file/folder sync to EXT HD

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• Jan 19, 2024

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any app suggestions for sync that would copy files/folder to ext HD. I think I can do this with onedrive but some data I don't want to keep in the cloud?

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I use attached batch script, it does Incremental Backup, it is a total copy first and then incrementally, ie, it just copies the new files and changed files.

 

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• Jan 19, 2024

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Some ways to do it found by Search:

sync files to usb drive at DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo. Privacy, Simplified.

duckduckgo.com

 

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• Jan 19, 2024

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This might work for your purpose. FreeFileSync

 

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