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Apr 29, 2017

Reverse Syn -- Copy movies not watched.????

I searched Google -- no help probably because I did not know how to ask the question in a few words.

I have a 500 Gb WD Passport that is full of movies -- about 200. I use the Passport to plug into my smart TV to watch movies. I have watched most of the movies and now it is time to "reload" the Passport with new movies.

On my PC I have a 2Tb HD that has the same movies that are on the Passport plus many more -- Maybe a total of 500 to 600. Over the years I have moved all my DVD and VCR movie collection to my PC.

My problem. Is there software that will allow me to copy only the 300 movies I have not watched to the (or a different) Passport. I assume one could call this a "reverse syn". I have a program to find duplicate files, but this is not what I want.
  • Not easily without having setup a system ahead of time. You may be able to write a macro that compares file titles on both drives, then copies those titles that do not match to a different Passport drive.
  • You could transfer the movies from the WD hard drive back to you computer.
    You will be told the files are already on the computer and do you want to replace, skip or decide. REPLACE THE FILES ON your computer with the ones on the hard drive.Then highlight all the movies on your PC.
    If they are all in one folder then highlight the folder and then choose "select All"
    Go to the VIEW Tab
    Choose "group by" drop down menu and select "Choose columns"
    Put a check in the "Date accessed" box
    Sort by date accessed. The ones not accessed will be together The ones you transfer will have the date of viewing or transfer on them.
    Any way that is what I would try first.
    Up to this point you have not done anything "bad" to your files
    If it works as I figure than you can erase the movies on the Passport and copy the ones you want to the passport.
  • Can't be done as far as I know.
    I also have a huge collection on a Seagate HD.
    I have a folder called 'Viewed' on it. When I copy movies onto a thumb drive for watching on TV I then move those same files on the HD into the Viewed folder.

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