windows 7 - Fast way to sync HDD and Flash Drive?

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2014-07
  • IMB

    I need to manually sync my HDD to my Flash drive. What I mean by sync is, the HDD must be an exact copy of the Flash drive but not vice versa. Currently every time I need to sync, I simply erase my flash drive the copy my HDD to it.

    Is there a faster way to do this? Like is there a program that can check if files already exist in the destination, don't copy it and if a file is gone from the source delete it in the destination. Note though, the whole sync process must be faster than what I'm currently doing.

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  • Tim Santeford

    I'm looking for an app that will let me automatically sync a USB drive with a folder on my home system over the internet. I would like to roam from computer to computer and run this syncing app from the USB drive. Im looking for the same functionally as Dropbox but without the 2gb restriction and without the need to fully install. The files do not need to say online after they are synchronized.

    • Two-way sync between a USB drive and PC over the net
    • Utilizes the full size of the USB drive, not limited by an online storage size. (I don't need online backup or versioning.)
    • Allows the removal of the USB drive. Plugging it in to another computer will resume its sync.
    • While the drive is connected, the app should run silently keeping changed files in sync. (I don't want to run a manual process other than simply starting the app.)
    • Must be able to run as a portable app from the USB drive but can fully install on home pc.
    • Windows 7 support is preferable.

    Please let me know if such an awesome app exists.

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  • harrymc

    For some cloud solutions that you can use, see this article:

    Windows Live Sync vs. Live Mesh vs. SkyDrive: Which is Right for You?

    Live Skydrive is for online storage, Live Sync is primarily for folder synchronization across computers (no storage) while Live Mesh offers a good mix of both though with limited storage space(5GB).

    Windows Live Sync might be the solution you're looking for, as it will also use port 80 (http) to sync.

    There's also Dropbox. From Do I need to configure my firewall to work with Dropbox?:

    Usually no additional firewall configuration is needed because Dropbox uses the same ports a web browser uses. If you can access the Internet using your web browser, the Dropbox desktop application should be able to use the same internet connection to sync your files.

  • Martin Beckett

    rsync is the obvious solution, it does require that your home machine is connected and a port is forwarded, you can run an rsync server on the home machine and a simple rsync client on the usb drive.

    For extra security you can do rsync over ssh