sync to external drive SOLVED

[Gary J. Kirkpatrick]

On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 4:47 PM, Xen <list at xenhideout.nl> wrote:

> Gary J. Kirkpatrick schreef op 15-11-2017 14:33:
>
> Thanks for the replies.  What I am looking for is to back up some data
> files (images of my artwork- they are synced with Dropbox but I also want a
> local copy).  So what I would like is each time I make a change on my hard
> drive the change would be reflected on the backup medium (I want to use the
> sd card).
>
> I am under the impression that a backup tool would not remove a file from
> a back up device even if it is removed from the hard drive so I used the
> term 'sync.'  Am I correct in this?  Cloud servers sync but backup tools do
> not?
>
> thanks
>
> garyk
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> https://www.freefilesync.org
>
> It's not by default automatic but you can easily set up a job for it (say
> every hour)
>
> However it will do what you ask here.
>
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Will give it a try, thanks
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