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wiki:windows:synctoy [2017/04/15 19:55] – created mattwiki:windows:synctoy [2017/04/15 20:09] (current) – matt
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 This page is somewhere I can point poeple when they want someway to automate backing up to an external drive or NAS, but traditional back-up software is too cumbersome of vague. Which has been my experience. SyncToy can get a tad granular, but it really is an all or nothing sync solution. This page is somewhere I can point poeple when they want someway to automate backing up to an external drive or NAS, but traditional back-up software is too cumbersome of vague. Which has been my experience. SyncToy can get a tad granular, but it really is an all or nothing sync solution.
 ===== Download ===== ===== Download =====
-[[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15155]]+At the time of this pages creation SyncToy was available at the following link: 
 +  * [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15155]]
  
 ===== Instructions ===== ===== Instructions =====
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 The only downside to this option in 'backup' terms is that it will not save you from accidentally deleting something. But that is where the next option comes in The only downside to this option in 'backup' terms is that it will not save you from accidentally deleting something. But that is where the next option comes in
 === Contribute === === Contribute ===
-Contribute works similar to Echo, except that it ignores the deletion of files altogether. Depending on what kind of data you are dealing with, this is really the true 'backup' option. +Contribute works similar to Echo, except that it ignores the deletion of files altogether. Depending on what kind of data you are dealing with, this is really the true 'backup' option. 
 + 
 +==== 3. Run & Preview ==== 
 +At this point you have your 'jobs' setup, but you need to actually run them for to do any good. You can Preview a sync job before running it and it will tell you what changes were found. Or you can just run it. You can run each pair/job independently or run them all at once. A lot of people might be happy with having to manually run the jobs, but to unlock the potential of SyncToy and turn it into a true backup solution we need to go a step further. 
 + 
 +==== 4. Automation ==== 
 +To automate SyncToy we need to have it run as a 'Scheduled Task' in Windows. I will give an overview of how to accomplish this, but for detailed instructions with pretty pictures follow [[https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/25046/schedule-synctoy-to-run-automatically-with-task-scheduler-in-windows-7/|THIS LINK]]. 
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 +  - Open Task Scheduler: You can search for it or perform the following command to guarentee you will get to it. 
 +    * ''WinKey + R'' then type in ''taskschd.msc'' and hit ''<ENTER>''
wiki/windows/synctoy.1492300529.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017/04/15 19:55 by matt