Looking for specific backup software...

[tinpanalley]

I don't want software that creates an image, I want these backups of files and media to do an exact copy of a main drive and be accessible when necessary. I have 3 backups now that I made with FreeFileSync. Is there any thing better now?

 

I need it to take basically D:\FOLDER\Content and compare with the one in my backup and only copy over what's different. I want to be able to take a backed up HDD later, scan it, and have software tell me "ok, these things have been changed/added/deleted from your parent drive since the last backup, so we'll get your backup updated to match the changes you've made on your main drive"? 

[EffeectFTW]

Resilio File Sync and their other products might fit the bill. A few years back I had to deploy Resilio backup software to effectively sync media across an enterprise and it would only copy the files that would be different which was a key advantage especially when network speed was dog slow.

 

It's peer-to-peer locally, so you can have multiple backups running, there's a little bit of fiddling required to get it working, but it might be worth it to you : Sync All Your Data Across All Your Devices

[cute.as.kawaii]

On 7/23/2025 at 7:00 AM, tinpanalley said:

I don't want software that creates an image, I want these backups of files and media to do an exact copy of a main drive and be accessible when necessary. I have 3 backups now that I made with FreeFileSync. Is there any thing better now?

 

I need it to take basically D:\FOLDER\Content and compare with the one in my backup and only copy over what's different. I want to be able to take a backed up HDD later, scan it, and have software tell me "ok, these things have been changed/added/deleted from your parent drive since the last backup, so we'll get your backup updated to match the changes you've made on your main drive"? 

You can try SyncBack Pro which offers real time synchronization and detailed log of change made with files. 

[xAcid9]

On 7/23/2025 at 9:30 AM, tinpanalley said:

I need it to take basically D:\FOLDER\Content and compare with the one in my backup and only copy over what's different.

Just run robocopy /mir <source> <destination> from terminal/command prompt. It will basically mirror the source folder, auto skip files with same name & date.