I would definitely look into rsync, if not something that uses the same technology/methodology.
-- ME2 On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 5:37 AM, Sam Cayze <[email protected]> wrote: > SyncBack has a fast backup option which stores all the file diff > information in a database so it doesn’t have to rescan each time. I’ve also > found rsync to handle file diff very effectively. > > > > > > > > *From:* N Parr [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 02, 2010 7:14 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Robocopy/xcopy type solution for slow links > > > > So mirroring a lot of files over a slow link works just fine using a > robocopy type solution. Problem is in my case it takes forever to run after > the initial local sync because of the massive amount of file compares. The > only way I can see this working is if I use a program to mirror the data > that keeps a local DB of file changes and just scans the local data looking > for differences then copies just the differences. Basically a backup app > that does a differential type backup with local db but overwrites the > destination data with changes. Any Pointers? > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
