Backup software

[Fran]

syncback

http://www.2brightsparks.com/downloads.html

The free version will do all you want and more, blinky brillient

[DaveB]

OSX and Time Machine

Seconded. Great software and it's free. You just have to buy the Apple Mac to run it on

[RandyW]

Robocopy

[kirk]

OSX and Time Machine

[Ardesco]

cd /
cp -ra <location>

[TheFaQQer]

COPY C:\*.* A:


HTH

Add /d and it will only copy new files.

[NickFitz]

COPY C:\*.* A:


HTH

[Clippy]

Didn't know that - thanks for the heads up, will take another look at it.

Thanks to the others who also made suggestions - keep them coming.

[Sockpuppet]

Doesn't support multiple file locations.

Yes it does. You can create more than one folder pair. Which you can run all in one go.

Infact its very powerful. You can sync the whole of a driver or "my computer" and select only the sub folders / locations that you want to sync.

[Cowboy Bob]

R-Sync on a *nix machine.

DeltaCopy (wrapper round R-Sync) on a Windows machine.

[Clippy]

Doesn't support multiple file locations.

[Sockpuppet]

Windows?

SyncToy

[Clippy]

Anyone know of any good (free) backup software or file sync software that can be used with an external (USB) HDD?

The s/w (Maxtor) that came with the drive is a bit pants.