Re: File Sync

2019-11-21 Thread Stephen Russell
Power shell scripts out there are easy to find. Just a thought. On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 9:39 AM Chris Davis wrote: > Can anyone recommend a free and simple file syncing program to mirror a > folder on a server to a local folder (files and subfolders). > > I had been using freefilesync / robocopy

Re: File Sync

2019-11-21 Thread Man-wai Chang
Google Search is your A.I. friend! Keywords like "robocopy example" and "robocopy backup script" should do! :) Someone posted a Micro$oft link anyway. On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 6:57 AM Koen Piller wrote: > > Where can I find the Helpfile for RoboCopy? -- .~. Might, Courage, Vision. SINCERITY! /

Re: File Sync

2019-11-21 Thread Alan Bourke
> I can't imagine having to rely on a bunch > of proprietary tools to accomplish such a basic utility. I would contend that vast majority of non-tech Windows users would never need to do what rsync does, especially with the advent of OneDrive and similar technologies. If they did there would be

Re: File Sync

2019-11-21 Thread Alan Bourke
One difference is that robocopy can retry on failed copies. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this li

Re: File Sync

2019-11-20 Thread Ken McGinnis
robocopy /? like most M$ commands. I use it. It works. I also use XCOPY. Robocopy has more features I think. On 11/20/2019 2:57 PM, Koen Piller wrote: Hi, Where can I find the Helpfile for RoboCopy? Rgds, Koen Op wo 20 nov. 2019 om 22:26 schreef Man-wai Chang : Do not forget about ROBOC

Re: File Sync

2019-11-20 Thread Ed Leafe
On Nov 20, 2019, at 4:59 PM, Frank Cazabon wrote: > > Alan posted this earlier: > > https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy When you live in the Windows bubble, you miss out on so many wonderful things. rsync has been a standard in the *nix worl

Re: File Sync

2019-11-20 Thread Frank Cazabon
Alan posted this earlier: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy On 20 November 2019 18:57:01 GMT-04:00, Koen Piller wrote: >Hi, > >Where can I find the Helpfile for RoboCopy? > >Rgds, > >Koen > >Op wo 20 nov. 2019 om 22:26 schreef Man-wai Chan

Re: File Sync

2019-11-20 Thread Koen Piller
Hi, Where can I find the Helpfile for RoboCopy? Rgds, Koen Op wo 20 nov. 2019 om 22:26 schreef Man-wai Chang : > Do not forget about ROBOCOPY that comes with Window$. > > robocopy source target /l /mt:1 /a-:sh /mir /xjd > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 11:39 PM Chris Davis > wrote: > > > > Can any

Re: File Sync

2019-11-20 Thread Man-wai Chang
Do not forget about ROBOCOPY that comes with Window$. robocopy source target /l /mt:1 /a-:sh /mir /xjd On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 11:39 PM Chris Davis wrote: > > Can anyone recommend a free and simple file syncing program to mirror a > folder on a server to a local folder (files and subfolders). >

Re: File Sync

2019-11-20 Thread John Weller
+1 John Weller 01380 723235 079763 93631 Sent from my iPad > On 20 Nov 2019, at 15:43, Frank Cazabon wrote: > > I use syncback > > https://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html > > >> On 20 November 2019 11:39:10 GMT-04:00, Chris Davis >> wrote: >> Can anyone recommend a free a

Re: File Sync

2019-11-20 Thread Alan Bourke
It depends how 'purty' you want it. Personally I use a Robocopy in a Powershell script. Robocopy is the standard Microsoft command line tool for this. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy So the script would be called maybe 'backup.ps1' and th

Re: File Sync

2019-11-20 Thread Vince Teachout
On 11/20/19 10:39 AM, Chris Davis wrote: Can anyone recommend a free and simple file syncing program to mirror a folder on a server to a local folder (files and subfolders). I used to use and love Microsoft's free SyncToy: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15155

RE: File Sync

2019-11-20 Thread Paul H. Tarver
I still use SyncToy: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15155 Paul H. Tarver -Original Message- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Chris Davis Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 9:39 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: File Sync

Re: File Sync

2019-11-20 Thread Brian
I use odrive to sync between several gdrives. That might not be what you are looking for but it works for me -- Original Message -- From: "Chris Davis" To: profoxt...@leafe.com Sent: 11/20/2019 8:39:10 AM Subject: File Sync Can anyone recommend a free and simple fi

Re: File Sync

2019-11-20 Thread Matt Slay
I use a tool called Bvckup2 and it is great. Yes, it has a really weird name, but it works perfectly. Even has a scheduling feature. https://bvckup2.com/ *Matt Slay*, President Jordan Machine Co. 355 Clow Lane PO Box 170339 Birmingham, AL 35217 Ph: 205-849-5050 Fx: 205-849-5075 matts...@jor

Re: File Sync

2019-11-20 Thread Frank Cazabon
I use syncback https://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html On 20 November 2019 11:39:10 GMT-04:00, Chris Davis wrote: >Can anyone recommend a free and simple file syncing program to mirror a >folder on a server to a local folder (files and subfolders). > >I had been using freefile

File Sync

2019-11-20 Thread Chris Davis
Can anyone recommend a free and simple file syncing program to mirror a folder on a server to a local folder (files and subfolders). I had been using freefilesync / robocopy but struggling with both of these on one particular computer and want to try another such utility to see if it gives me a