copying to USB stick

Randall · 12-22-2009, 09:58 AM

I like to keep a copy of my files on a USB stick.

If I just copy them all it takes ages.

Is there a way of setting copy options so that it doesn't replace everything but just replaces older ones and writes new ones - also I'd like to do this FROM the stick back to the pc.

I copy the files so I can refer to them from any computer.

kennyc · 12-22-2009, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randall

I like to keep a copy of my files on a USB stick.

If I just copy them all it takes ages.

Is there a way of setting copy options so that it doesn't replace everything but just replaces older ones and writes new ones - also I'd like to do this FROM the stick back to the pc.

I copy the files so I can refer to them from any computer.

Welcome to MR!

There are "syncing" programs. I use Beyond Compare, there is Microsoft app called Synctoy that does it as well. But as far as I know there are no options on straight copying to do that sort of thing.

HarryT · 12-22-2009, 10:15 AM

SyncToy works superbly well; I thoroughly recommend it.

Mike L · 12-22-2009, 10:24 AM

Randall,

Any decent backup utility will do this. I use SyncBack, which is excellent (see http://www.2brightsparks.com/). They have a free version which will do exactly what you want (albeit with a little effort on your part for the initial set-up).

cassidym · 12-22-2009, 10:51 AM

Hi Randall and welcome to MobileRead

12-22-2009, 09:58 AM	#1
Randall Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: none	copying to USB stick I like to keep a copy of my files on a USB stick. If I just copy them all it takes ages. Is there a way of setting copy options so that it doesn't replace everything but just replaces older ones and writes new ones - also I'd like to do this FROM the stick back to the pc. I copy the files so I can refer to them from any computer.

12-22-2009, 10:15 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,662 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	SyncToy works superbly well; I thoroughly recommend it. __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

12-22-2009, 10:24 AM	#4
Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,175 Karma: 2962988 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3	Randall, Any decent backup utility will do this. I use SyncBack, which is excellent (see http://www.2brightsparks.com/). They have a free version which will do exactly what you want (albeit with a little effort on your part for the initial set-up). __________________ Currently reading: Why Was Queen Victoria Such a Prude? (David Haviland); Payment Deferred (C.S. Forester)

12-22-2009, 10:51 AM	#5
cassidym Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,326 Karma: 5032368 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northern Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-505, iPhone 5, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi Randall and welcome to MobileRead __________________ I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. - Jorge Luis Borges

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