Excel application for backup and sync of files between folders and computers
 

Hi,
I have developed an application in MS Excel for backup and file
synchronization between different storages such as folders or computers. It
helps me to keep an efficient memory usage for the set of my files.



I wish to know if there are people who need such an application.



Short description of the application:
The user's input is written in a worksheet by specifying the folder names
including/excluding subfolders for both source and destination folders as
well as filters (text strings) for folder and file names to be included or
excluded.



Files are copied from a source to a destination storage provided that the
source copies are fresher than the destination ones or they are lacking in
the destination storage. The same thing may be done with respect to deletion
i.e. delete the files in the destination if their copies are lacking in the
source (deleted or .). This way you can keep the files in the two storages
synchronized.



Prior to performing the action, a log is created for preview and the user
can decide to fulfill or cancel the action. The log includes a list of files
to be treated as well as the succession status for the data
compilation/extraction.



What are te advantages of this application e.g. comparing with Windows
synchronization utility?
- Unneeded files steal time when the amount of files gets high. This appl.
speeds up the process of backing up when I want to keep out unneeded files.
- You can restrict files to be treated simply by using an arbitrary number
of filters (text strings) in your input.
- You optimize your memory usage because only the needed files acc. to your
decision will be copied or backed up.



If you think this is intressting, please let me know.



Best regards
M Shafaat