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Windows Folder/File Monitoring software for Picture Ser... - 2/26/2012 4:42:39 PM   
Findinghappiness


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Status: offline 		I have built up a picture server hosting about 40,000 pictures, and on average add 10,000 a month to it.

I dedicated another computer to be the backup to DVD/blue ray pc.
I need to find software to monitor what directories have got new files/folders in them as the only current way for me to ensure all data is backed up is by copying everything from backup discs to specified folder and doing a compare removing old files.

Does anybody know of any file management software that would run in the background, monitor a specified directory and its files. So when any new files are copied I may go into the software, pull all directories by coping them to the backup pc via share and burn only newly added files.

I would normally use for example Nero BackIt or whatever, but its proprietary backup software. I don't use as if a disc gets scratched I'm fucked to get the entire backup set restored.
I use CDBurnerXP to burn all my files. It works really well. :)

Thank you.
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RE: Windows Folder/File Monitoring software for Picture... - 2/26/2012 8:55:53 PM   
Casteele


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Status: offline 		Not exactly sure what it is that you want here.

From what I understand, you want something that will pull out any new files so you can add them to your backup set. Is that correct?

If it is, just clear the archive flag on files you have backed up. Any files which have the archive bit set next time around are new files, since the OS sets the archive flag when it creates a file or a copy of a file, or if a file gets modified. Most backup software that allows incremental backups use this method to back up only new or modified files.

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RE: Windows Folder/File Monitoring software for Picture... - 2/27/2012 1:56:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		I search by date using a file manager, ok yeah what Casteele said
sleepy me. I oollect all my pics in one folder, then back up by age.docs, is the same

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RE: Windows Folder/File Monitoring software for Picture... - 2/27/2012 4:24:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		rsync is a linux utility command line utility that will do just that. You can install it and other linux utilities that run under windows by installing cygwin. Install cygwin utilities from http://www.cygwin.com. It installs a setup utility and you need to select "rsync" from the list. You can find the document for rsync by doing a goolge search of "man rsync". Good luck!

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RE: Windows Folder/File Monitoring software for Picture... - 2/27/2012 4:27:24 AM   
Findinghappiness


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Status: offline 		I want an application that would inform me of what folders have had new files created.

As then I want to talk the newly created files with there folder structure and burn all those to DVD or Blue ray. As long as I can copy the new files/folders in there full directory structure I'm able to burn them.

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RE: Windows Folder/File Monitoring software for Picture... - 2/27/2012 4:43:26 AM   
MusicalBoredom


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Status: offline 		I got that. You can do that with the utilities mentioned. You'll just have to write some scripts to do exactly what you want.

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RE: Windows Folder/File Monitoring software for Picture... - 2/27/2012 5:05:02 AM   
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Status: offline 		Using Cygwin you can write a cron script that executes a 'find -exec' command (every hour, every day, whatever.) Essentially, have it copy any file with a creation timestamp in the past 24 hours to a different holding directory, then rsync that directory to your backup directory. I'd suggest building some logic to account for different files having the same name (either appending the timestamp to the name, or preserving the file structure.)

I suppose it sounds complex, but I don't know of any free windows solutions for this particular problem. When you start dealing with large scale file server operations, you start meandering well outside of Windows land and firmly into Unix territory.

Another path is to have any new uploads go into a holding directory first, then copied to their final destination directory (or ensure that whatever script or method you're using to put the original file in place, also puts it in the holding directory.) Then you simply have cron run a 'mv' command (in cygwin) for the data in the holding directory to whatever final backup location you have in mind.

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RE: Windows Folder/File Monitoring software for Picture... - 2/27/2012 6:02:19 AM   
Exidor


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Status: offline 		DOS and older versions of Windows would do what you want using the command-line "backup" utility. You might check to see if it's available for your version of Windows. Sometimes odd utilities like that isn't installed by default, or has to be downloaded from Microsoft's web site.

I used to use backup.exe to generate a list of changed files to send to a DC5150 tape drive, back when monitors were monochrome green and dinosaurs walked the earth...

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RE: Windows Folder/File Monitoring software for Picture... - 2/27/2012 10:47:17 PM   
Casteele


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ORIGINAL: Findinghappiness

I want an application that would inform me of what folders have had new files created.

As then I want to talk the newly created files with there folder structure and burn all those to DVD or Blue ray. As long as I can copy the new files/folders in there full directory structure I'm able to burn them.

Which is basically what an incremental backup is and does. There is a lot of free backup software out that that can accomplish what you want in various ways, and some probably exactly how you want it. Since I don't have a lot of free time, go ahead and see what's out there (try www.thefreecountry.com, they list some good free backup software), and if you don't find anything by this weekend, I'll whip up a couple batch files that'll do exactly what you want, how you want it done.

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RE: Windows Folder/File Monitoring software for Picture... - 2/28/2012 8:30:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		(Chris:) I am looking for something similar, but its more like an approval system. Let me give you the tech details. (This may be better to have split into a new topic)

I'm into making websites (Kink and non-Kink) Using the Joomla CMS. joomla.org

Also using a forum system: Kunena: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/communication/forum/7256?qh=YToyOntpOjA7czo2OiJrdW5lbmEiO2k6MTtzOjg6Imt1bmVuYSdzIjt9

Basically I'm wanting a new extension written for Kunena, that creates 2 photo Galleries. The first Gallery is an open directory that registered users can create albums within; they must abide by TOU, and not upload xxx content. To have access to upload to the second Gallery a user has to mail hard-copy forms to meet 18 U.S.C. 2257 requirements. The Joomla core handles user groups, so the second forum can be limited to users that are within the registered users group, and from the 18-verified group.

Anyways, I'm wanting an extension that a mod-team had access to. Any pics uploaded are added to list with thumbnails to be approved. If they are found to be out-side the TOU for the main galleries, they are automatically moved to that user's restricted gallery. If the user isn't in the verified group, the system will automatically message the user, with the forms they need to file, and info as to where it needs to be sent. I'd like an option to where an image would need like a 3/5 vote form the mod team to be moved, and a script to where if a user clicks report image, they are required to type why it is being reported; at that point that image is added back to the list of images needing to be approved, with the report-messages beside it.

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