[Bob Cole] “I’d really like to be able to pop in a drive or a tape, back up everything associated with a project (everything: scripts, graphics, After Effects projects, media, EDL’s, alternate edits, etc.), AND be able to reload it to the proper computers, drives, and directories automatically. If anybody has this mastered, I’d love to hear about it.”
Done this way too many times. If you are using Windows, then here are my steps:
1. Purchase a hot-swap case, like this one: https://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=GN210&cpc=SCH&srm=0 I have about 6 or 7 of these. You can just put in a drive and slide in another drive when needed.
2. Use a syncronization software. I use a software called SyncBack SE that syncs between two directories every couple of minutes. The first sync takes some time time, but after that it takes a couple of minutes.
3. When you are done for the day and both the drives are synced, take out the enclosure and pop in another one for another proect.
