Other Backup software

Hi all.

Just wanting some advise on a backup softare.

I have got 2 Stardom SohoRaid SR2. Both with 2x WD 1Tb green hdd's.
http://www.stardom.com.tw/sohoraid_sr2_feature.html



I have got a copy of Memeo Backup Professional but just wanting to know if there is better software out there.

With memeo it make a folder on the hdd and then has another 3 files and 2 folders in it and inside 1 of the folders its got another foler with your backup of your files in it. Is there any backup software that that just makes a backup copy of your files on the a external HDD without all the other xtra files?

Thanks

 

I use acronis, it's very easy to use and a lot of the people on this forum uses it, so if you have problem you know where to go

 

Thanks man. Just trying out Syncback at moment

 

dropbox?

xcopy?

 

Acronis True Image 2010

 

Depreciated. Use robocopy instead.

Here's my backup script:

Code:

robocopy C:\Users\Pedro\Documents "E:\Backup\My Documents" /S /COPYALL /PURGE
robocopy C:\Users\Pedro\Music "E:\Backup\My Music" /S /COPYALL /PURGE
robocopy C:\Users\Pedro\Videos "E:\Backup\My Videos" /S /COPYALL /PURGE

date /t > "E:\Backup\Last Run.txt"
time /t >> "E:\Backup\Last Run.txt"

pause

I don't bother mirroring my boot drive. I used Acronis to image it when it was a clean install.

 

oohhh are we playing 1up here

Code:

 using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace Backup
{
    public partial class Back : Form
    {
        public Back()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            var dateTime = DateTime.Now;

            var year = dateTime.Year;
            var month = dateTime.Month.ToString();
            var day = dateTime.Day.ToString();
            var hour = dateTime.Hour.ToString();
            var minute = dateTime.Minute.ToString();

            if (month.Length < 2)
                month = "0" + month;

            if (day.Length < 2)
                day = "0" + day;

            if (hour.Length < 2)
                hour = "0" + hour;

            if (minute.Length < 2)
                minute = "0" + minute;

            var Location = year + "-" + month + "-" + day + "_" + hour + "-" + minute;

            var current = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
            var backupLocation = @"E:\Projects\Backup\" + Location + @"\";
          

            var a = new Arguements {From = current, To = backupLocation};
            backWorker.RunWorkerAsync(a);
        }

        private void BackWorkerDoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
        {
            var args = (Arguements) e.Argument;
            Directory.CreateDirectory(args.To);
            var directories = Directory.GetDirectories(args.From, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
            try
            {
                foreach (var str in directories.Select(direct => direct.Replace(args.From, "")).Where(str => str != ""))
                {
                    Directory.CreateDirectory(args.To + str);
                }
            }
            catch(Exception Z)
            {
                throw Z;
            }
            var stuff = Directory.GetFiles(args.From, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
            double total = stuff.Count();
            double number = 0;
            try
            {
                foreach (var s in stuff)
                {

                    var f = new FileInfo(s);
                    var str = f.FullName.Replace(args.From, "");
                    backWorker.ReportProgress((int) ((number/total)*100), str);
                    var fileName = args.To + str;
                    bool exists = false;

                    backWorker.ReportProgress((int)((number / total) * 100), str);

                    try
                    {
                        FileInfo S = new FileInfo(fileName);
                        exists = S.Exists;
                    }
                    catch (Exception)
                    {

                        throw;
                    }

                    if (str != "" && !exists)
                    {
                        f.CopyTo(fileName);
                    }

                    number = number + 1;
                }
            }
            catch (Exception Z)
            {
                throw Z;
            }
        }

        private void BackWorkerProgressChanged(object sender, ProgressChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            progressBar1.Value = e.ProgressPercentage;
            label1.Text = e.UserState.ToString();
        }

        private void BackWorkerRunWorkerCompleted(object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
        {
            Close();
        }

        #region Nested type: Arguements

        private class Arguements
        {
            public string From;
            public string To;
        }

        #endregion
    }
}

only joking just something i threw together in c# a year back may find it useful

although i dont see what robocopy does in that script that Xcopy can't

 

Ooh, that's nice. You don't remove old backups, though? I was going to go with a grandfather/father/son type system, but in the end I thought, "**** it I only need one extra copy of my stuff - it's not like I'll ever accidentally delete a file I need, then create a backup, removing the missing file from the backup too."

****, I just jinxed it, didn't I?

 

it depends it works by copying the containing folder to a hardcoded location. basically i compiled one of these of each source i required backing up and what location im at when i back up. with a few tweaks for each location.

i.e. if im backing up my movies / Music i just check if the file is newer then overwrite or leave as is. (just comment out the + Location Line).

however if i'm doing projects / documents i create a new folder with todays date and time

i use it as a file that if im in a folder and think that i havnt backed up in a while i just double click it and everything moves on as required suits my needs perfectly (much like Source Control)

im sure their are plenty of holes in the solution written but it took me 30 mins and works as i require

 

If you use the /MIR switch it is the equivalent of /E (copy subdirectories, including empty ones) and /PURGE.

Here's mine with some folder names removed:

Code:

robocopy D:\<folder name> "G:\Laptop Backup\<folder name>" /MIR /PURGE /V /R:10 /W:30 /NFL /NDL /TEE /LOG:D:\Sync.log

robocopy D:\Outlook\Pst "G:\Laptop Backup\Outlook\Pst" /MIR /PURGE /V /R:10 /W:30 /NFL /NDL /TEE /LOG+:D:\Sync.log

pause

I've added the retry and wait options as I include an Outlook PST folder in the backup and sometimes Outlook takes its' time to release a file after closing the app. I usually run this after closing all apps before shutting down as I don't want to hang around before leaving work. I can leave it running whilst getting my coat...

/V makes verbose output (which I log) but /NFL and /NDL means it doesn't log file or directory names. The /TEE option makes it show on the console window so I can see progress.

I find this works very well for my particular requirement (work laptop) whereas I use Acronis TrueImage Home 2010 for my home PC's. Amazon are still selling it for £17.99: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002NGO1...de=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B002NGO1KO

 

I use Acronis here. Faultless.

If you are only backing up files, and not the boot drive/system state, then AllWay Sync is great too.

 

I've used Robocopy for a long time (Windows NT Option pack anyone?) but have given up on it lately as it really doesn't handle version management with my freenas box. It copies too much data for my needs, even things not changed, and when I've seen that issue with robocopy before there's also been files it's not copied over.

So I now use VisaVersa for this file transfer duties, to sync my main libraries with my backup nas.

 

I assume you have tried the version that comes included with Windows 7?

 

Are you copying timestamps (/COPYTU or /COPYALL)?

 

Syncback looks good. Just did a backup to one drive and a sync mirror to another drive works good.

 

Another thumbs up for Syncback, it only copies over files that doesn't exist on the destination rather than do an unnecessary copy of the whole drive which can take some considerable time.

I use it every month to backup my data drive to my external WD MyBook through a USB2 connection

 

Yeh had a good play with it before doing a backup of my files.

The Stardom SohoRaid SR2 are set up to mirror the 2 hdd's in the unit

You can never have to much backups.

 

It depends what you really want to protect.

If you want to just keep a system state backup of the OS just in case it corrupts and you want to get back working easier than probably Acronis is the best product - but I did hear good things about Macrium Reflect as well.

If your focus is more on the files that you as a user generate then I would go for a CDP (Continuous Data Protection) product with inbuilt incremental backups. There are a few good ones out there.

I use a Drobo FS NAS (has BeyondRaid) and use Altaro Oops!Backup (http://www.altaro.com) to back up all my files ( I work a lot with Photoshop, Dreamweaver, docs etc.). The advantage I find over System State backups is that if I spend a day working with a PSD file and modify it many times a day I know that I have a backup of each version. It also has ReverseDelta technology that saves changes only and also backup maintenance - similar to backup retention. It's kind of similar to Apple's Time Machine Backup but for Windows.

 

Not backing up S. Only backing up my files , movies, music, photos, and software.

Just when you think you have the right amount of hdd storage you go nuts like me.

Now got:

1x Sonnet Fusion D500P-0TB, 3.5" SATA to eSATA, Enclosure, Silver, Retail $1.157.00 nz
5x Western Digital RE2-GP WD1000FYPS Hard Disk Drive, 1000GB, Retail $250.00 nz each



http://www.sonnettech.com/product/fusiond500p.html

A total of 9.5Tb of HDD stroage in my bedroom.

 

Lol .. just get something to ping the disks and you get disco lights!!

Don't forget the disco ball .. http://dtshotel.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/DiscoMirrorBall.jpg