Automatically make or update a copy real-time on another hard drive volume whenever files are saved to a particular folder

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Published on 2013-06-29T16:33:01Z Indexed on 2013/06/30 22:23 UTC
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Whenever I save or update a file to a particular designated folder on my C:\drive I would like to make or update a copy on my network-attached storage device, ideally saving the copy to the NAS as a version rather than overwriting a copy there, if possible.

I have Windows 7 x64 Ultimate. Is there any feature built-in that can accomplish this? It has to be a real copy, not merely a pointer. I'm trying to achieve some redundancy for especially critical documents (in a variety of formats) that change frequently throughout the day.

P.S. I am looking for folder-level granularity; I wouldn't want this to happen for every file on the C: volume.

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