Copying only changed documents

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Hi

I have a Dell with Vista.

I have a flash drive that contains several thousand documents.

Once per week, I copy (not backup) the entire contents of my flash drive to my computer hard drive.

Takes too long.

Within a given week, I will change about 40 existing documents and create about 10 new documents.

I am looking for a VISTA routine that will identify the changed and new documents, and then copy only those documents to the computer hard drive (and overwrite the older documents).

I have tried various search criteria, but have not found this routine.

Can someone help?

Thanx in advance.

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I have never used it but you could check out filemonkey and see if it will meet your needs. If not, just google something like 'copy only modified files'

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Hi

I have a Dell with Vista.

I have a flash drive that contains several thousand documents.

Once per week, I copy (not backup) the entire contents of my flash drive to my computer hard drive.

Takes too long.

Within a given week, I will change about 40 existing documents and create about 10 new documents.

I am looking for a VISTA routine that will identify the changed and new documents, and then copy only those documents to the computer hard drive (and overwrite the older documents).

I have tried various search criteria, but have not found this routine.

Can someone help?

Thanx in advance.

Hello Alan,

Welcome to the forum. :D

I can't think of a Better candidate for your need.

You "search" these forums and you will find nothing but praise for this product. I use it to sync many things.

Karen"s Replicator

http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptreplicator.asp

EDIT Link to her wepage about using Replicator for Syncronizing.

http://www.karenware.com/newsletters/2003/2003-05-27.asp

Good luck,

:) davey

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Hello Alan,

Welcome to the forum. :D

I can't think of a Better candidate for your need.

You "search" these forums and you will find nothing but praise for this product. I use it to sync many things.

Karen"s Replicator

http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptreplicator.asp

EDIT Link to her wepage about using Replicator for Syncronizing.

http://www.karenware.com/newsletters/2003/2003-05-27.asp

Good luck,

:) davey

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Hi Davey

Thanx for the update. I looked at Karen's stuff. There are plenty of new items.

Now for another.

I used to have a defragmenter for my old Windows machine. It had beautiful graphics that would show progress, bad sectors, good sectors, etc.

I have run the VISTA one and cannot for the life of me tell what it is doing or has done.

Do you know of a graphics enhanced defragmenter?

I am a visual person and like to see what is going on.

Thanx.