In case, the file is saved on an external drive, taking windows 10 in reference, you need a backup and sync software for windows 10. This works when the file is saved on the drive (internal). This process is called file synchronization where new changes are automatically saved to the files. What’s a big deal? But syncing for all the new changes made to the same file and then saving the new version is the real task.
You made changes and saved that file on the external drive. Newer versions should replace the old version, not add a new copy. So, I'm looking for solutions similar to the way OneDrive works. That was a big waste of time and it wouldn't have worked the third time I connect my external HDD
Unfortunately, the second time it started syncing, all the files were being duplicated meaning my storage used went up from 400GB to 800GB. If I add or remove or move files, the same needs to be reflected on the external HDDĪs a first solution, I tried using file history. However, I want the copy to be such that if I make any changes to my files on the laptop, these changes are synced to the external HDD. I wish to copy these files to an external hard drive which is 1TB in size. I have a laptop with about 400GB of files - pictures, docs, project files, etc.
