backup/copy selected files

Can anyone recommend any software (or method) that will allow occasional or frequent backup or copy of selected files and folders, and allow future updating / synchronisation of same files (and new ones if necessary) to secondary hard disk?

 

There's a free program that appears to provide exactly the functionality you want: Karen's Replicator
http://majorgeeks.com/Karens_Replicator_d3917.html

I haven't tried it myself, but it's rated very high by those who have.

 

After another crash....is there a simple method in windows to do this?
I'm reluctant to have another program running all the time!

 

what op are u running on?

 

As it says in my sig. up-to-date winXP....

 

make another copy of win xp on another hard drive then use windows explorer to copy some programs would work you can use the other hard drive for backups too.

 

Thanks scott_hayes89, not sure what you are on about......"make another copy oy XP"...is that to copy the install CD or actually install on 2nd HDD?
I can use explorer to do that without 2nd XP, but XP doesn't schedule tasks!
I can use other HDD for backups, thats what I'm asking about!!
I think you should've read the full thread!!!!!

 

you asked for some type of methods,everyone has diffrent methods it was one of my many methods i mention. sorry if u dont understand what im talking about.