Backup Documents
To copy files to a writable CD, see the following article:
To copy, move, rename, and delete files between folders and drives:
- Use Microsoft SyncToy
- Launch it: Start | Programs | Utilities | File & Disk Management | Microsoft SyncToys | SyncToy
- Actions on folder pairs: Synchronize , Echo, Subscribe, Contribute (backup), and Combine
Overview (from Microsoft Web Page)
SyncToy 1.4 for Windows Vista is available as a free download from the Microsoft
Download Center. The easy to use, customizable application helps you copy, move,
rename, and delete files between folders and computers.
There are files from all kinds of sources that we want to store and manage.
Files are created by our digital cameras, e-mail, cell phones, portable media
players, camcorders, PDAs, and laptops. Increasingly, computer users are using
different folders, drives, and even different computers (such as a laptop and a
desktop) to store, manage, retrieve and view files. Yet managing hundreds or
thousands of files is still largely a manual operation. In some cases it is
necessary to regularly get copies of files from another location to add to
primary location; in other cases there is a need to keep two storage locations
exactly in sync. Some users manage files manually, dragging and dropping from
one place to another and keeping track of whether the locations are synchronized
in their heads. Other users may use two or more applications to provide this
functionality.
Now there is an easier way. SyncToy, a free PowerToy for Microsoft Windows
Vista, is an easy to use, highly customizable program that helps users to do the
heavy lifting involved with the copying, moving, and synchronization of
different directories. Most common operations can be performed with just a few
clicks of the mouse, and additional customization is available without
additional complexity. SyncToy can manage multiple sets of folders at the same
time; it can combine files from two folders in one case, and mimic renames and
deletes in another case. Unlike other applications, SyncToy actually keeps track
of renames to files and will make sure those changes get carried over to the
synchronized folder
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