Best Free Second Copy Alternative - AOMEI Backupper

Second Copy Issues

Second Copy Software Overview

Second Copy is an automatic backup software for Windows users (includes Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, 2012), which is developed by Centered Systems LLP. The newest version is Second Copy 9. You could use it to automatically copy files from one directory to another destination, like local hard drive, network hard drive, floppy disk, CD, etc.

With the help of Second Copy, you could do the following operations to your files and folders:

• Simple Copy: Copy source to destination.

• Exact Copy: Copy source to destination, delete obsolete files from destination.

• Move: move source to destination.

• Compress: compress source into a ZIP file.

• Exact Compress: compress source into a ZIP file, delete obsolete files from ZIP.

• Synchronization: sync source and destination to match exactly, also called two way sync.

• Scheduled copy: It enables you to copy files to destination via 6 modes: Manual, Every few minutes, Every few hours, Once a day, Every few days, When files change.

• Encrypt and compress the backup.

• Email notification.

• command line options, and more.

Second Copy Limitations

However, you may be frustrating with the Second Copy problems. Such as:

• You may get Second Copy out of Memory error while coping files, shows copied files 0 error 1, you have to contact the Second Copy support team for help.

• Log file did not update while copying files under certain environment.

• Second Copy run as a service did not run the scheduled profiles in Windows 7, 8 or 10. This problem does not be solved until now.

• Unicode characters did not displayed properly in the log file or the include/exclude specifications.

• If you would like to upgrade Second Copy from 9 to Second Copy 10, you have to pay for the extra upgrade cost.

If you get the above second copy issues, you may need an Second Copy free alternative to copy files.

The Best Free Second Copy Alternative

The best free Second Copy alternative - AOMEI Backupper Standard could be your best choice. It’s highly recommended by millions of users due to its reliable performance and intuitive interface. The supported OS includes Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 (all editions, 32-bit & 64-bit).

Why AOMEI Backupper Standard is the best free Second Copy alternative, you will get the answer from the below chart.

	Second Copy 9	AOMEI Backupper Standard
Cost	$29.95	Free
Operating System	Windows 7/8/8.1/10/server 2012	Windows Vista/XP/7/8/8.1/10/11
Main Features
Copy/Sync File	√	√
Automatic/Full/Incremental/Schedule Backup	√	√
Differential Backup	-	√
Disk/Partition Clone	-	√
Restore	√	√
Command Line	√	-
Email Notification	√	√
Compress/Encrypt Backup Image	√	√
Create Bootable Media	-	√

Tips: √: Supported; -: Unsupported.

You can identify the difference of the two backup tools:

• AOMEI Backupper Standard is a freeware while Second Copy software is a paid backup image tool.

• Functionally, these two backup utilities are basically the same.

Thus, AOMEI Backupper Standard is the best free alternative to Second Copy in a way. Just choose the right one to backup your data according to your needs.

How to Automatically Sync Files/Folders in Windows 7/8/10/11

To show you automatically copy files from one location to another with AOMEI Backupper Standard without effortlessness, just refer to the below instructions:

1. Download the free Second Copy backup alternative - AOMEI Backupper Standard, install and run this installer.

2. To copy files and folders, select Sync, and then choose Basic Sync.

3. Click + Add Folder to choose the files or folders that you would like to backup, and edit the Task Name if required.

4. Select the destination to save files and folders, like a local disk, external hard drive (HDD/SSD), USB flash drive, NAS, or cloud drives.

5. Click Schedule to sync files and folders daily, weekly, monthly, or specify the intervals that you prefer to perform.

★Tip: Please upgrade to AOMEI Backupper Professional or other paid editions to enjoy advanced schedule options Event triggers and USB plug in.

6. Click Start Sync -> Add the schedule and start Sync now or Only Add the schedule to sync files or folders automatically with the best free second copy alternative.

★Tips: 
✍You can also comment the sync task, enable email or SMS notification after finished, or run specified program or script before or after the sync task with Options.
✍If you want to sync changed files from the source directory to the desitination directory in real time, you can use Real-Time Sync under Sync tab. It's only available in paid editions.

After a while, all the files and folders will be synced to the destination, and the program will automatically sync the changed part to the destination at the specified time. Furthermore, AOMEI Backupper Professional offers two-way sync, mirror sync (sync source to destination and delete the out of date files that not in the source).

Summing It Up

As the best Second Copy alternative freeware - AOMEI Backupper Standard, not only a file synchronization software but also free backup software for Windows, which allows you to backup files, partition, Windows OS and entire hard disk to an image file with compression, as well as incremental and differential backup, clone HDD to smaller SSD without reinstalling everything and ensure the cloned OS bootable, and many more.

For who is running Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022 (including R2), SBS 2003, 2008, 2011, please try AOMEI Backupper Server to enjoy more, like restore to dissimilar hardware computer, command line backup/restore/clone, dynamic disk/volume data management, migrate Windows 10 to SSD to speed up your computer, etc.