Bryan Pivik

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Thank you Joe for the perfect suggestion. &nbsp;I have now successfully ran a backup with 2.5 TB of data (3.2 million files) and the software did not choke or over consume memory on the server. &nbsp;The scheduling and fine controls of the backup profile is extreme. &nbsp;<br />
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You are right you need the SE or Pro to run on servers. &nbsp;Well worth the price for a professional solution to sync data!
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Thank you Joe for the perfect suggestion.  I have now successfully ran a backup with 2.5 TB of data (3.2 million files) and the software did not choke or over consume memory on the server.  The scheduling and fine controls of the backup profile is extreme.  

You are right you need the SE or Pro to run on servers.  Well worth the price for a professional solution to sync data!

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You're welcome, Bryan, and thanks to you for the feedback. I'm very glad to hear that it worked well for you. Yes, the options/controls for the backup profiles are terrific. Thanks for confirming that SE or Pro is needed for servers...had a hunch, but wasn't sure. Regards, Joe
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You're welcome, Bryan, and thanks to you for the feedback. I'm very glad to hear that it worked well for you. Yes, the options/controls for the backup profiles are terrific. Thanks for confirming that SE or Pro is needed for servers...had a hunch, but wasn't sure. Regards, Joe

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Need better solution for backing up data to a network drive. &nbsp;Powershell or batch script is ok, just the logging is less than desired. &nbsp;Needs to be able to run on Windows server OS and handle large amounts of data (2 TB - 8 TB). &nbsp; <br />
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FreeFileSync and SyncToy were great applications that worked well for this simple purpose. &nbsp;Make a folder pair and configure the kind of sync between the folders. &nbsp;I am fine doing in a script, just do enjoy the ease of use there.
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Need better solution for backing up data to a network drive.  Powershell or batch script is ok, just the logging is less than desired.  Needs to be able to run on Windows server OS and handle large amounts of data (2 TB - 8 TB).   

FreeFileSync and SyncToy were great applications that worked well for this simple purpose.  Make a folder pair and configure the kind of sync between the folders.  I am fine doing in a script, just do enjoy the ease of use there.

Program or Script recommendations on a Sync back up of local files to a Windows network shared storage

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