I'm looking to upgrade my old Western Digital 2.5'' Essentials hard drive to something that offers automatic incremental backups without compressing or encrypting my data. I want to be able to easily access my backed-up files through simple drag-and-drop, rather than dealing with compressed files that require special software to access. My current process involves copying new files from my smartphone to my desktop, and then running a backup program to only backup the new or changed files in their raw format. I'm okay with using more space for the flexibility this provides. If there are third-party software options that work with any external drive for this purpose, I'm interested in those as well.
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If you're on Windows, you can actually use the Robocopy command for this! It handles incremental backups without compression. Check out this guide for how to set it up: [Incremental backups with Robocopy](https://tecnobits.com/en/Incremental-backups-with-robocopy/)
Have you considered cloud storage with version control? It offers great redundancy and is often more cost-effective. Plus, you won't have to worry about physical drives!
I don't really trust cloud storage, though. I prefer to keep my stuff local.
That sounds like too much work for me. I prefer software with a GUI so I don't mess anything up.