Algernon

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Algernon
Great captures. I've not seen one for a few years now.

Your website is about the best I've seen. Very clear and to the point. I never used to like slide shows, but because everything works so well yours is great. I dread trying to look at stuff on the likes of Flickr..... they've completely lost the plot if they ever had it

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Comment by Algernon posted on The Fisher King at 20/08/2017 - 12:07

Algernon
Wish I'd known yesterday Spent all my money in the pub last night!

Comment by Algernon posted on Pentax SMC PK-A ED IF 1200mm f8 Lens at 19/08/2017 - 11:21

Algernon
So does Winrobocopy

They probably all copy a damaged file over a good file

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Comment by Algernon posted on recommend free software for backing up photos in external HD? at 18/08/2017 - 19:45

Algernon
wvbarnes wrote:
A moved folder a renamed folder or a renamed file will be there as original and the changed version. Thus the need to clean up duplicates from time to time

That's a lot of extra unnecessary work especially after a crash. Thousands of files to check through. So much for modern marketing even the DOS versions of Xtree Gold 3 would show you what files exist in the 2nd dir, but not in the 1st so you could delete them. Pressing B showed the full branch.

You could use Robocopy with the /NOCOPY (Copies nothing) and /PURGE switch which would delete any files and folders in the 2nd dir that aren't in the 1st. The /S switch would include sub dirs as well.

The /MIR (mirror) switch performs the purge and copies new or renamed files/dirs. Still needs the /S for subs.
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Comment by Algernon posted on recommend free software for backing up photos in external HD? at 18/08/2017 - 19:03

Algernon
wvbarnes wrote:
Hi, If you have Windows 10 you have File History. it backs up any changes on the fly uncompressed . Most external USB drives have similar too such as Western Digital.

I use File History to a spare internal drive and WD software to my external USB drive at same time. From time to time i tidy up both for files duplicated due to being moved.
What happens if you RENAME an original file?

Also what happens if you RENAME a Folder?

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Comment by Algernon posted on recommend free software for backing up photos in external HD? at 18/08/2017 - 16:08

Algernon
That sounds like a good solution to the Electronic 360deg Continuously Rotating Panorama Head I just bought....... My neck looks like a twisted elastic band from trying to keep up with the rotating viewfinder

It would also save me from having to reverse the direction after every two turns

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Comment by Algernon posted on Feeling Chuffed at 18/08/2017 - 15:41

Algernon
Macrium Reflect Free v6 is great for backing up the complete HDD or SSD. v7 should be out shortly.

Files are better just copied...... if you ever want to see them again They may be unreadable by the next version of software. I've still got some old HDD's compressed with Stacker 4

RAR files used to be safer than ZIP files because you could still access them if some of the files were damaged. Still the case with RAR I don't know if they ever improved the ZIP stuff.
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Comment by Algernon posted on recommend free software for backing up photos in external HD? at 18/08/2017 - 14:39

Algernon
Robocopy (included with Windows since W7) can easily keep a mirror of one folder in another folder. It will delete any files in the backup not present in the main set.

Use a script or type into the comandline OR use a GUI...

http://www.upway2late.com/#/projects/winrobocopy

Simpler version .....
http://robomirror.sourceforge.net/

The /MT switch can set how many cores it uses. The default is 8.

More switches...
https://ss64.com/nt/robocopy.html

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Comment by Algernon posted on recommend free software for backing up photos in external HD? at 17/08/2017 - 13:37

Algernon
No just put them through next doors letterbox like I do

Or you could post them to someone you don't like

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Comment by Algernon posted on Spiders at 13/08/2017 - 09:58

Algernon
I read somewhere that house spiders can't survive outside

How would you like it if someone kept throwing you out naked into the snow and locking the door
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Comment by Algernon posted on Spiders at 13/08/2017 - 09:37

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