Automatic SD card backup setup

I've been thinking about setting up an automatic backup for a specific folder, maybe once a week, directly onto an SD card
So, how would I go about pulling that off in Windows 7?

Nancy Thompson8 said:I've been thinking about setting up an automatic backup for a specific folder, maybe once a week, directly onto an SD card
So, how would I go about pulling that off in Windows 7?

You might find what you need here:
https://www.winhelp.us/configure-aut...windows-7.html

Take a look and see if that hits the mark for you.

That’s not quite what I meant, so maybe I didn't explain myself very clearly in my last post.
So, here's the deal: I have this specific folder sitting on my D: drive filled with files that are super important to me, and I've copied that whole folder over to an SD card. What I'm really looking for is a way to make sure that whenever I tweak or change something inside that original folder on my D: drive, those updates automatically sync up with the version on the SD card too.
Basically, I just want it to grab whatever changes I make and push them through.

Does anyone know of any good, free software out there that can handle something like that?

1. You could easily whip up a batch file and just set it to run whenever you feel like it through a scheduled task, something like this:

SET SOURCE=C:\folder
SET BACKUP=D:\sdcard
xcopy "%source%" "%backup%" /D /Y

2. Honestly, just go check out the Microsoft SyncToy app

3. If you’re looking for actual real-time sync—which is probably your safest bet if you don't want to mess around with an SD card—just use Dropbox, OneDrive, or whatever other similar service is out there.

I just finished downloading this incredible little program.
It’s honestly fantastic, exactly what I’ve been hunting for lately.
The coolest part is how it handles everything in real-time, syncing up every single change the very second it happens.

Nancy Thompson8 said:I just finished downloading this incredible little program.
It’s honestly fantastic, exactly what I’ve been hunting for lately.
The coolest part is how it handles everything in real-time, syncing up every single change the very second it happens.

In your first post, you mention "every 7 days," but then later you say you want everything to sync automatically the second a change happens.
You're being a bit contradictory here. You should probably be more consistent if you want people to actually follow what you're saying.
First, you need to decide for yourself: are we talking once a week, or are we talking right this second?
😉

Anyway, glad you got it sorted out. And thanks for sharing the fix with the rest of us.

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