File Sync software for backup?

Anyone got a good recommendation on a file/folder sync software for Windows?

Preferrably that can run automatically in background (connect & forget).

I've been using MirrorFolder for 6 years (recommended by one of the members here). But the latest built 5.1.2 isn't stable for Windows 10 & always give BSOD occasionally. I've since uninstall it & get no more BSODs.

Can anyone help?

virsago_mk2 wrote in post #18442682
Anyone got a good recommendation on a file/folder sync software for Windows?

Preferrably that can run automatically in background (connect & forget).

I've been using MirrorFolder for 6 years (recommended by one of the members here). But the latest built 5.1.2 isn't stable for Windows 10 & always give BSOD occasionally. I've since uninstall it & get no more BSODs.

Can anyone help?

The latest build is not 5.1.2 but 5.1.320. The version history remarks that some fixes address BSOD and the product is now stable with Win 10. See http://www.techsoftpl.​com/backup/verlog.php. You can also download the latest by using the appropriate link. The latest build is free to users that had MF v5.0 / v4.x. Still have your license?

I have to say I actually don't see a 5.1.2 in the version history so maybe that was a typo. But if you have been happy with the product makes sure you try the latest.

If that doesn't work out, take a look at Second Copy.

SyncBack is excellent. Stable. And FREE.

Sync is NOT BACKUP. It's Sync. It leaves you vulnerable to viruses, adware, etc.

Read this thread.

I use Goodsync and disable the sync (i.e. only copy one way from master to backup). You can have multiple jobs and it does it all in the background. My local files get copied to 3 backups every night, and into the cloud as bandwidth will allow.

FreefileSync has worked great for me.
You can create and run batch files via Task Scheduler.

https://www.freefilesy​nc.org

dhyana wrote in post #18444631
FreefileSync has worked great for me.
You can create and run batch files via Task Scheduler.

https://www.freefilesy​nc.org

I'm also quite happy with FreeFileSync, but use it manually only. I inspect what it wants to do to make sure it is OK before doing the sync. If I made a big mistake in the source drive without realizing it, I don't want to propagate that to the target drive.

I use FreeFileSync in basically the same way as Archibald and have, after many years of use, found that it is one of the easiest ways for me of keeping six to eight copies of my files on as many hard disks stored in three different locations.

John from PA wrote in post #18442803
The latest build is not 5.1.2 but 5.1.320. The version history remarks that some fixes address BSOD and the product is now stable with Win 10. See http://www.techsoftpl.​com/backup/verlog.php. You can also download the latest by using the appropriate link. The latest build is free to users that had MF v5.0 / v4.x. Still have your license?

I have to say I actually don't see a 5.1.2 in the version history so maybe that was a typo. But if you have been happy with the product makes sure you try the latest.

Soryr my bad it was a typo. Yes version 5.1.320, it still gave me BSOD occasionally. It was running great for Windows 7 & 8, but ever since I upgraded to Windows 10 it made my PC crawl & BSOD on wake.

tim wrote in post #18443681
Sync is NOT BACKUP. It's Sync. It leaves you vulnerable to viruses, adware, etc.

Read this thread.

Thanks for the lecture mate, but this is not applicable for me. I was trying to sync just files from my internal HDD in my main PC to my portable HDD for my Surface Pro 2. I wasn't trying to sync OS drive.

Moose408 wrote in post #18444608
I use Goodsync and disable the sync (i.e. only copy one way from master to backup). You can have multiple jobs and it does it all in the background. My local files get copied to 3 backups every night, and into the cloud as bandwidth will allow.

Cheers for the suggestion mate on the Goodsync. Is the app optimised i.e. not resources hungry on CPU & RAM? Can it runs on background & auto-sync external drive straight away?

dhyana wrote in post #18444631
FreefileSync has worked great for me.
You can create and run batch files via Task Scheduler.

https://www.freefilesy​nc.org

Archibald wrote in post #18444662
I'm also quite happy with FreeFileSync, but use it manually only. I inspect what it wants to do to make sure it is OK before doing the sync. If I made a big mistake in the source drive without realizing it, I don't want to propagate that to the target drive.

nordlysBW wrote in post #18447543
I use FreeFileSync in basically the same way as Archibald and have, after many years of use, found that it is one of the easiest ways for me of keeping six to eight copies of my files on as many hard disks stored in three different locations.

Thanks again for the suggestion of FreeFileSync. The UI doesn't look very intuitive but I got to give a try.

virsago_mk2 wrote in post #18449082
Cheers for the suggestion mate on the Goodsync. Is the app optimised i.e. not resources hungry on CPU & RAM? Can it runs on background & auto-sync external drive straight away?.

It runs in the background, it is fairly resource hungry but you can limit it.

For auto-sync do you mean that it detects when the drive is attached and starts a sync? That is not my use case but I don't think so. I leave my external drive plugged in most of the time and have scheduled syncs every night.

I use Goodsync also on my main computer and backup data on both my wife's computer and mine to a NAS. I setup the shares and then setup jobs in Goodsync to backup the shares every night. I schedule the one way backups in the middle of the night when we are not on the computers. Any changes from the day is backed up every night.

virsago_mk2 wrote in post #18449082
Thanks for the lecture mate, but this is not applicable for me. I was trying to sync just files from my internal HDD in my main PC to my portable HDD for my Surface Pro 2. I wasn't trying to sync OS drive.

Your thread title says backup, not sync. Many people here have no idea about the difference and need a bit of a kick to get the idea.

tim wrote in post #18453812
Your thread title says backup, not sync. Many people here have no idea about the difference and need a bit of a kick to get the idea.

Sadly many people don't get the difference until disaster strikes.

How about enlightening us?ߘ