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FredJr

FredJr

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Would it be possible to automatically backup my external hard drive that is connected to my laptop but is shared to my desktop to an internal hard drive? Wow that was complicated.

External Drive connected VIA USB to Laptop -> Shared to my main computer via network -> Want to back up to an internal hard drive in my main computer.

Help would be appreciated!
 
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You just need to have a folder or drive shared on the network.
You can share the external drive but the better option would be to make a shared folder on your desktop as that will be more stable.

Syncback 6 is a free powerfull backup utility that does scheduling and you can fine tune it pretty well for a free applicaiton. I believe you can even set it up to autobackup the usb drive when it is pluged in (if it is not in the version 6 it is in the paid SE version).

So setup your network share on the desktop, go to your laptop and install syncback, setup the source as the external drive and the destination as the network folder on your desktop. You can then setup the program as desired.
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boosted1g

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You just need to have a folder or drive shared on the network.
You can share the external drive but the better option would be to make a shared folder on your desktop as that will be more stable.

Syncback 6 is a free powerfull backup utility that does scheduling and you can fine tune it pretty well for a free applicaiton. I believe you can even set it up to autobackup the usb drive when it is pluged in (if it is not in the version 6 it is in the paid SE version).

So setup your network share on the desktop, go to your laptop and install syncback, setup the source as the external drive and the destination as the network folder on your desktop. You can then setup the program as desired.
 
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Murissokah

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Yes you can.

I understand the device is mapped as a network drive in your desktop. The way I go about this is create a bat file for the copy operation, such as:

xcopy /s Y:\*.* C:\backup\, where Y is the mapped network drive and C is the local drive you want to place your backup at. The /s modifier states that subfolders should be copied (unless empty).

Now to automatically run this script, you can use the task scheduler. Launch the windows task scheduler, create a new task ("create new task", not "create new basic task"). Go to the "action" tab, create a new action of "start a program" and point to the bat file. Go to the "trigger" tab and create a new "on a schedule" trigger, setting when you want it to run. [strike]You can set the task to "hidden", so that it will run in the background[/strike] You can set the task to run with the "System" account, so it will run in the background.

You might want to create a different task to delete your old backups, otherwise you'll be replicating the files each time.

If you want to filter what you want to backup, you may use the forfiles command. That would allow you to copy only files no older than a specific date, for instance.

If you want a more organized way and hassle-free way, you may prefer using specific backup software, such as cobian backup, AOMEI backup or EaseUS Todo Backup.
 
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Y0GI

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I was going to recommend Synchback also! Very good backup program!

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