The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/avattz on 2024-06-09 18:35:56.
I almost had a data loss scare yesterday with a Windows machine, luckily I managed to restore it, but this has lead to figuring out a file sync system for my machines in case one has an issue with the boot drive or hardware failure. I currently have a small RAID 1 file server running Samba and while I manually copy files from my computers to this server, I wanted to see if there was software that could automated this.
The goal is for this software to automatically copy a new completed file placed in the documents folder to a network drive that is available on the same computer. Literally "copy this file over there when it exists". I looked into FreeFileSync and Syncthing but these appear to sync directly to a server instead to a local folder.
One additional thing I an looking for is two-way syncing. This way, I can make a "universal" document folders where all my computers will have the same content, and update them if they are missing anything. This could count as additional backup since I would have the same files over many computers.
Does anyone have recommendations for a software solution?
Preferably:
- Open source
- "Live" syncing (runs when new or changed file detected instead of scheduled syncing)
- Flexible / Plenty of Options / Configurable
- Uses native Windows file commands
- Doesn't hurt, but works on Linux (I have "better" options for my Linux machines though)
I appreciate any recommendations!
Edit: I remember SyncToy which would be perfect, if anyone knows of an open source version of SyncToy, then that would be what I am looking for!