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From: jim.s.witherspoon on 29 May 2010 00:14
I found this post - thought some might find it a useful application of
Microsoft Synctoy. If you know of an easier way to accomplish it with
freeware, i'd be glad to hear of it.

Not sure if the same procedure will work on earlier versions of Windows,
but I plan to look for it.

Windows 7 and autosync to your flash/USB device on insert!
By Steven Teal

download SyncToy for free

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c26efa36-98e0-4ee9-a7c5-98d0592d8c52&displaylang=en

Establish your folder pairing and sync name(�SyncTest�)

see:http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2006/09/20/how-to-using-synctoy-to-make-a-nightly-mirror-of-my-documents/

run computer management console
event viewer/windows logs/system
find the media insertion event
�The Portable Device Enumerator Service service entered the running state.�
(You may need to clear you event log and eject/reinsert you media to
trigger this log event)

In the upper event window, right click on the event and select �Attach Task
To This Event�
Windows open �Create Basic Task Window�
Give your task a name and hit next
Event information is already filled in, next
Action should show �Start a Program�, next
In the Start a Program window, browse to SyncToyCmd.exe(or your chosen sync
app)
Add arguments. If your backup pairing is called SyncTest, enter
�-RsyncTest�. Do not add quotes, do not add a space after the -R, SyncToy
command line(or maybe Windows 7) is case sensative so SyncTest does not
equal synctest!
Next, Finish

You can run the task right from Task Scheduler to verifuy it works
Now the only other problem I had was running my laptop on batteries, in
Task Manager under the conditions tab, uncheck �Start the task only if the
computer is on AC power�, otherwise task will only run when AC is plugged
in.

Also, as USB polls and disconnects/reconnects, this task will run every
couple of minutes, actually kinda cool, it�s auto-syncing to the USB HDD
all the time :)
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