https://www.karenware.com/powertools/karens-replicator-backup-utility

A straightforward mirroring tool, with scheduling, exclusion and other useful features.

Instead of fucking around with some sort of special utility, Karen’s Replicator just does the job. I believe this was my first introduction to her software.

Abandoned:

• 2011-04-12 – The author is deceased

• 2022-07-10 – Joe Winett has stopped maintenance.

• I don’t know that I can properly call this “open source”, but the Karen’s Replicator source code was made available.

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• 2022-07-03 – Replaced by rclone

• 2019-06-10 – 3.7.4 on Windows 10

  • Does not have a working file deletion feature.
• 2016-04-07 – 3.6.9 on Windows 10

• 2005-01-01 – 2.2.3 on Windows (version not recorded)

  • Likely tested on Windows XP

2005-01-01 – 2.2.3 ∞

An excellent intelligent backup tool. It’s not smart enough to handle renamed or moved directories, but it does an excellent job of synchronizing drives/folders.

It’s light on disk access, so you’re computer isn’t completely crippled during a backup as with regular file copying.

• Has no “global” progress bar to show you how much more is left to copy.

  • Should show a MB/s copy rate.
  • Should show an estimated time to completion.
• Tasks should be “pauseable”
• Process stops when one clicks ‘about’.

• A process should be separate from the main dialogue. Cannot multitask when a task is running.

  • Cannot run two tasks at once.
  • Cannot modify tasks while one is running.

Alternatives ∞

• /tag/data-synchronizers

• Maybe also see /tag/software+archivism

Just some ancient notes from ~2005:

• http://www.gdargaud.net/Hack/XSynch.html

• https://www.goodsync.com/