Sync USB Hard Drive on Vista – Sync Center Sucks
So i got myself a nice big 1.5TB USB External Hard Drive and wanted to sync folders in my Documents folder to that drive for safekeeping.
Easy right? Just use Vista’s SyncCenter? Well you can’t. Sync Center is only for network folder synchronisation and other “compatible” devices not most USB hard drives and memory sticks.
Luckily i discovered Microsoft’s SyncToy, an incredibly easy to use and uncomplicated folder sync application.
Just download SyncToy from the link below and install.
Download SyncToy 2.0 from Microsoft
Once installed, go to “Start” > “Programs” and click the “SyncToy 2.0” Icon.
It’s pretty self explanatory to setup folder synchronisation, click “create a new folder pair” and choose the two folders you want to syncronise to each other.
Easy!