Create and maintain regular, up-to-date backups of critical files with this great, free tool. Most of us don’t back up our files nearly often enough. I’m not sure I like living on the edge–after all, ...

Windows only: Synchronize the contents of two folders, either across your home network or on the same PC with a free utility from Microsoft, SyncToy. The 2.0 beta's been released and gotten smarter ...

Data synchronization for two tower computers and a laptop is a daily routine for me. MAIN tower is in my home office; SPARE tower is in my university office; Norwich University supplies me with a ...

I'm using SyncToy to back up some files from HDD on WinXP Home to a flash memory. Everything was fine until I added a folder that had a Hebrew nane both on the HDD and the flash memory (the folder ...

Windows: Microsoft's SyncToy is a simple but effective tool for mirroring folders across hard drive locations, networks, or USB devices. With a 2.1 update, it's been retooled to run faster, back up ...

I’ve been using Microsoft’s free sync utility, SyncToy, for awhile, so it is good to see it move in to 2.0 beta status. The list of improvements look quite extensive. biggest improvement is dynamic ...

In the ongoing saga of rebuilding my home server, I want to back up all of my folder shares...hundreds of thousands of files and several terabytes of data. Fire up Microsoft SyncToy, it rips through a ...

If you are using more than one pc and especially if you are mobile, you likely need or use some type of synchronization tool. I’ve been using Microsoft’s SyncToy since it was released and find it to ...

In this series about synchronizing files on different computers, I’ve been telling you about ways to match up the contents of specific folders on different computers – sometimes using cables and ...

If you need to keep an identical set of files and folders on two different computers or on other disks, or in different locations, file and folder synchronization utilities will help you do so easily.

My hard disk crash chronicled here last week made me miss a Database deadline, but these blasted machines are capable of making your life much more difficult than that. I'm not sure it's possible to ...

The PCWorld staff loves Microsoft’s PowerToys. These utilities supercharge Windows, adding functionality that simplifies getting stuff done. We’re always excited when new ones come down the pipeline, ...