Exists a software/tool that enable do a "smart" copy/paste by only adding the new files? (Backup purposes)

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Hello

For either Windows 10 or 11 (and of course for Linux too)

  1. Suppose you have an external SSD of 2TB with already 1.5 TB as backup done in one copy/paste action
    It for example at 15 September of the current year,

  2. Later at 15 October of the same year you already did many changes in the original source, add more files as photos, documents, videos etc. in many places as the current directories and new directories.

So you need to do a second backup

Question

  • Exists a software/tool that enable do a ā€œsmartā€ copy/paste by only adding the new files?

It to be reflected to all the current and new directories.

The tool is for my uncle.

Thank You

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It is called rsync
Have a look at the man pageā€¦ it has a lot of parameter options
I use
sudo rsync -aAXvH source destination
It will copy any new files from ā€˜sourceā€™ and it will not erase any files in ā€˜destinationā€™, even if they have been erased in ā€˜sourceā€™

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Grsync is a graphical front-end to rsync. If you would prefer a GUI

https://averagelinuxuser.com/linux-backup-with-gui/

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Hi Manuel,
rsync is excellent.
If you want another kind of program, check out FreeFileSync :

Jorge

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As usual huge thanks for the replies friends!

Neville and Joel

About Linux: the rsync command and even GUI tool seems are the correct and final approach. Huge thanks!

Jorge

About for multiple OS about ā€œhttps://freefilesync.orgā€ ā€¦ thanks!
BTW How long have you been using that tool? I need that tool for Windows. My uncle does not work in Linux

Just to share, from other network was suggested:

https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree

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Hi Manuel,
I used FreeFileSync when I was only using Windows and Iā€™ve been using Linux for, I think, 5 years now. I donā€™t think Iā€™m lying if I say Iā€™ve been using FreeFileSync for at least 8 years.

Jorge

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Thanks for the reply Augusto

Wooh with that amount of time is an excellent feedback. To be honest I was concerned if the software is trustable or not.

Again just for case, in the other network was suggested a new one too:

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Also look at Pika Backup

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I had a look

It uses Borg backup.
I tried Borg once, its commands are complicated.
Pika might be a good way to use Borg.

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