Automatic file backups / moves? (Like RoboCopy)

[Nemockulous]

Title says the goal. I'm looking for a solution to automatically scan for changes on a local system drive and migrate the data to my NAS. My intention is to also have a Windows system drive backup run as well (unless said software that can automatically migrate the data can to the same.)

Essentially the goal will be to be able to parse daily/weekly what have you a folder that contains raw recorded footage and migrate it to a redundant backup (ZFS2 Freenas). The only program I've known of that can achieve this was Robocopy, but I've been able to gather it's no longer prominent? This leads me to ask you fine folk if you're using something similar to automate these tasks.

[leadeater]

Both CrashPlan and Veeam Endpoint Backup are free options for local backups, CrashPlan cloud backup costs extra but you don't have to use that.

[Nemockulous]

Just now, leadeater said:

Both CrashPlan and Veeam Endpoint Backup are free options for local backups, CrashPlan cloud backup costs extra but you don't have to use that.

I'm currently using SOS Online Backup. The Veeam I see would be able to handle disk level backups such as my OS drive (single SSD) but it's unclear if it can provide a straight move operation, instead of a backup.

The primary function of what I'm looking for is a monitoring of a folder on one, and migration of that data completely without my manual intervention.

[leadeater]

1 minute ago, Nemockulous said:

I'm currently using SOS Online Backup. The Veeam I see would be able to handle disk level backups such as my OS drive (single SSD) but it's unclear if it can provide a straight move operation, instead of a backup.

The primary function of what I'm looking for is a monitoring of a folder on one, and migration of that data completely without my manual intervention.

Ah right, kinda missed the actual important point of the post 

 

What you are looking for is currently called file archiving, I'm not aware of many free ones other than TeraCopy http://codesector.com/teracopy. Not sure if this can be scheduled or not, check it out and see what you think.

 

Robocopy will still work fine, old but solid and reliable.

[KuJoe]

Syncthing is the best free solution I've found. Unless you have a Synology NAS, then their Cloud Station feature is a good option.

[Naeaes]

I use robocopy myself. WTH is wrong with that? Ive set up a .bat with the string in it and use task scheduler to run a backup on login and logout and hourly in between. 

[LukaH]

linus used beyond compare (scooter software) in one of his backup videos after the server died.... im planning on using it but have yet to set it up.

[dalekphalm]

10 hours ago, Nemockulous said:

Title says the goal. I'm looking for a solution to automatically scan for changes on a local system drive and migrate the data to my NAS. My intention is to also have a Windows system drive backup run as well (unless said software that can automatically migrate the data can to the same.)

Essentially the goal will be to be able to parse daily/weekly what have you a folder that contains raw recorded footage and migrate it to a redundant backup (ZFS2 Freenas). The only program I've known of that can achieve this was Robocopy, but I've been able to gather it's no longer prominent? This leads me to ask you fine folk if you're using something similar to automate these tasks.

There's nothing wrong with using RoboCopy still. I recently setup a RoboCopy batch script to copy captured WIFI logs from our WIFI Controller at work. (Our Cisco WIFI Controller doesn't have the reporting module license, so we use the built-in trap sender, and we use a trap receiver on one of the servers to capture the data, output it to a text logfile, then I use RoboCopy to mirror copy the files from the local server onto our file share (which is backed up every 4 hours).

 

So the batch file just runs on a schedule using Task Scheduler. Simple, easy to setup.

 

I often think people overthink these file/copy/mirror/backup tasks. You don't always need some fancy program to do it.