Better would be a service that registers for file change notifications (so you don't have continuous monitoring activity) and then copies the data elsewhere.
More sophisticated (but requiring a far degree of skill) would be to create a file system filter that did the operation transparently as the file was being written to disk. Cheers Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 9 May 2008 9:54 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Desktop Backup Con't > > Don't many of the services suggestioned do this that? Like I said, > SyncBack will do just that, and other's mentioned similar products as > well. (Robocopy with the /mon switch) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Active Elk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 5:43 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Desktop Backup Con't > > Thanks for all the suggestions. I forgot to mention, the client want > the > changes to be sync immediately and not wait for the next scheduled. I > have tried telling him to use offline folders or VSS but seems like he > is not interested. He wanted a solution from some branded company like > Symantec, CA etc. > > The main issue is his request of "sync immediately" to the shared > storage which I find it difficult to achieve. > > Thanks. > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Sam Cayze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > Sent: Thursday, 8 May 2008 11:57:10 > Subject: RE: Desktop Backup Con't > > Good points Andy and Jim, thanks! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 10:43 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Desktop Backup Con't > > My suggestion detects changes...albeit, not for $30. :) I love SyncBack > for that. > > But I suppose if you go back to his original requirement of running > this > on 1000 workstations, a CDP solution might make sense. > > - Andy O. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~