[ctviggen]

I've been using Second Copy to backup a 1.5TB drive to another 1.5 TB drive.  However, I deleted a ton of stuff off the source drive, but Second Copy does not delete them off the destination drive.  I need this functionality, because I'm backing up Recorded TV and have to be able to delete from the source and have a program delete the same files from the destination.

This also means I can't have a sync program, since a sync program keeps two drives synchronized.

Anyone know of a suitable program that lets me copy from one drive to another but will also delete files off the destination drive if I delete the files off the source drive?

[srb]

Synology Data Replicator 3 backup software has that option.  It is meant to be used with the Synology NAS units, but it appears that you can configure any local or network drive as a backup destination.
Synology Data Replicator 3
 
Steve

[chip]

Are you using windows? Robocopy will do this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocopy
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145%28WS.10%29.aspx

From the wikipedia - Mirror A to B, destroying any files in B that are not present in A (/MIR), copy files in restartable mode (/Z) in case network connection is lost:

 Robocopy C:\A \\backupserver\B /MIR /Z

I just did this to move my data as I think I have a bad hard drive. Worked like a charm.

[Len_Dreyer]

I use Goodsync to sync is one direction.

[jqp]

Are you using windows? Robocopy will do this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocopy
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145%28WS.10%29.aspx

From the wikipedia - Mirror A to B, destroying any files in B that are not present in A (/MIR), copy files in restartable mode (/Z) in case network connection is lost:

 Robocopy C:\A \\backupserver\B /MIR /Z

I just did this to move my data as I think I have a bad hard drive. Worked like a charm.

I also have used and like Microsoft's free Robocopy (Robust File Copy) - it requires creating a command to perform your needs, with switches, etc.  But you can really have granular control on every attribute of the files you copy. There is a free document with all the details on what the switches do.  You can download a GUI interface for Robocopy, although I have never do so.

You can schedule a Robocopy task, or run Robocopy from SQL Server jobs, etc.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/schedule-a-task

[ctviggen]

Thank you, all.  I will give one or more of these a try.