Syncing files to windows home server

I am currently in the process of setting up a new workflow for my photo files and need the ability to sync a folder on an external drive connected to my mac, with my windows home server but I'm not quite sure what is the best method to do this ie. use rsync to copy the files to the shared folder on windows, or do it all on the windows home server end.

What's more I really only need to copy/backup only those files that were created on a daily basis. So for example if I import some pics from my DSLR into a pictures folder I would want a process to run early in the morning, every day, that finds any new files in a specific folder and puts them on the windows home server.

can someone help suggest the best way to do this? As far as I'm aware there are not a lot of mac applications that can do this.

Cheers.

I use ChronoSync (which is rsync with a fancy interface I think). It works awesome for me and I am doing something very similar:

ChronoSync | Perform File and Folder Synchronizations and Backups Like Clockwork | Econ Technologies

Awesome! Never heard of that one, I'll give it a try. And $40 is pretty good price too!

Well worth it. Great app.

md, are you using a win home server?

Have one, but don't use it with my Mac except for primary iTunes storage.

I've lost too much data to trust a non-"nix" based platform to store my important items. Rsync works just fine between Mac and Linux.

Rsync from Mac OS X to a Linux Machine - Dinomite.net

It also works with Windows...

http://www.xelon.it/articles/rsync-mac-linux-windows/

bobtomay said:

md, are you using a win home server?

Have one, but don't use it with my Mac except for primary iTunes storage.

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It was just an XP machine in my basement. I sync my tunes there and then point my Sonos system at it. I also use it with an external drive on my AirPort. I just assumed it would work with WHS.