[ctviggen]

I have been using GoodSync to back up folders from my NAS (network attached storage, basically an Unraid server) to a large 8TB drive on one of my computers.  I also was going to use it to back up what I have on OneDrive to my 8TB drive.

However, GoodSync no longer lets me use my two copies I paid for and instead wants me to pay by the year.  I'm tired of paying by the year.  Every software now wants me to pay by the year.  This is a simple file copy from one location to another, but it has to be able to determine what changed since the last backup. 

Is there something else I can use?

[audiobasic2000]

Hello ctviggen:

Would something like Robocopy fit your needs? You could use Scheduled Tasks (in Windows) with either the Robocopy command with the necessary option switches or create a batch file (even can convert the batch file to an executable via a third party utility) and have it execute/run through the Task Scheduler at a specific time (daily, the entire week, or specific interval). Robocopy is built into Windows.

https://lazyadmin.nl/it/robocopy-ultimate-guide/

Thanks.

Sincerely,
Kingsley.

[WGH]

I use the free Paragon Backup & Recovery Community Edition, there is also a paid version but the free version does everything I need it to do, make a backup. Note the backup is actually an image file which can be one big compressed file or many smaller files.

I prefer image files because if something goes bonkers and a drive goes belly up the system can be restored (operating system, programs, files and tweaks) as if nothing has happened after a new drive is installed.

The USB boot uses the WinPE environment, a little more work to set up but not bad.

https://www.paragon-software.com/us/free/br-free/#features

[ctviggen]

Thanks, I'll take a look at both. 

Basically, I map a folder structure to a drive letter, and then back up from there to an 8TB drive I temporarily connect via USB.  I put only the important stuff in the folder structure. There is 16TB of storage on the NAS, but I have a ton of TV on there, which I put in a different folder structure. 

I then hide that disc in case we ever have someone come in and take everything.  At one time, I had two 8TB USB drives, and I took one to work.  Unfortunately, I dropped the one at work and killed it. 

What Good Sync was doing was a direct copy of files, so I had the entire file structure.  It kept a "database" of sorts where it could see what had been modified, so each time I ran it, it would only copy the files that were modified. 

For One Drive, I'd like to be able to do something similar:  copy everything from it to the 8TB drive. 

[Doublej]

Is this what you want?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/turn-on-onedrive-backup-4e44ceab-bcdf-4d17-9ae0-6f00f6080adb

If so before proceeding you will want to triple check to make sure Microsoft is not trying to turn on OneDrive to store your files. There's a great Ask Leo YouTube where he explains how turning on OneDrive can wreak havoc on your file storage locations.

Using Paragon may give you version control, e.g. the ability to restore files to previous dates in time. This can be very helpful if a file gets corrupted or deleted along the way.

[ctviggen]

Paragon does not seem to be able to backup my NAS.  Bummer.  It would work well to back up a computer though.