Automatically keep multiple versions of your important files, so you can roll back changes and undo mistakes. The free version of FileHamster gets the job done. From the publisher:
“FileHamster provides real-time backup and archiving of your files while you work. It enables you to monitor specific files on your hard drive and automatically create incremental backups whenever those files are modified. It also enables you to store notes about the changes that have been made, allowing you to quickly locate a specific revision or provide a detailed account of the work you’ve done on a project.”
There’s a $20 version that adds some features, but none of them are necessary if all you want is real-time archiving and versioning of your files.
I’ve got a few old projects (web sites, a novel, old columns, stuff like that) scattered over multiple hard drives and in different folders. I’m going to try FileHamster out as part of a strategy to get organized and back to work, and to keep everything archived and recoverable.
