Rsync for Windows 10

HI Brian. I'm Greg, an installation specialist and 9 year Windows MVP here to help you.

I've compiled what works best for backup below, but first to answer your question about something similar to RSync here are alternatives:
https://www.slant.co/options/1377/alternatives/...
https://www.lifewire.com/best-file-syncing-apps...

File History, Windows file and Image backup are dysfunctional and may be phased out in a future version. But they're not the best choices anyway because after ten years in forums I've seen countless times that files are lost trying to restore them, so feel obligated to recommend choices that work much better and are 100% reliable.

The safest and most reliable method is to sort your files into their User Folders (Documents, Desktop, Pictures, Downloads, etc) and periodically drag or copy them to external or another hard drive. See tips for copying large groups of files here: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2086566/the-man...

Then have one other Cloud backup so your files are safe from fire and theft and easily accessible via the internet just like email. Some suggestions to help ease into this habit:

You can drag 5gb for free into OneDrive app to store in the cloud where they are safe from fire and theft. You can also choose to sync the Desktop, Pictures and Documents folders (only) in Settings > Autosave for real time backup.

If you install Google Drive, you can use their new Backup to choose User folders (Documents, Pictures, etc.) to sync up to 15g for free to their cloud in real time.

Or you can drag or copy them to a USB external or flash drive.
Here's how to drag, copy or move large groups of files: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2086566/the-man...

Besides your files you should back up a System Image to use in place of reinstall in 20 minutes. The best free alternative is Macrium: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/7363/macrium-ref....

There is an easy way to mount the System Image to extract files if needed. Some prefer to move their User folders off of C to make the image smaller so they stay current if you need to reimage C. Here's how: http://www.dummies.com/computers/operating-syst...

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted. If you'll wait to rate whether my post helped you, I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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Hi Brian

My name is Andre Da Costa; an Independent Consultant, Windows Insider MVP and Windows & Devices for IT MVP. I'm here to help you with your problem.

You use the Robocopy command to make an immediate backup to the second hard disk.

From the command line with Administrator privilege, type the following command then hit Enter.

robocopy “D:\Users\Andre” “X:\Backup”

X: represents the name of the drive you want to backup to.