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File synchronization: moving away from incremental backup (HELP!)
Dr-Leech:
Cobian Backup is a really good alternative. And free.
f0dder:
NTI Shadows seem to do what you are looking for :
http://www.ntius.com/shadow.asp
-MerleOne (November 20, 2007, 07:44 AM)
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Does NTI do the filter driver thing?
MerleOne:
NTI Shadows seem to do what you are looking for :
http://www.ntius.com/shadow.asp
-MerleOne (November 20, 2007, 07:44 AM)
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Does NTI do the filter driver thing?
-f0dder (November 20, 2007, 07:59 AM)
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If you mean by that partial file backup, I am almost sure it is not the case. Previous version of NTI shadow were pretty basic, I don't know the full details about this release but I would be surprised if it were the case. Anyway, there is probably a time limited demo which could help you find out. Sorry not to have more info !
plutchok:
MS SyncToy will do what you want, but awkwardly. GoodSync is too limited. I use AllWay Sync'n'Go and am satisfied. You can configure it to work just as you said you want it to. there's also a nice USB version. See my review in post #27 of my utilities blog, http://jonathanstoolbar.blogspot.com . Many others have also recommended Karen's File Replicator (http://www.karenware.com/powertools/powertools.asp), but I haven't tried it.
MerleOne:
SFFS delta backup probably has to read through the entire file to check which range(s) have changed... that's take some time. But I haven't read up on how it does it, so it's just a guess :)
-f0dder (November 10, 2007, 05:05 PM)
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SFFS cuts the file in smaller parts, performs CRC on a part, same on the target file, and if CRCs differ, this part is updated, and so on. When target is on a remote server, CRC is performed locally by a Windows service dedicated, so no big data transfer is required.
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