Check out the free MS SyncToy......

It's what I use to backup changed files to NAS.....

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



On Mar 7, 2011, at 5:27 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote:

> I looked at the backup in Win7 and I couldn't find where it did an 
> incremental or differential backup.  Did I miss something?  Since most of 
> what I want to backup won't change, I don't want to have to back it all up 
> again and again.  Am I missing something here in the terminology maybe?  
> Basically I want a backup program that will backup fully what I choose to 
> backup, then only backup anything that's changed or added after that point.
> 
> On 3/7/2011 8:22 PM, Brian Weeden wrote:
>> I'm pretty happy with the backup in Win 7. Not sure if it meets your 
>> criteria tho.
>> 
>> -----------
>> Brian
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On 2011-03-07, at 8:12 PM, Steve Tomporowski<[email protected]>  wrote:
>> 
>>> I recently picked up a 3TB GoFlex drive and the Memeo 'free' 'instant 
>>> backup' software made me puke.  Crippleware always affects me that way.  
>>> How is it crippleware?  It will only backup drive C, no other drive or 
>>> folder on another drive, unless, of course, you pony up the bucks for the 
>>> 'advanced version'.  Also the Memeo doesn't seem to be incremental or 
>>> differential, as long as it has stored a file by that name, it don't care, 
>>> make another full backup!
>>> [end rant]
>>> 
>>> The real purpose is to find out what's out there for backup software 
>>> (preferably free) which can do incremental and work with a USB drive.  
>>> Gizmo has got a couple of recommendations, but it would be great to hear 
>>> from someone with experience.  And, yes, between TV, Movies and Music, 3TB 
>>> would just about do it.  Yeah, I know I'm on the low end....;-)
>>> 
>>> Thanks....Steve
> 


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