Question : Need Recommendation for File Copy Utility

Hello,

I am looking for recommendations on a simple file copy utility that I can use to backup a Windows 2003 SBS server to removable hard disks.  The server is not running Exchange or SQL.  I have heard of RoboCopy and have downloaded and tried the RoboCopy GUI.  Even with the GUI, I find it difficult to understand how to set this up.  If someone can explain how to do it, great.

I prefer a file copy service over backup software as I like the files to be stored in their native format.  I want to set something up that will run once or twice a day to backup changed files, and do a complete copy once a week.

I have spent hours surfing the net on this and don't know what to trust.  For instance, I thought I found a winner in SecondCopy.  They list a bunch of awards.  But when I go to CNET I cannot find a review that the s/w vendor refers too.  Maybe I missed it.  

Please help me!

Answer : Need Recommendation for File Copy Utility

First off, How do you monitor the server without Exchange?  SBS monitoring relies on it.  How do you backup e-mail?  Or is email just not that important.  It seems horribly silly and inefficient not to be using the capabilities that you have with the system.

As for the file copy utility, script it.  There are MANY, MANY ways of scripting a copy - including Robocopy, xcopy, xxcopy, and probably other tools available.  You can kill yourself looking for a GUI, but there's not much that can beat XCOPY /E /C /H /O /V /Y x:\*.* y:\*.*

And how are you doing system state backups?  Or are you not at all worried about how you would restore your operating system should windows fail?