REQ: simple backup software for W7
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From: s|b on 17 Jun 2010 13:58 I'm looking for a very simple backup program that can be used under Windows 7. I tried FBBackup, but for some reason this didn't work as expected. I tried to backup the complete C:\Users\[USER] directory to an external hdd, but for some reason it only copied some files, but not the complete directory. Perhaps because some files/directories are hidden, I don't know. I myself use LaCie Backup (/and/ FBBackup), but this is under WinXP and I don't know if it will work under W7 (also, it needs .NET 1.x). So now I'm looking for an alternative for W7. I has to be very *simple*. Both FBBackup and LaCie Backup work with a few simple mouseclicks after files/directories are added (something I will have to do myself since the user is a complete computer illiterate), so it has to be something similar. -- s|b
From: Mark Warner on 17 Jun 2010 14:29 s|b wrote: > I'm looking for a very simple backup program that can be used under > Windows 7. I can only assume that Karen's Replicator is W7 compatible: http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptreplicator.asp -- Mark Warner ....lose .inhibitions when replying
From: s|b on 17 Jun 2010 16:40 On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:29:13 -0400, Mark Warner wrote: > I can only assume that Karen's Replicator is W7 compatible: > > http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptreplicator.asp I've thought of that one, but opted out because I assumed it wasn't simple enough (based on the screenshot). I'll give it a try (next week or so), but I'm still open to suggestions. -- s|b
From: Mark Warner on 17 Jun 2010 17:06 s|b wrote: > On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:29:13 -0400, Mark Warner wrote: > >> I can only assume that Karen's Replicator is W7 compatible: >> >> http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptreplicator.asp > > I've thought of that one, but opted out because I assumed it wasn't > simple enough (based on the screenshot). I'll give it a try (next week > or so), but I'm still open to suggestions. It's about as simple as it gets. I was under the impression you were setting this up for somebody. If that's the case, just set it up to do everything automagically on a schedule and let it do its thing. As long as the computer is powered up when the scheduled job time rolls around, it will run it. In fact, I believe it can also be set to run any missed jobs on startup (it's been a while for me). -- Mark Warner ....lose .inhibitions when replying
From: Rod on 17 Jun 2010 17:23
On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:58:20 +0200, s|b wrote: > I'm looking for a very simple backup program that can be used under > Windows 7. I tried FBBackup, but for some reason this didn't work as > expected. I tried to backup the complete C:\Users\[USER] directory to an > external hdd, but for some reason it only copied some files, but not the > complete directory. Perhaps because some files/directories are hidden, I > don't know. > > I myself use LaCie Backup (/and/ FBBackup), but this is under WinXP and > I don't know if it will work under W7 (also, it needs .NET 1.x). > > So now I'm looking for an alternative for W7. I has to be very *simple*. > Both FBBackup and LaCie Backup work with a few simple mouseclicks after > files/directories are added (something I will have to do myself since > the user is a complete computer illiterate), so it has to be something > similar. Cobian Backup. Says it works on Win7 32 and 64 bit. I haven't used it on Win7, but it works fine for XP. http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm |