Copying/Pasting File types from multiple folders while preserving folder structure?
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- KVRAF
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- 4773 posts since 2 Oct, 2008
What software do you use to backup your files, preferably to copy only music related content so to search for specific files like flstudio files, studio one, or preset banks. I want to make a back up of only the last few months because I already backed up entire system then would like to preserve space. Also preserve file order is very crucial. Copying only a certain file type from multiple folders then pasting in new location while preserving folder structure?
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- KVRAF
- 4321 posts since 26 Jun, 2004
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- 2117 posts since 24 Feb, 2004 from Germany
- KVRAF
- 5805 posts since 8 May, 2008 from ssssskipping ......... I left you there
Another approach that is lighter and, I think, closer to what you are looking for:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/
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- KVRian
- 1325 posts since 17 Aug, 2012 from Old Zealand
- KVRist
- 360 posts since 12 Mar, 2005
This one is pretty fast to sync large backup sets. (set of 1.3m+ files in around 5-10 minutes)standalone wrote:Another approach that is lighter and, I think, closer to what you are looking for:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/
I also use it to sync my VST folder accros my pc's.
Also has filters to exclude files/folders.
- KVRAF
- 2083 posts since 28 Feb, 2011
If you have a large backup drive and like the idea of creating a copy of the drive that you could use immediately in the event the main drive fails, you could also simply copy the files with xcopy (included with Windows). For example,
xcopy C:\somefolder E:\backupfolder /D /E /C /R /H /I /K /Y
This command will copy all files, including those in sub-folders, that are newer in the source folder. It will copy hidden as well as read-only files and will create the destination folder and/or sub-folders if they do not already exist.
The first time you use it it will copy every file in that folder to the other folder (or every file on a drive to the other drive). Thereafter, only new files will be copied, and these will overwrite the old ones.
Microsoft includes 1TB of OneDrive storage with Office 365 now. Any file placed into the OneDrive folder is automatically copied to the cloud. imo, that's even better since your backup is not only automatic, but it's also offsite and can be reached from any device with Internet access. And unlike Google, MS allows users to opt out of ALL privacy compromises.
xcopy C:\somefolder E:\backupfolder /D /E /C /R /H /I /K /Y
This command will copy all files, including those in sub-folders, that are newer in the source folder. It will copy hidden as well as read-only files and will create the destination folder and/or sub-folders if they do not already exist.
The first time you use it it will copy every file in that folder to the other folder (or every file on a drive to the other drive). Thereafter, only new files will be copied, and these will overwrite the old ones.
Microsoft includes 1TB of OneDrive storage with Office 365 now. Any file placed into the OneDrive folder is automatically copied to the cloud. imo, that's even better since your backup is not only automatic, but it's also offsite and can be reached from any device with Internet access. And unlike Google, MS allows users to opt out of ALL privacy compromises.
- KVRAF
- 7750 posts since 13 Jan, 2003 from Darkest Kent, UK
I've actually been using Pathsync by Cockos (y'know, Reaper ) (http://www.cockos.com/pathsync/) but will try this app, looks damn fast.Mace404 wrote:http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/
This one is pretty fast to sync large backup sets. (set of 1.3m+ files in around 5-10 minutes)
pathsync has a nice analyse feature which highlights what will happen during the sync, can be handy if you want to go in and tweak thing etc.
- KVRist
- 360 posts since 12 Mar, 2005
Freefilesync also shows what will be copied/removed and go which way (if you use 2-way sync)GaryG wrote:I've actually been using Pathsync by Cockos (y'know, Reaper ) (http://www.cockos.com/pathsync/) but will try this app, looks damn fast.Mace404 wrote:http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/
This one is pretty fast to sync large backup sets. (set of 1.3m+ files in around 5-10 minutes)
pathsync has a nice analyse feature which highlights what will happen during the sync, can be handy if you want to go in and tweak thing etc.
Before this I used Synctoy from Microsoft. Also good but performance was so much lower than Freefilesync.
- KVRAF
- 7750 posts since 13 Jan, 2003 from Darkest Kent, UK
We used to use Synctoy at work (ITC dept) but it kept crashing when you specified a folder with too many files (sometime hundreds of thousands). Pathsync has never had that problem though will be sure to give Freefilesync a go.Mace404 wrote:Before this I used Synctoy from Microsoft. Also good but performance was so much lower than Freefilesync.
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- KVRAF
- 4007 posts since 8 Jan, 2005 from Hamilton, New Zealand
Cobian Backup is the best freeware solution, however it is highly configurable and you need to customise it to what you want to do. Supports CRC-checking after transfer.
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- KVRAF
- 2193 posts since 25 Dec, 2005
SyncBack Free works great for me since many years,also it is regularly updated and rock solid.
http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html
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- KVRian
- 810 posts since 5 Oct, 2009 from Portland, OR
If you're on Windows, the built-in Robocopy tool (in Win 7 and Win 8, and maybe Vista?) will only copy new/updated files by default, and is pretty deeply controllable. I used to rely on Acronis True Image, but have concluded that it is terrible. And after trialing Paragon, Macrium, and EaseUS products, as well as Windows' own built-in backup tools, I've decided to stick with using Windows Task Scheduler to launch my own Robocopy scripts- because all I want to do is run daily backups that reflect new, updated, or deleted files.
Just open a command prompt and type "robocopy /?" for details.
Just open a command prompt and type "robocopy /?" for details.
- KVRAF
- 4130 posts since 11 Aug, 2006 from Texas
I guess I'm just a Linux command line kinda guy but I prefer rsync for my backup and copying duties.
It can be seamlessly tunneled through SSH, intelligently analyzes the source and destination to determine what needs to be saved, can create backup copies of files that differ, and a whole lot more. It's completely free and open source, and if you're a Mac user it's already installed on your OS X machine.
It takes a while to get used to its syntax: but once you know it you'll be able to make any kind of backup scheme you can dream up.
Paired with rsnapshot you can create enterprise-level tiered data retention scheduling. If you're technically inclined and afraid of losing data I'd recommend checking these programs out.
It can be seamlessly tunneled through SSH, intelligently analyzes the source and destination to determine what needs to be saved, can create backup copies of files that differ, and a whole lot more. It's completely free and open source, and if you're a Mac user it's already installed on your OS X machine.
It takes a while to get used to its syntax: but once you know it you'll be able to make any kind of backup scheme you can dream up.
Paired with rsnapshot you can create enterprise-level tiered data retention scheduling. If you're technically inclined and afraid of losing data I'd recommend checking these programs out.
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- KVRian
- 906 posts since 24 Mar, 2010
Ive used a bunch of the freeware ones, but with large batches (say a few hundred gb, thousands of files) i found most of the freeware to be unreliable (number of files / folders didnt match). I love acronis, but their software is a bit bulky for my taste (for file / folder backup), i really just like their bootcd for full image backups.
Long story short, i found TeraCopy Pro and have been very pleased with it. You can tell it to verify (CRC check) which is a big plus in my book. Also say you have two drives that should contain the same data, you can set it to skip existing files, set to verify, and basically it will just run a CRC check on all the files, so its a good way to check if any files have been borked over time.
They have a free, and a pro version. The one thing i dont believe it does, is select specific file types.
A little OT, is robocopy any better nowadays? Isnt that what evolved / replaced synctoy? Both of those failed me in the past with large jobs.
Long story short, i found TeraCopy Pro and have been very pleased with it. You can tell it to verify (CRC check) which is a big plus in my book. Also say you have two drives that should contain the same data, you can set it to skip existing files, set to verify, and basically it will just run a CRC check on all the files, so its a good way to check if any files have been borked over time.
They have a free, and a pro version. The one thing i dont believe it does, is select specific file types.
A little OT, is robocopy any better nowadays? Isnt that what evolved / replaced synctoy? Both of those failed me in the past with large jobs.
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