Syncing Files for Backup?

[jnalpak]

I'm looking to backup my music collection (200gb+) but dont want to purchase some big time backup system. I have an external 500GB on my server that i usually just run a copy/paste on but thats just not write and frags up the HD.

Does anyone currently use a sync' type tool to backup their files? Sort of like doubletake but not so damn expensive?

i found this product, - syncback (http://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/syncback-hub.html)

any other good ones out there?

[IHateKeithSmart]

Norton Ghost (http://www.symantec.com/sabu/ghost/ghost_personal/index.html) is a very nice backup solution. Runs around $70. You should also be able to run rsync if you are running Cygwin or a comparable toolset (free).

[jnalpak]

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Norton Ghost (http://www.symantec.com/sabu/ghost/ghost_personal/index.html) is a very nice backup solution. Runs around $70. You should also be able to run rsync if you are running Cygwin or a comparable toolset (free).

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ghost isnt what im looking for, i think...though their new incremental backup feature is of interest.

[Mr Gee]

I'd second the vote for rsync. I use it at work for keeping a synced backup of our main server. Be warned though, rsync is a little on the techie side, being a Unix/Linux command line program (runs on Windows via Cygwin).