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Backup software

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BuisyBizz

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I'm looking for some kind of continuous type backup software. ie. the software automatically copies whatever files have been changed (in real time or on a schedule) from certain directories to a network drive. Any such software exists? I would like it to just copy the files, and not do some proprietary file type backup. Right now I'm just using filesync to scan for changes and sync about once per week, but I'd like it done automatically.
 
Well, two drives in a RAID 1 would be the closest realtime backup I can think of. I use Syncback for my stuff, but I have never tried its restore function yet.
 
ICE_9 said:
Well, two drives in a RAID 1 would be the closest realtime backup I can think of. .
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RAID is by no means a method of "backup"...it is only helpful in preventing against catastrophic loss of data due to physical failure of a hard drive.

Say someone right clicks and deletes a major folder....RAID1 will not recover that. Or a file gets damaged by a worm. Or a software upgrade corrupts something....can't roll back with RAID.

What the OP is looking for...is a type of backup software that's called CDP...Continuous Data Protection. What CDP backup software does..it make one initial large backup..and then it continuously monitors all files..and immediately backs up any files that have just been changed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_data_protection
 
you can implement shadow copy volumes and schedule how often and how many changes to the files you would like to keep.

Bringing an accidentally deleted file back to life built my rep to savior status at my old job :cool:
 
none are true CDP


you say you'd like it to work automatically... what do you want to be done automatically? a backup at a given interval?

or would you like to be able to restore from any point in time?
 
I use Backup Exec CPS. It's a little obtuse, and bloated like most Symantec products, but to be honest, Continuous Protection Server really does not give me any problems at all.
 
boatasiaus said:
I use Backup Exec CPS. It's a little obtuse, and bloated like most Symantec products, but to be honest, Continuous Protection Server really does not give me any problems at all.
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true CDP takes a fair bit of resources (depending on activity of course), not that i'm defending Symantec here :D
 
Is there anything that can:
1. Backup to an FTP location.
2. archiving and encrypting the files, and when backing up, backup into those encrypted archices instead of archiving locally and resending the entire archive over the net.

Syncback can do the FTP thing, but the whole encryption part I don't think it can.
 
Wow, following some of those links through wikipedia, Cobian and Areca might support something like what I want. ooohhh. Can't wait til I get home ,bookmarking those.
 
Thanks for all the replies. I'm going to look into most of the solutions offered here. What I really looking for is to use this at work, thus no server based stuff. We're all supposed to use our network drives and 'personal shares' to work, however I usually end up storing things I'm temporarily working on on my desktop/locally then eventually syncing those to my network drives. I usually sync about twice a week, but I'd like to have it done automatically (CDP style) or schedule to run and show me what needs to be synced. Mostly I got thinking about this since our disaster recovery plan is to work from home, and i usually leave my laptop at work, and have one at home also. I once downloaded some trial for websphere workstation CDP from IBM, but never got around to trying it out.
 
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