Marlby23 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Hi. I'm looking for a drive mirroring solution. Im not sure if an imaging software (acronis, ghost) suits my needs since i just want to mirror a disk with another, possibly with the minimun impact on my system.I want to back up the data of a non partitioned, secondary, system independent drive. I'm planning on getting a drive of the same capacity and copying all the files over. Now, im looking for a software capable of updating the back-up drive incrementally.BTW, i dont think a realtime mirroring solution will do since im planning to attach the drive once a week or so only to mirror the drive.Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringfinger Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Hmmm.... at first I was thinking Ghost, Ghost... but for an incremental periodic constantly updated mirror Ghost will not work for you. I know Veritas make some great software for this, however I'm sure someone out there knows of a better shareware/freeware solution for your needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takeshi Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 I thought you were asking about RAID. Is RAID out of the question then?If you update a drive incrementally, then it's not a true mirroring is it?You can actually copy an entire partition/drive. Are you really after a synchronising utility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlby23 Posted August 14, 2006 Author Share Posted August 14, 2006 Hmm yep, i believe RAID is out of the question.I think i got the mirroring term wrong indeed, sorry. By mirroring i meant that i want the second drive to reflect the changes of the 1st every time i want to backup. I could just copy the data but i constantly update the files on the disk and the problem is that i don't know how to keep track of the newer/added data to add to the backup disk.Maybe a synchronising application will do it. Got any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinbate Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 You don't need any software to do this its builtin to windows XP.Check out help under administrative tools/computer managment & click on help this will tell you how to set it up. This is true mirroring & both drives will contain exact copies of data at all times.This is called raid 1.RegardsColin Bate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlby23 Posted August 14, 2006 Author Share Posted August 14, 2006 Thanks for the tip but a RAID setup won't do it. See, the rig with the drive i want to backup is relatively prone to disasters; therefore im reluctant on keeping the 2 drives together all the time. Correct me if i'm wrong, but technically even a batch file could do it? (copying over the files with a modified date > than the last back time?) anyway im afraid of screw ups so i'd prefer to use a reliable program to do the work.Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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