JJZolx;172996 Wrote: 
> My thoughts as well.  Automated disk/folder syncs are a kind of
> poor-man's backup plan and are subject to failures exactly like this. 
> The problem is that this type of backup only guards against hardware
> failure and fails to guard against file corruption and human error.
> 
> If you're going to have two backups done via sync, don't have more than
> one of them done automatically on a daily basis.  Do the other manually
> only after you're certain the data is complete and non-corrupted.  That
> one probably only needs to be done once or twice a month and be a
> safeguard against something happening to both the original and the
> backup.  It should probably also be kept offsite to guard against fire
> or theft.



The software backup software  has the option not to "match" deletions.
>From time to time I will run it manually list the delta's and then
match deletions. 

Thanks for the input and suggestions.. 

Scott


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