every day. Second Copy can't do the manual syncing like Beyond Compare does so I'd probably go with only Beyond Compare if it had the automatic option. Both packages allow you to specify files/folders/extensions to include or exclude. They will both copy .mat files unless you specifically say not to. Though frankly, I have my doubts that the Western Digital backup software specifically excludes files with MATLAB-associated extensions by default, as if someone there holds a big grudge against the Mathworks - that's just too bizarre.
From: Stephen Lienhard on 28 Jun 2010 21:15 "Jane " <j.l.terry(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message <i034qg$93e$1(a)fred.mathworks.com>... > I recently bought a Western Digital My Passport external drive to use as a backup for my work. It comes with WD SmartWare Software, which automatically backs up files whilst they are being worked on. I think I have it set so that it stores the last 5 versions of a file and works in the background in real-time. > > Great! I thought, until about 3 months after using this as my exclusive backup when I discovered (thankfully through testing it, rather than having a critical failure) that it doesn't recognise or backup .mat .m .fig or anything else associated with Matlab (Or latex files either for that matter). > > So, my question is, does anyone know of any free, or cheap, software which will do a similar job and does recognise both Matlab and Latex files? > > I'm using Windows 7 as my OS. > > Many thanks Cobian Backup I've been using this for years. http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm Many options and very flexible. Stephen
From: Jane on 29 Jun 2010 11:20 Thanks for all your replies. It's not that WD specifically exclude Matlab, more that they only include the most 'popular' file types. It would have been nice if somewhere on the packaging it mentioned that not all file types are supported. I think it excludes .c .cpp and many others as well, so not a vendetta against Mathworks, just some half-built software. As someone mentions this is software that stores backups in its own proprietary format. I will take your advice and choose between the programs you have suggested. Thanks again Jane
From: Steven Lord on 29 Jun 2010 13:03
"Jane " <j.l.terry(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:i0d2vk$flu$1(a)fred.mathworks.com... > Thanks for all your replies. > > It's not that WD specifically exclude Matlab, more that they only include > the most 'popular' file types. It would have been nice if somewhere on > the packaging it mentioned that not all file types are supported. I think > it excludes .c .cpp and many others as well, so not a vendetta against > Mathworks, just some half-built software. > > As someone mentions this is software that stores backups in its own > proprietary format. I will take your advice and choose between the > programs you have suggested. Perhaps this is overkill, but you might also want to consider some source control software. As long as you back up the database used by the source control software periodically, it should keep your work safe as well as allowing you to revert to previous versions of your work if you need them for whatever reason. Depending on which one you choose, you may even be able to directly manage your files in the source control software from within MATLAB. http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/matlab_env/f7-5297.html -- Steve Lord slord(a)mathworks.com comp.soft-sys.matlab (CSSM) FAQ: http://matlabwiki.mathworks.com/MATLAB_FAQ To contact Technical Support use the Contact Us link on http://www.mathworks.com |